6/8 Friday We leave the Fayetteville area Sunday, so it is time to scramble and get a few more things visited in the area. We went to the Airborne and Special Ops Museum associated with the 82nd Airborne here in Fayetteville. The museum is a very impressive facility both inside and outside. They have some very good displays that focus on the history of the 82nd over the years and the growth to the unit it is today.
Equipment used in various wars is on display in very good settings. You can see the equipment and the men in fighting situations that are very realistic. There are docents throughout the museum ready to answer questions. In my case, Bob who was a docent close to the beginning of the tour path was concerned about my using flash in the museum because it would lessen the effect of the lighting for others on tour. I assured him I had disabled the flash and suddenly he was my private guide through the rest of the museum.
One story he told me was about took place in WW-2 when the Germans surrounded an American detachment on “D” Day. A German soldier came to the American commander under flags of truce with a message that the Americans had to surrender within two hours or the Germans would kill or capture all the Americans. The American commander went to his staff and told them of the message and one officer said, “NUTS”. The commander asked what was that and his officer told him that would be their response. The commander said he was concerned the German commander would not understand and his officer assured him the message would be clear and understood. Therefore the message sent to the Germans was NUTS. The Americans had losses but were not captured as other forces reached them attacking the Germans from behind.17, 45, 46, 50, 54
Equipment used in various wars is on display in very good settings. You can see the equipment and the men in fighting situations that are very realistic. There are docents throughout the museum ready to answer questions. In my case, Bob who was a docent close to the beginning of the tour path was concerned about my using flash in the museum because it would lessen the effect of the lighting for others on tour. I assured him I had disabled the flash and suddenly he was my private guide through the rest of the museum.
One story he told me was about took place in WW-2 when the Germans surrounded an American detachment on “D” Day. A German soldier came to the American commander under flags of truce with a message that the Americans had to surrender within two hours or the Germans would kill or capture all the Americans. The American commander went to his staff and told them of the message and one officer said, “NUTS”. The commander asked what was that and his officer told him that would be their response. The commander said he was concerned the German commander would not understand and his officer assured him the message would be clear and understood. Therefore the message sent to the Germans was NUTS. The Americans had losses but were not captured as other forces reached them attacking the Germans from behind.17, 45, 46, 50, 54
