The United States Army was celebrating its 75th anniversary of its training grounds out in the desert a few miles north of Yuma. It opened in 1943 for testing portable combat bridges because of the abundance of swift flowing water that engineers could control as they wished. Dozens of bridges were constructed over the river , it was also chosen by General George Patton to train his troops in mechanized warfare for WWII. I was a little late for this popular event. I missed the parachute jumping and skydiving along with the parade. But It was a beautiful day anyhow. Where else can I see a live band playing along side of a tank in the U.S. anyhow. This is still a active Army base so we were only aloud in certain areas. The museum was outstanding and is open to the public during the week.
LINK:
https://www.army.mil/article/197519/us_army_yuma_proving_ground_to_celebrate_75th_anniversary
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| Museum is open to public weekdays must get a base pass |
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| Nice crowd on hand for this event! |
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| Inside cockpit Blackhawk |
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| No trouble here with a tank keeping watch |
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| Hundreds of controls to memorize |
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| Where's the gas peddle? |
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| Nice tribute to Battle of Bulge - My father fought in this battle |
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| General Patton with his tank brigade |
I want to see you at Indians training camp, you crazy Wilbury!
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