A remarkable place of history.
The Texas Military Forces Museum is located in Building 6 on Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The street address of Camp Mabry is 2200 West 35th Street. A photo I.D. for all adults is required for entry onto Camp Mabry. In addition, Camp Mabry regulations require motorcycle riders to wear long pants, a long sleeve shirt, and a motorcycle helmet. The museum is always free and is open 10AM to 4PM Tuesday thru Sunday.
I like history museums and particularly those that cover the period 1939-1945, the years of World War II. I had seen the sign at Camp Mabry while driving down MoPac many times for the Texas Military Forces Museum. Finally on September 17 of this year I was motivated by Austin Museum Day to visit the museum.
While this isn’t a huge museum (at only 45,000-square feet it is a fraction in size of the National World War II…
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Been there many times, first in 1993 shortly after it opened.
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A fantastic idea to makes a war museum and it looks very well.Right place for more information
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It looks very good in the way of history! They certainly have enough relics for people to to see.
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The implements of war. A tragic necessity down here. And an homage to those who give and gave all to protect us.
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Exactly. Being patriotic is never out of style – as much as as other people think differently.
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Seems to be a great place for information. Thx again for sharing.
A question (you allow): Helmets are not required in every state?
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I’m afraid i don’t understand your question. Helmet were worn by every soldier.
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Hi, sorry! I meant the bikers.
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Yes, that is a law state-by-state.
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Wow! This is real freedom (maybe not for the health itself.). Have a nice week ahead. 😉 Michael
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Interesting requirements for motor cycle riders. I also like military museums, G. Always informative, –Curt
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I’m always looking to see just what was saved and what wasn’t Curt. Guess I’ll always be curious. Thanks for coming by.
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It is always like stepping back in time for me, G. Into another world. –Curt
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Great answer, Curt!
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Love military museums, I’m going on a trip through Belgium and Holland in a couple of weeks and will be visiting quite a few! Would love to visit this one.
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Two great countries to that in. They still care for our fallen soldiers’ graves with the utmost care and respect! They appreciate the Allied military, even if our own younger generations do not.
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Great choice for a share, GP. Austin sounds like such a fabulous city. Have a sublime Sunday. Hugs.
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Thank you. I thought a sight-seeing stop would be appropriate for calming me down on another day of NFL slap-in-the-face commentary
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Ha! I hope it helped.
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Wow. What I wouldn’t give to go there!
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Maybe someday, Rich – who knows?! You could then slide over to New Orleans to see the National WWII Museum in New Orleans where I will be sending all of my father’s collection and mine,
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I would certainly be honoured to see you and your father’s collection GP,
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Thank you. I put all the specifics in place being as I have no one left to leave the treasures to after I go.
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That sounds like a very worthy place to send you and your father’s effects GP.
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I think so, especially now that the new Pacific War annex is open to the public.
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A very interesting place.
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I thought it might be for those visiting in that area. Thank you for stopping in, Ann, I know you are a bit off the beaten track for this site. 🙂
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With all these reminders of the horrors of war; we still engage in it. There must be something wrong with the human race to want to go on killing each other year after year.
We do need the reminders, especially with work like yours GP, in the hope that it will do some good but sadly I don’t hold out much hope.
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It does seem to be inbred into humans, doesn’t it. I keep trying, but people lately are becoming more and more hostile. I heard one theory a long, long time ago, a man stated that he felt war was God’s way of ‘thinning out the herd’. My complaint was that war only took the strongest and the best, we were left with the weakest and the cowardly alive to continue breeding.
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You’ve summed it up well there GP; although I don’t put myself into the weak and cowardly bracket, I agree that the world has too many in it!
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No, you have proved just how strong you are this past year – weak and cowardly you are NOT.
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Our species as a whole has a long way to go in terms of toning down the aggression factor. Each generation seems to forget the atrocities of the one before it. I don’t have any answers, GP.
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I’ve never met or heard from anyone who DOES have the answers, Lavinia – but I sure wish I would!
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That was an excellent video on the museum!
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Glad you enjoyed it. I know most people don’t bother watching, but if it reaches one person, I succeeded. Thank you.
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That’s a place I’d love to visit!
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I know you would – your taste and mine are quite similar!
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Nice to see so much armour and artillery out in the open. Shame it’s so far from Beetley!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hey, maybe one day, Pete. You never know!
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Need to go there. Thanks for mentioning it. 🙂
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You sure can’t beat the price for so much to see!! Anytime, Pit!!
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Thank you.
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