Photograph of veterans in a Jeep in the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of a large seated crowd at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. A traffic light at Hickory Street is visible in the background.

Photograph of a M1919 Browning Machine Gun on top of a vehicle at the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of Len Dooley standing at a podium at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several other men are seated behind him.

Photograph of a man riding a World War II motorcycle in the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of a man standing beside seated veterans during the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of George Hatt kneeling next his great grandchild, who has been placed in a stroller, in front of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a mannequin in a dress uniform on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Pictures of soldiers during military training are mounted on the wall in the background.

Photograph of three mannequins dressed in combat uniforms holding rifles and mortar shells, on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of Marvin Drum wearing a dress jacket at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. A crowd and two flags are visible behind him.

Photograph of Gary Barr, the mayor of Abilene, standing at a podium at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division museum in Abilene, Texas. Several men are seated on the dais behind Barr, and the crowd is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of several older men holding flags denoting the battalions of the 12th Armored Division, at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of several veterans holding flags and standing on a stage at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Bill Funke stands at the podium, and the crowd is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of several men talking outside of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum, during the dedication ceremony for the museum in October 2001.

Photograph of seven older men holding unit flags at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of people gathered around military tanks and trucks on display before the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of the display cases in the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion section of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a news clipping with the headline "Germany Quits" published on VE Day, May 8, 1945, on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of the intersection between the dedication parade and North 2nd Street.

Photograph of a painting of a tank on the side of the 12th Armored Division Museum building. A man in a wheelchair, identified as Alden Bengtson, is visible in front of the building.

Photograph of soldiers carrying flags in a parade before the dedication ceremony of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. A police car drives to the right of the soldiers at the front of the parade, and there are buildings in the background.

Photograph of five men and a woman standing by a monument to the 12th Armored Division in Abilene, Texas. The two men in khaki on either side of the monument hold an American flag and the flag of the 12th Armored Division. The text on the monument reads: "Dedicated to the memory of all men of the 12th Armored Division in World War II. Camp Barkeley 1943-44". A wreath of flowers is visible to the right of the monument.

Photograph of a black and white picture showing three soldiers, on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of Abilene Christian University volunteers on a float at the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in October 2001.