Monday, July 26, 2010

Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin

I went to the Texas Military Forces Museum together with Eugene during the Muster Day or in another term, American Heroes Celebration Day 2010. During normal days, you have to possess a valid US driving license or you have to be accompanied by someone with a valid US driving license to be able to enter the museum. However, the door is open to all during Muster Day.

There were a few shows and exhibition going on and we were lucky to be able to catch the Vietnam Reenactment show which showcased the battle between the American force with the Vietnamese soldiers.




We were told that the laptop used to control the satellite dish was none other than the state of the art Intel 486 (Or maybe 386... i can't remember clearly) :)




The American armies approaching the Vietnamese camp



A helicopter was deployed to help the troop


The "Vietnamese" soldier


Army humour: "Unless you are in the NUDE! Please DO NOT lean on this military vehicle!" :D



The infamous "Purple Heart" medal...

GPS Coordinate:
30°19'8.19"N 97°45'42.80"W

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice pictures cikodek. I wonder why US showcased the vietnam war which they lost badly :)
Haven't seen you in a looooooong time. Hope you are doing fine. Are you in US now?

CW Yew said...

Cikodok... nobody wins in a war :)
Ya... i am in US. Will be back in about 2 weeks time. See you then!