Next Generations Are Learning the Legacy
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young Army recruit learns a lot from his drill sergeant, things like discipline, teamwork, combat skills, and
values. But when it comes to learning about the heritage of his branch, the trainee comes to the National Infantry Museum. Nearly 20,000 trainees from Fort Benning toured the museum with their companies during 2012.
The Foundation continues to build and enhance programs that address its mission of educating others about the American Soldier’s legacy of courage and sacrifice. Nearly 300 organized tours were given in 2012 to schools, church groups, scouts, tour companies, reunion groups and others. During many of those tours, the “Living Historians in Residence” program allows children to discover American military history from costumed docents who bring the past to life. Reenactor group “Kelly’s Zeroes” brings performances to World War II Company Street several times a year.
Summer Camp Benning continued to grow in both scope and popularity. Campers snacked on hard tack, practiced musket drills and learned about leadership in four week-long camps. New in 2012 was a youth counselor-in-training program and a series of “mini camps” held on holidays throughout the year that combined history education and hands-on fun for children.
More than 300 Boy Scouts and family members held their annual God and Country Retreat at the museum. The museum offers scouts opportunities to earn merit badges.
College-age students took advantage of the museum’s education programs, too, In “Reflections of Vietnam,” they learned about the war by talking one-on-one with veterans who survived it. Many of the museum’s 220 active volunteers and docents are military veterans.
SUMMER CAMP BENNING Kids aged 9 to 13 learned about leadership and military history during one of four week-long day camps. There were period snacks, musket drills and a water gun “battle for the hill.”
MEMORIAL WALK OF HONOR Half a dozen monuments were dedicated on the park-like Memorial Walk of Honor. Some are new; others were moved from Fort Benning. The monuments usually commemorate a unit’s history.
TRIPLE CIB Retired CSMs Paul Gingham, James McDonough and Frank Plass (not pictured) helped unveil the new Triple CIB display. They are among only 325 people who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
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