242 years later, the US Army is getting a museum and it’ll be ready to open in 2019 – PB/TK
The Army is Finally Getting a Museum. Here’s What’s Inside – By Sarah Sicard / Aug 7 2017
The United States oldest fighting service is also the last one to get its own museum. And for its first museum display, the Army has chosen to represent its storied, 242-year history with a 25-ton curio from one of its most recent conflicts.
An M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle used to transport soldiers in 2003, the first year of the Iraq War, is the first artifact to be installed in the National Museum of the United States Army.
The museum, expected to open in 2019, will honor the branch, born June 14, 1775 – the oldest U.S. military service, and the only one without a national museum.
“This museum will give the American people a look at their history through the eyes of the men and women who have served this country selflessly since the 1600s,” retired Gen. Gordon Sullivan, the Army Historical Foundation chairman and a former Army chief of staff, told NBC Washington.
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