New Infantry Museum Will Be A “Must See” Tourist Destination
Here at Military RVing we not only tell you about current military RV news, but we also keep you "up-to-speed" on the future. An all new National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center is being built on a 200-acre site that will be known as “Patriot Park”. 
Located next to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, civilian visitors will no longer need to go through the hassle of presenting ID, proof of insurance and standing in line just to get on Fort Benning proper where the present museum is located. There are also plans to establish an Armor Museum here as well.
This state of the art museum will have 160,000-square-feet of exhibit, classroom and meeting space. It will have a 3-D IMAX Theatre, adventure simulator attractions as well as a themed café and gift shop.
The exhibit galleries are being created by top-notch exhibit designers and will cover Infantry history from pre-Revolutionary times to the present. The mission of the museum is, “To teach the lesson that freedom is not free and to help Americans see the faces of the men who sacrifice so much for our freedom”. 
Patriot Park is much more than a museum; it will also be a history maker. Patriot Park will be the site for public military graduation ceremonies on a seven acre parade field with a grand-stand. Over 30,000 Infantry School students will graduate here each year. 
These graduation ceremonies draw more than 150,000 friends and family members from all across the country each year.
But wait, we’re not done yet! Right next to the parade field is an authentically recreated World War II Company Street which includes a functional chapel for reunion groups, weddings or other special events. 
The World War II Company Street also includes barracks, mess hall, day room, supply room and the headquarters and sleeping quarters used by General George Patton prior to his deployment to North Africa in WWII. 
A Memorial Walk of Honor will feature monuments from many Infantry units currently scattered across Fort Benning. There will also be a replica of one of the famous 250-foot jump towers. Every airborne student past and present has been dropped from one of these towers, so it will be a “towering” feature of Patriot Park. 
State of the art Patriot Park will also include exhibits like the “Cold War Gallery” highlighting the “Vietnam Experience” with a glass-enclosed, heat- and humidity-controlled environment where visitors will feel and sense the dangers of face-to-face fighting in this jungle environment. 
World War II Street should be completed soon. 
Construction on the museum and parade field began in January 2007 and completion is expected in 2008. 
What is amazing is that this is being done by a private non-profit organization known as the “National Infantry Foundation” which has already raised 61 million dollars and continues to raise money toward the project goal of 85 million dollars.
When complete Patriot Park will truly be a “Must See” tourist destination! You can learn more and make a donation here: Patriot Park
Located next to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, civilian visitors will no longer need to go through the hassle of presenting ID, proof of insurance and standing in line just to get on Fort Benning proper where the present museum is located. There are also plans to establish an Armor Museum here as well.This state of the art museum will have 160,000-square-feet of exhibit, classroom and meeting space. It will have a 3-D IMAX Theatre, adventure simulator attractions as well as a themed café and gift shop.
The exhibit galleries are being created by top-notch exhibit designers and will cover Infantry history from pre-Revolutionary times to the present. The mission of the museum is, “To teach the lesson that freedom is not free and to help Americans see the faces of the men who sacrifice so much for our freedom”. Patriot Park is much more than a museum; it will also be a history maker. Patriot Park will be the site for public military graduation ceremonies on a seven acre parade field with a grand-stand. Over 30,000 Infantry School students will graduate here each year. These graduation ceremonies draw more than 150,000 friends and family members from all across the country each year.But wait, we’re not done yet! Right next to the parade field is an authentically recreated World War II Company Street which includes a functional chapel for reunion groups, weddings or other special events. The World War II Company Street also includes barracks, mess hall, day room, supply room and the headquarters and sleeping quarters used by General George Patton prior to his deployment to North Africa in WWII. A Memorial Walk of Honor will feature monuments from many Infantry units currently scattered across Fort Benning. There will also be a replica of one of the famous 250-foot jump towers. Every airborne student past and present has been dropped from one of these towers, so it will be a “towering” feature of Patriot Park. State of the art Patriot Park will also include exhibits like the “Cold War Gallery” highlighting the “Vietnam Experience” with a glass-enclosed, heat- and humidity-controlled environment where visitors will feel and sense the dangers of face-to-face fighting in this jungle environment. World War II Street should be completed soon. Construction on the museum and parade field began in January 2007 and completion is expected in 2008. What is amazing is that this is being done by a private non-profit organization known as the “National Infantry Foundation” which has already raised 61 million dollars and continues to raise money toward the project goal of 85 million dollars.When complete Patriot Park will truly be a “Must See” tourist destination! You can learn more and make a donation here: Patriot Park
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