See World War I Trenches in a Truck

From the February 13, 2012, Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune "Step into WWI trenches in 'big-rig' gallery visiting Utah."

You can walk through a trench and examine a Colt machine gun which took a crew of seven to operate.

An 18-wheeler truck will be at Salt Lake City's Fort Douglas Military Museum on Feb. 25th. Admission is free, but donations accepted.

Waddell & Reed, a financial services company founded by two World War I veterans in 1937 created this traveling exhibit with the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.  In it, you can see weapons, equipment, uniforms and even the flight suit and gear used by company co-founder Chauncey Waddell.

The exhibit also features the contributions and roles of women, blacks and immigrants to the war effort.

World War I resulted in the deaths of approximately 16.5 million with another 25 million wounded. In just over a year, the U.S. suffered 116,708 military deaths and even 757 civilian ones.

This tour comes on the eve of the centennial commemoration of the war.

You can check out their website at Waddell & Reed Traveling World War I Exhibit.

--Cooter