The United States Army now has its own national museum. The National Museum of the United States Army opened in Fort Belvoir, Virginia on Wednesday, Veterans Day. The site is about thirty kilometers from the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. The museum is aimed at telling the story of the country’s oldest military service, which began 245 years ago in 1775. The large five-level complex contains interactive and historical exhibits. It includes thousands of documents, pictures, artwork and many kinds of army equipment. They include a Sherman tank used in World War II, a helicopter from the Vietnam War, an armored personnel carrier from the Iraq War in 2003. Included are things like a saddle for horseback riding used by Army Special Forces in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2001. A life-size exhibit shows the American forces landing on the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day during World War II. Weapons, protective wear and service awards are also shown. One display holds a time piece, a watch, from the wreckage of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon military headquarters.
Title: The US Army Finally Gets Its Own Museum
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capital, Washington, D.C.</span> <span data-start-time='24208' data-end-time='38833'>The museum is aimed at telling the story of the country’s oldest military service, which began 245 years ago in 1775.</span> <span data-start-time='38833' data-end-time='48500'>The large five-level complex contains interactive and historical exhibits.</span> <span data-start-time='48500' data-end-time='58688'>It includes thousands of documents, pictures, artwork and many kinds of army equipment.</span> <span data-start-time='58688' data-end-time='75938'> They include a Sherman tank used in World War II, a helicopter from the Vietnam War, an armored personnel carrier from the Iraq War in 2003.</span> <span data-start-time='75938' data-end-time='89667'>Included are things like a saddle for horseback riding used by Army Special Forces in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2001.</span> <span data-start-time='89667' data-end-time='102563'>A life-size exhibit shows the American forces landing on the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day during World War II.</span> <span data-start-time='102563' data-end-time='110563'>Weapons, protective wear and service awards are also shown.</span> <span data-start-time='110563' data-end-time='125542'>One display holds a time piece, a watch, from the wreckage of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon military headquarters.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4662/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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