We visited a military museum in town. Outside there are all types of army vehicles.
Inside were different displays with a link to Oklahoma. The 45th division based here went to Europe during World War II. One thing they did was to clear out Hitler’s apartment in Munich. Some of the things on display were in that apartment. That gives you pause to see things used by Hitler. This armband display was also a bit creepy.
One thing that was weird...the symbol of the 45th division started out as a swastika. Once Germany took that symbol so publicly they changed to a bird and used the name Thunderbirds. The original symbol was meant to signify the 4 states that were part of the division and was an Indian symbol used frequently in the area.
Amazing how time can completely change a meaning of something like this.
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