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re: Military men - what happens to destroyed/abandoned tanks etc. on battlefield
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:28 am to DevilDagNS
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:28 am to DevilDagNS
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I bet we left a ton of shite in Iraq.
By and large, that is what happened. We weren't bringing all that shite home. Iraqi government got a bit of it, and I am sure we surplused the rest of the heavy stuff.
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Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:31 am to Darth_Vader
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And would the Army lie to us?
They kept telling my brother he wasn't being gassed. Now he has some health problems that he is going to get a nice monthly check for
Posted on 12/26/18 at 12:02 pm to momentoftruth87
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Back in the day they did this too.
WTF? What a completely irrelevant and useless addition to this thread.
Do those look like tanks to you?
Those are photos of military folks clearing the decks to make room for more helos coming in with NEO evacuees.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 12:13 pm to Montezuma
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By and large, that is what happened. We weren't bringing all that shite home. Iraqi government got a bit of it, and I am sure we surplused the rest of the heavy stuff.
More like the local thug militias got it and used it to terrorize their enemies over stupid unimportant shite.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 1:43 pm to Champagne
Yeah, i think I read this a long time ago and it probably triggered my question.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:23 pm to jeffsdad
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Yeah, i think I read this a long time ago and it probably triggered my question.
I didn't mention the US Army's capabilities in this area during WW2, because I haven't seen it covered in any of the military histories that I've read, but, I'll bet that those ordnance and tank repair folks were just as good as the Germans, and probably better.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:33 pm to DevilDagNS
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. I hit an IED, my vehicle was towed to Al Asad, and three years later I was back there and it was still sitting in the same spot. Prob still sitting there. What a stupid fricking place.
I’m glad you’re still here brother and pray you’re doing well today
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