Spring Fling 2026 - Day 22: the National US Army Museum and Visiting More Friends

We drove the CRV about 2 hours in morning rush traffic to the National US Army Museum in Fort Belvoir, VA.A very well laid out museum that use basically the snapshot method to try and give the visitor and idea of the 250 year history of the Army and the US.As usual, here's some of the things that caught my eye: Today's moto content:This flag was floor to ceiling. It's filled with rows of soldier figures representing the number of soldiers who served in WWII:The predecessor to the Army's C Rations: K Rations.A nuclear weapon for the Infantry!Zoom in to see the NATO vs Warsaw Pact opposing alignments....I was with the 1st Armored Division, part of VII Corps C Rations, the rations I "enjoyed" early in my career. These were the predecessors to todays MRE meals. Note: the versions I had didn't have cigarettes, I figure these were from Vietnam era.A display in the Global War on Terror Section, showing soldiers use some new technologies such as drones/small robots. The captured motorcycle is…