US Army's last tanks depart from Germany

August · 04-05-13, 04:30 PM

Hard to believe...

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

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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.

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)

gimpy117 · 04-06-13, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

I guess the remaining troops have a

(putting sunglasses on)

A tankless job now.

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

mookiemookie · 04-06-13, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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)

NeonSamurai · 04-06-13, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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)

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

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

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

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Originally Posted by August

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.

Platapus · 04-07-13, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

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

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

Sending some septic tanks to North Korea sans manuals

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August · 04-09-13, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

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!

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.

Jimbuna · 04-06-13, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

Well said

Karle94 · 04-05-13, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Thanks for having been here.

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.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	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) __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Ironic. I just started reading Team Yankee by Harold Coyle. It's about M1 Abrams tanks in Germany fighting the Soviets. __________________

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flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	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.