It’s at Fort Stevens, OR. The only US military post in the continental US to come under direct enemy fire during WWII.
Thanks Mike!
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2017
Looks like our friend Steve StLouis has been busy.
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Monday, June 26th, 2017
Hi,
This is a Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle, formerly used by Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles, at the National Army Museum, Waiouru, New Zealand.
From LPte K
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Saturday, June 24th, 2017
SSD,
Went on a staff ride to the Lorraine in France. We studied our unit’s (2nd
Cavalry) history and their involvement in the battle.
This is the local French monument to the Battle of Arracourt. The Battle of
Arracourt was a major clash between U.S. and German armored forces near the
town of Arracourt, Lorraine, France, between 18–29 September 1944, during
World War II. As part of a counteroffensive against recent U.S. advances in
France, the German 5th Panzer Army had as its objective the recapture of
Lunéville and the elimination of the U.S. XII Corps bridgehead over the
Moselle River. At the end of the battle, we had lost 25 tanks and 7 tank
destroyers versus German losses of 200 tanks and assault guns (86 destroyed;
114 damaged). It also gave a turbo thrust to the career of then LTC
Creighton Abrams who commanded CCA and was the primary ground tactical
commander for us at the time.
The cool part of the memorial was they found the hulk in a scrape yard in
France in the early 80s. The town paid for the moving and refurbishing of
the tank so they could put it on display in the center of town.
Very respectfully,
SFC MW
Roughnecks!
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2017
Thanks PG for holding down the fort on the left coast!
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Saturday, June 17th, 2017
This is the Chicago MCPV at an op in Wisconsin
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Friday, June 16th, 2017
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Thursday, June 15th, 2017
In the kit locker.
