Airborne forces are military units set up to be moved by aircraft and "dropped" into battle, typically by parachute. Thus, they can be placed behind enemy lines, and have the capability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning. The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army, specializing in parachute assault operations. It was organized in August 1917 originally as the 82nd Division of the United States Army and served with distinction on the Western Front in the final months of World War I. Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its famed "AA" shoulder patch. The division later served in World War II where, in August 1942, it was reconstituted as the first airborne division of the U.S. Army and fought in numerous campaigns during the war.—Wikipedia
The Dodge WC series was a prolific range of light 4WD and medium 6WD military utility trucks, produced by Dodge/Fargo during World War II. Dodge WC-series came in many purpose-built variants from the factory. The WC series evolved out of, and was part of a more extended family of trucks, with great mechanical parts commonality, that included open- and closed-cab cargo and weapons carriers, command cars, reconnaissance vehicles, telephone installation trucks, panel vans, carryalls, ambulances and mobile workshops. From 1940 to 1942, almost 82,400 1⁄2-ton 4x4 Dodge trucks were built. WC was not an abbreviation of "Weapons Carrier", but a Dodge model code – initially W for 1941, and C for half-ton rating.—Wikipedia
Railroad Hobby Show held at The Eastern States Exposition fair grounds is considered the largest show of its kind in North America. The event features real life railroads and scale model railroads, historical societies, travel agencies, art shows, flea market dealers, importers, manufacturers and photographers. Modelers' exhibits display outstanding handiwork on layouts ranging from the tiny Z scale which fits on a coffee table, a monster 80 foot N-Trak system, to the Amherst Railway Society's (show's host) own Amherst Belt Lines Modular layout that boasts 8+ scales miles of track. The Eastern States Exposition is located in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
