lewis505 Posted December 13, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 13, 2020 Folks my name is Chris Lewis & I'm the Director of Education & Volunteer Services at the National Infantry Museum , ocated just outside Fort Benning, Georgia. The Museum has been closed to the public since late March, but has continued to conduct training for Infantry OSUT Trainees, OCS Candidates, and other Soldiers on Fort Benning on the history, heritage & legacy of the Infantry. The Museum will temporarily re-pen to the public from Saturday, 19 December 2020 to Sunday 10 January 2021, since most of the Soldiers from Fort Benning will be home on Holiday Block Leave. The Museum will be open Tuesday thru Saturday, 0900 to 1700hrs, and Sunday from 1100hrs to 1700hrs. We will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and will close early at 1500hrs on New Year's Eve. All current COVID-19 protocols must be strictly adhered & we have multiple hand sanitizer stations onsite within the Museum. Our WWII Company Street will be closed during this time; however, contact me at the e-mail address below & we can see about making some special arrangements We are located at 1775 Legacy Way, Columbus, Georgia 31903 Phone# is (706) 685.5800 Museum website: https://nationalinfantrymuseum.org/ Museum Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nationalinfantrymuseum If any of you are in the Columbus/Fort Benning area, shoot me an e-mail at: [email protected] AIRBORNE! FOLLOW ME!! Chris CSM(R) Chris Lewis National Infantry Museum Foundation Fort Benning, GA. "lewis505" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIinterviews Posted June 30, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2021 Hi Chris, Hoping the museum opens soon. I think it is a race between your museum and the National Museum of Naval Aviation as to which one opens first. BTW, I really like the piece of music presented as you walk up the war timeline as you enter the museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn92 Posted July 14, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 14, 2021 Visited a couple of years ago. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgutierrez Posted August 3, 2021 Share #4 Posted August 3, 2021 Chris, I am trying to find the site where the WWII sign, that was put over the entrance to the captured railroad bridge at Remagen by the 9th Armored Division which read "Cross the Rhine with Dry Feet" - "Courtesy of 9th Armored Division" is located. I saw it years ago at the Fort Knox Armored Museum and when I went there again a couple of years down the road with my wife it had been moved along with most of the other museum displays. I was told Ft. Benning, but not sure. Is the sign located at your museum? Thank you, CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis505 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/3/2021 at 3:48 PM, cgutierrez said: Chris, I am trying to find the site where the WWII sign, that was put over the entrance to the captured railroad bridge at Remagen by the 9th Armored Division which read "Cross the Rhine with Dry Feet" - "Courtesy of 9th Armored Division" is located. I saw it years ago at the Fort Knox Armored Museum and when I went there again a couple of years down the road with my wife it had been moved along with most of the other museum displays. I was told Ft. Benning, but not sure. Is the sign located at your museum? Thank you, CG We don't have that sign in our Museum; it may be in storage with the Armor Collection folks out on Harmony Church - I'll see what I can find out Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis505 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted August 23, 2021 UPDATES The NIM is now open to the public on weekends only! 0900-1700hrs on Saturdays & 1100-1700hrs on Sundays! We will remain closed to the public during the week, in order to conduct Soldier Training events for units on Fort Benning & follow COVID-19 mitigation guidance from Benning. We are also one of ten Museums in Georgia that are part of the new Georgia WWII Heritage Trail - check out the website for more info https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/ Hope to see you at the NIM soon! FOLLOW ME! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis505 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted June 14, 2022 UPDATE We are open to the public, Tuesday thru Saturday, 0900-1700hrs, and Sundays from 1100-1700hrs - closed on Mondays Check out our website for the latest info - hope to see you here soon! https://nationalinfantrymuseum.org/ Follow Me! AIRBORNE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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