US Army's last tanks depart from Germany

[August]

Hard to believe...

http://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-s-last-tanks-depart-from-germany-1.214977

STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Army’s 69-year history of basing main battle tanks on German soil quietly ended last month when 22 Abrams tanks, a main feature of armored combat units throughout the Cold War, embarked for the U.S. The departure of the last M-1 Abrams tanks coincides with the inactivation of two of the Army’s Germany-based heavy brigades. Last year, the 170th Infantry out of Baumholder disbanded. And the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade at Grafenwöhr is in the process of doing the same.

[Skybird]

Thanks for having been here. :salute:

[Platapus]

I guess the remaining troops have a

(putting sunglasses on)

A tankless job now.




(thank you, I will be here all week. Be sure to tip the veal and try the waitress)

[flatsixes]

Thirty years ago we were expecting the Warsaw Pact to roll over the eastern borders every/any day. My kids don't understand what its was like living with everyone's finger on the trigger all the time. I hope they never do.

[Karle94]

Thanks for having been here. :salute:

What are friends for?

[Red October1984]

Ironic.

I just started reading Team Yankee by Harold Coyle. It's about M1 Abrams tanks in Germany fighting the Soviets. :)

[Onkel Neal]

Thanks for having been here. :salute:

Glad we could help, you guys are going strong now. :up:

[gimpy117]

I guess the remaining troops have a

(putting sunglasses on)

A tankless job now.


....YE-AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

[Jimbuna]

Thirty years ago we were expecting the Warsaw Pact to roll over the eastern borders every/any day. My kids don't understand what its was like living with everyone's finger on the trigger all the time. I hope they never do.

Well said :cool:

[mookiemookie]

I guess the remaining troops have a

(putting sunglasses on)

A tankless job now.




(thank you, I will be here all week. Be sure to tip the veal and try the waitress)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uW47jWLMiY

[NeonSamurai]

I guess the remaining troops have a

(putting sunglasses on)

A tankless job now.




(thank you, I will be here all week. Be sure to tip the veal and try the waitress)

You are so lucky you are not in the brig right now...

Oh and can I get another waitress? This one is cold.

[August]

You are so lucky you are not in the brig right now...

Oh and can I get another waitress? This one is cold.

This tread is clanking right along I see. :)

[Red October1984]

This tread is clanking right along I see. :)

No matter what we say....I think that inside, we are all thankful for those tanks and their purpose during the Cold War.

[Stealhead]

In Germany tank crewmen enjoyed getting tanked off duty by drinking great tasting German beer out of tankards.

It may have been a "tankless" job but as they say "You give some and you tank some".

[Platapus]

You are so lucky you are not in the brig right now...

Oh and can I get another waitress? This one is cold.

Hey, don't tread on my right to make lousy tank puns.

[Wolferz]

Our tankers are coming home, phase 2 will shift into high gear.

Sending some septic tanks to North Korea sans manuals:haha:.

[August]

Hey, don't tread on my right to make lousy tank puns.

Like me you must be afflicted with Turrets syndrome. Armor of us out there? Panzer the question!

[Jimbuna]

Hopefully the Germans will be tankfull for the contribution they made.

[Red October1984]

You guys make me laugh.

TANKS!

Oh....wait....is that a pun? :) :hmmm:

[Platapus]

Like me you must be afflicted with Turrets syndrome.

Turrets syndrome?

That pun is so bad, I wished I had thought of it.

[August]

Turrets syndrome?

That pun is so bad, I wished I had thought of it.

Armor puns coming? :D

[nikimcbee]

Armor puns coming? :D


Armo(u)r puns?

So an Abrams meets a T-72 and says, "You gotta light?"
The T-72 says "Yeah, just a second."

The T-72 explodes and bursts into flames.

Abrams says "Tanks."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEa3D3ax7Xs

[nikimcbee]

Turrets syndrome?

That pun is so bad, I wished I had thought of it.

I think the Russian tanks suffer from that. Oh wait, that's burning turrets syndrome.

They probably should take some penicillin for that.

[Red October1984]

Armo(u)r puns?

So an Abrams meets a T-72 and says, "You gotta light?"
The T-72 says "Yeah, just a second."

The T-72 explodes and bursts into flames.

Abrams says "Tanks."

Not bad. :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[August]

What do Germans and tanks have in common?

Sprockets :)
http://oi41.tinypic.com/2hx1zyt.jpg
(Skybird is the one in the back touching the monkey)

[Madox58]

I think the jokes are about depleted.
:D

[Red October1984]

I think the jokes are about depleted.
:D

*Takes off his CVC*

What do you mean!?!? We've got enough ammo!

[Penguin]

Y'all cannon't be serious with all those panz. Chain't you got anything better to do? :88)



(LMAO at the Sprockets :rotfl2:, never saw them before)

[Schroeder]

Let's raise a tankard then on good tank puns.:D

[TheSatyr]

Tanks for the memories :haha:

[flatsixes]

Let's raise a tankard then on good tank puns.:D

Isn't this tread is punishment enough already?