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.

Photograph of an elderly Bob Kampling, who served in Company C of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion during World War II, dressed in the uniform of a German Luftwaffe officer. He raises his hand in a "Heil Hitler" salute. There is a car visible in the left background.

Photograph of Connie Rae Heinis at the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in October 2001.

Photograph of the crowd gathered at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in October, 2001.

Photograph of a crowd at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in October, 2001.

Photograph of the seated crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of Edward and Therese Waszak posing together. He wears a 12th Armored Division pin on his lapel.

Photograph of a halftrack with an M2 machine gun on the top at the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in October, 2001.

Photograph of John Critzas, the 2003 President of the 12th Armored Division Association. Critzas wears glasses and a dark shirt.

Photograph of an older African American man in a blue striped jacket and a flat cap.

Photograph of a news clipping about the members of the 12th Armored Division returning to Abilene, Texas for the dedication of the 12th Armored Division Museum. The clipping has been blown up and placed on an easel.

Photograph of many black and white pictures of corpses found at concentration camps in Europe, mounted on a wall inside the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of three framed pictures of division commanders on the wall of the viewing room in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of houses on a street in Herrlisheim. A couple of vehicles are visible in the background.

Photograph of a painting of soldiers gathered around a tank, called "Race to the Rhine", mounted in a gold frame on a wall inside the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of the crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of Colleen Durrington, Dwayne VanRheenen, John Critzas, and George Hatt cutting a red ribbon in front of them during the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of a road with traffic cones blocking it off. Military tanks and trucks are parked on the road for the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. People stand around the vehicles on the blocked road.

Photograph of the view down the Rue de General Reibel in Herrlisheim, France. Cars are parked along the road, and there is a restaurant to the right.

Photograph of houses on a street in Herrlisheim at the the junction of Rue du Général Reibel (in the foreground) and the Rue Châteauneuf la forêt. A couple of vehicles are parked next to hedges to the right.

Photograph of a large crowd of seated people at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Buildings and cars are visible in the background.