Visiting Quantico, VA the Home of the Marine Corps
I just returened from a one day trip to Quantico, VA the Home of the Marine Corps. While my business led me on base I thought I would share with you a few of the thoughts I had while traversing the base.
I have visited Air Force Bases, Army Bases, and Naval Bases. Perhaps I was never on base at the right time but today I saw several exercises, vechiles, and training going on. I saw an exercise where Helicopters were hiting the Landing Zone and Marines jumping out. I saw some manuvers and training going on. Quantico is a fantastic base with beautiful scenery. Very clean and very curteous people. Having never seen a sight like that before I was fascinated by everything.
I wish had taken pictures to show you all the vechicles I saw. Everything from basic oickups to fighting vechices. TV doesn’t do them justice. They are huge and very intimidating. Well not the thing that looks like a duck boat. When I saw it I felt as if I needed to go find the ticket booth to go for a ride.
I was also able to see part of their shooting facilities, and let me just say this, WOW. The long range I saw must have been almost 2,000 yards. That is a long way to go an paste targets. I wonder if they ever open the range to the public? Sure would be fun just to say I had done it. I would like to meet the Marine that can group them tite with iron sites on that range.
There is also a Museum that I didn’t visit. I will have to hit that on my next visit to Quantico Marine Corps Base. If you ever get the opportunity to tour Quantico please do.
