Maj. Michael Barton, Executive Officer for the 232nd Command Sustainment Support Battalion, Illinois National Guard, views a monitor during the tour of the Flanders Field Museum Aug. 4 in Ypres, Belgium. Approximately 35 Soldiers traveled to Belgium and France to visit historical battlegrounds and museums. Dr. Brian Neumann, historian with Army Center of Military History and Maj. Brian Faltinson, deputy director of the Wisconsin National Guard taught the Soldiers about the battle tactics used during the battles as well as personal accounts from the World War I.

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