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August 04-05-13 04:30 PM

US Army's last tanks depart from Germany
 
Hard to believe...

http://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-...rmany-1.214977

Quote:

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 04-05-13 05:11 PM

Thanks for having been here. :salute:

Platapus 04-05-13 05:25 PM

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 04-05-13 05:29 PM

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 04-05-13 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 2037014)
Thanks for having been here. :salute:

What are friends for?

Red October1984 04-05-13 09:16 PM

Ironic.

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

Onkel Neal 04-05-13 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 2037014)
Thanks for having been here. :salute:

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

gimpy117 04-06-13 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 2037019)
I guess the remaining troops have a

(putting sunglasses on)

A tankless job now.

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

Jimbuna 04-06-13 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatsixes (Post 2037022)
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 04-06-13 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 2037019)
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 04-06-13 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 2037019)
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 04-06-13 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai (Post 2037356)
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 04-06-13 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August (Post 2037471)
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 04-06-13 11:37 PM

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 04-07-13 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai (Post 2037356)
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 04-09-13 09:38 AM

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

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

August 04-09-13 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 2037630)
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 04-09-13 03:19 PM

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

Red October1984 04-09-13 07:57 PM

You guys make me laugh.

TANKS!

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

Platapus 04-10-13 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August (Post 2038844)
Like me you must be afflicted with Turrets syndrome.

Turrets syndrome?

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


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