[stars & stripes forever]

The Collins Foundation should put the word out that they would like to relocate the WWII History Museum.

Communities would clamor to get it in their town. Some may even donate a building and give them a free airplane hanger.

[rlmorel]

Is this the one they are talking about moving to the site? Museum of World War II in Natick, MA

If so, that was one of the most interesting and engaging military museums I have ever been to. It is somewhat small, but full of fascinating things from WWII, things like Goering's effeminate powder blue suitcase he was captured with (with all the stuff still intact inside) and Hitler's personal phone book (with the phone numbers for various Gestapo branches, Gestapo Munich, Gestapo Paris, etc)

If you demonstrate you are careful and respectful, and bring a pair of white cotton gloves with you, you might be allowed, as we were, to handle various artifacts. They don't allow children under a certain age, and you used to have to write a letter saying why you wanted to visit. (This may all be changed now, but bottom line, very, very good museum!)

[ExNewsExSpook]

A logical move, IMO, would be for the foundation to merge with the Commemorative Air Force, formerly known as the Confederate Air Force. They have facilities around the country and more than 160 former warbirds in their inventory. Much of the CAF, as I recall, is based in Texas; displaying and flying vintage military aircraft should not be a problem down there. At one point, the CAF ended their air shows with a WWII salute featuring a B-29 fly-by and detonation of an explosive device that produced a small mushroom cloud. I've donated to the foundation in the past; I won't give again until they get the hell out of Mass.