Field Trip
Fourth grade students from Wayne Avenue Elementary in Dunn, N.C., took a field trip to the Airborne & Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville on May 1, 2009.
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 Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville, N.C. |
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 Museum volunteers, all retired military officers, hoist the flags just before the crowds arrive. |
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 Flags |
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 Stones representing various divisions of airborne troops line the sidewalk surrounding the museum. |
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 Exhibits make heavy use of mannequins to convey the emotions and actions — as well as the clothes and gear — of the soldiers they represent. |
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 A lone soldier stands guard outside a French bakery following the allied invasion of Normandy. |
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 On the lookout. These guys carefully hugging a wall behind a bridge managed to stay out of sight to an entire herd of fourth graders. It was only when backtracking through the exhibit that they were uncovered. |
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 Facing the enemy |
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 Soldiers unpack a Jeep and other gear from an engine-less glider. |
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 Spreading the message... |
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 Ready to go |
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 Displays representing Operation Iraqi Freedom inspire kids to jump into the action. |
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 Living on the cutting edge of human courage and technology... |
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 ...is tough without understanding your roots. |
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