Friday, April 07, 2006
Soldiers and Sailors
Went down to Soldiers and Sailors last week, heven't been there in years. Five bucks gets you the self-guided tour. Most of the displays concern the ACW, which is to be expected because it S&S started as a GAR post, but there are displays from most of the U.S. of A's conflicts. See General Grant's camp chair! See military firearms! See pieces of trees with cannonballs and shell fragments in them!! There is a fascinating display of Women in the military, and some Gulf War II relics, including a piece of carpet from one of Saddam's palaces made of one dollar bills. Well worth the admission price!Hmmm...photo seems slightly akilter. I did live in West Virginia for five years, perhaps one leg is longer than the other to compensate for the steep terrain in Elkins?
