HAWK Missile Launcher

HAWK Missile Launcher


When the United States sought an option for a medium range, semi-active surface-to-air missile during the early 1950s, what resulted was the HAWK missile system, targeted toward low-flying aircraft.


The Regional Military Museum in Houma is proud to display an exhibit showcasing the HAWK missile system, including a tractor used to load the launch trailer that would ultimately fire the missiles in combat.



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Honoring the Black Sheep

Honoring the Black Sheep

On Jan. 6, 2005, as the Iraq War raged on, a roadside bomb destroyed a Bradley fighting vehicle on a routine patrol near Baghdad, immediately sending the vehicle into flames.

Occupying the vehicle were six members of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade. The deaths of these six members blindsided residents of the Bayou Region…

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Trench Art

Trench Art

From the earliest days of wars in American history, soldiers sought out an escape from the pressure, exhaustion, and cruelty of the battles around them.

Sometimes, that escape came in the form of creative, artistic outlets that served a twofold purpose: to make the most of one’s free time, and to produce souvenirs to bring back home to the United States as a reminder of one’s service to the nation.

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