8.10.2006

Sort of like, whatever they bomb.

Army Ponders Amusement Venue, Hotel At Ft. Belvoir:
He added: “Whatever solution the Army picks, not everybody is going to be happy. There is going to be unhappiness in some quarters somewhere.”
It ain't easy being an army, you know. Somebody is always bitchin' about something.

The comment refers to a proposal by Universal City Property Management III of Orlando (no relation to NBC-Universal or Universal Studios, the story says, although then, I wonder, what's the III doing there, is that some guy's name or something?) for an Army theme park being considered as an adjunct to a new Army museum at Ft. Belvoir.

“You can command the latest M-1 tank, feel the rush of a paratrooper freefall, fly a Cobra Gunship or defend your B-17 as a waist gunner,” the proposal enthuses. Which sounds better than riding in some dorky flying elephant to me.

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