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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Our Ride North of Yuma, Arizona

Eric and I went for a drive north of Yuma.






The Heritage Center
on the grounds of the US Army
Yuma Proving Ground











The Heritage Center is
closed right now.







A mile or so up the road is the Wahner E. Brooks Historical Exhibit of items tested at the Yuma Proving Ground from World War II to the present.  






There's an assortment of
Howitzers.












Most are towed.












This M107 175 MM Howitzer
is self-propelled.










Honest John Rocket










Used in Vietnam















Sergeant York 40MM 
Antiaircraft
Weapons System
This is an experimental
weapons system.











Used in World War II











M74 Tank
Recovery Vehicle
Used in the Korean War











Used in the Korean War





M728 Combat Engineer
Vehicle
Used in Vietnam, Desert
Storm, Saudi Arabia




Used in Vietnam & Saudi Arabia










Used in Vietnam &
Saudi Arabia






Yuma Proving Grounds has millions of acres for military training.  I can imaging Howitzers being towed to locations, secured and shells fired at targets; armored tank drills, and rocket launches in this vast and lonely terrain.

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