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Monday, March 9, 2015

National Museum of the Marine Corps - V

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National Museum of the Marine Corps . 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway . Triangle . VA . 22172
National Museum of the Marine Corps

"I never think of a Marine but what I think of a man who wants to do more, not less; a man you have to hold back, not shove." President Lyndon B. Johnson

Linking with Monday Murals for those incredible murals painted in these shocking exhibits...more tomorrow...


13 comments:

  1. Wow! One soldier is bleeding and smoking a cigarette, another is typing in a bunker, it all looks so REAL! They even have the tanks and trucks.

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  2. They really are very lifelike... and the lighting is spot on too!

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  3. Wow your photos take me right there Tanya thank you. Hug B

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  4. I appreciate the tough work they do.

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  5. the displays bring it home, don't they? i like that lbj quote.

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  6. What a great quote from LBJ recognizing the "over the top" commitment from these marines.

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  7. Quite the museum! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  8. I agree realistic. Almost 'touchable'. That's real to me.

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  9. This looks like an incredible museum. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  10. I like the old photo of the woman soldier.

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  11. A lot of history at hand...

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  12. Wow! I guess it's good to show the gory along with the glory.

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