Photo By Scott Sturkol | Fall colors can be seen at the Commemorative Area on Oct. 26, 2018, at Fort McCoy,...... read more read more
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Fall colors were at near peak on trees near the Commemorative Area in mid- to late-October 2018 at Fort McCoy, Wis.
The 900 block of the installation and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation efforts.
The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story.
These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.
Three of the buildings — an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks — are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids.
The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation.
The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”
| Date Taken: | 10.30.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.30.2018 11:50 |
| Story ID: | 298213 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
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