Photo Essay: Look back — 2015 Patriot Day at Fort McCoy's Commemorative Area

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Visitors look at the displays in the Fort McCoy History Center on Sept. 11, 2015, during the grand reopening of the center, which was closed for nearly a year for renovations to increase space and improve infrastructure in the facility. The History Center is located in the Fort McCoy Commemorative Area and highlights more than a century of history at the installation. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

09.19.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                        

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Many people stopped by the Fort McCoy Commemorative Area on Sept. 11, 2015, to see the grand reopening of the History Center and more that that area has to offer.

The 900 block of the installation and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation efforts.

The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story.

These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Three of the buildings — an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks — are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s.

Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves.

Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.

• Date Taken: 09.19.2018
• Date Posted: 09.19.2018 09:57
• Story ID: 293478
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US