Spring Break Day 5 - US Army Transportation Museum

Our last day in Virginia started after a lazy morning recovering from our previous day's whirlwind trip to D.C. We got to spend a little time with Morgan, then packed up and headed to the US Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis before getting on the road to Charlotte, where we were staying for the night.
This museum was probably the best museum we have ever been to! It chronicled the military through EVERY form of transportation imaginable!

Dating all the way back to horse and buggy days,

By air...

Land...

And sea.

As well as amphibious vehicle, the super DUKW :-)

A VERY interesting Korean war handkerchief left with wounded soldiers

The museum even documented the Army's experimental flying endeavors that Carson and Caden got a big kick out of!

These were indestructible trucks that were part of the Hardened Convoy Concept. Each unit "designed" their own truck

There was a ton to see inside before we headed outside where there seemed to be just as much! Beginning with the military railway

Carson was fantastic and both boys LOVED having him around for our adventures!

We saw tons of boats, 

tanks, 

helicopters, 

and military trucks of all types! 

Recruitment and Re-enlistment Truck

Then we moved on to experiemental vehicles....

the Cybernetic Walker, similar to a space walker

Vertical Lift Airplane

Hover Car

The boys were excited to see a Crane chopper because they had learned about it on Mighty Machines

And they thought it was funny that even a forklift in the military is painted camouflage

What an amazing way to learn about the history of our military! We had a terrific time! Once we left the museum, we visited Jesse at his post on base before saying our goodbyes. This was the best Spring Break trip ever! We experienced so many new things that our kiddos will forever have in their memories!