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  • Ljungman

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    Hey folks, my son has become a real tank man. He has become a bit of a fanatic. We happened by an M4 Sherman the other day at a legion in Attica Indiana. Kid went nuts. My question is - does any one know of or can a legionnaire sound off on what legions or VFW's might have big equipment on display? I've tried google...but no real luck. Any hel greatly appreciated. Looking for SPG, TANKS, PLANES.
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    Jake and Elee
     

    55fairlane

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    Camp perry has a nice display of decommissioned tanks , helicopter, and missiles.....plus it's a great excuse to visit the cmp store
     

    Jeffforpresident

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    If you want one closer the American Legion on lee road has a couple of things and by a couple of things I mean three. So not much but looks cool they have a tank, plane and Vietnam bomb with the wings. Hope that helps, your a good dad.
     

    Chewie

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    Camp Atturbury has a nice display of tanks and a couple of Huey's as well. Down by Edinburg Indiana.
     

    KellyinAvon

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    Hey folks, my son has become a real tank man. He has become a bit of a fanatic. We happened by an M4 Sherman the other day at a legion in Attica Indiana. Kid went nuts. My question is - does any one know of or can a legionnaire sound off on what legions or VFW's might have big equipment on display? I've tried google...but no real luck. Any hel greatly appreciated. Looking for SPG, TANKS, PLANES.
    Thank you,
    Jake and Elee
    There's an up-gunned Sherman in Brownstown.
     

    87iroc

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    There's an up-gunned Sherman in Brownstown.

    Friend of mine's granddad backed that Sherman in to position. He was a tank driver in the war. The joke was he supposedly helped rob a bank while in the military. the tank on display points at the bank across the street. :)

    Atterbury, as others have said, is a pretty decent museum. They have a Sherman, maybe a Patton(definitely a Vietnam era tank...), and even an Abrams on display.

    Fort Knox has a smallish display of tanks these days down in Kentucky.

    There is a pretty neat museum in Vincennes Indiana as well.

    Indiana Military Museum
     

    rausch51

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    I think the American Legion in Fairmount has some pretty cool stuff on the front lawn. Its been years since I've been through there though.
     

    joe138

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    If you go to Vincennes see if you can get in the garage next to the museum. That is where a lot of the running armor is stored.
    Also on Labor Day weekend they have reenactments where WW2 era tanks, Sherman and Stuart are driven as well as half tracks, and last year they had a German half track. Plus there are several others on display.
     

    citizenkane

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    The VFW on Lee road just north of 63rd street near Fort Ben has an older jet out front.
    The one on Holt just north of 70 has a tracked armored personal carrier. Brownsburg VFW on 136 has a jeep and the noblesville one has an artillery piece if I remember correctly.
     

    88E30M50

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    Atterbury would be a nice stop for you and your son. The tank park is about a mile away from the Atterbury Shooting Complex, so you can take him shooting, then go look at the old tanks. There are a handful there, with 2 Shermans, an M1, Patton and several others. In addition, there are a couple of missile launchers and artillery. I'm sure he'd get a kick out of them.
     
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