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February 12, 2021February 27, 2023

Imitating the first sergeant—a cautionary tale

Soldiers can always find humor in Army life. There's no doubt that soldiering is a tough way to make a living. But it can still be funny, irreverent, and sometimes downright hilarious. It often doesn't seem that way in the moment, but my old battle buddies and I still laugh at some of the ridiculous …

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November 6, 2020November 12, 2020

Life on the front lines in war

As anyone who has served in war can tell you, life is tough at the sharp end of the spear. Also, you spend a good deal of time dealing with friction. Getting simple things done can be a real pain in the ass. Take the most simple tasks, multiply them by four, and you get an idea.

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July 20, 2020January 11, 2021

Cold War Germany – a border ran through it

East German territorial marker. We called these "barber poles" and they were set back a couple of yards inside the 10-meter strip.

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." Sir Winston Churchill Flashpoint of the Cold War There's a little town in central Germany called Melpers, tucked into a picture postcard valley in Thuringia. About a hundred people live there today. A fine road connects Melpers …

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May 6, 2020November 13, 2020

Getting wet with the Blackhorse

April 1967, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. An M48A3 of M 3/11 ACR fords a deep stream. Life Magazine Photo by Co Rentmeester. In April 1967, Co Rentmeester, a noted photojournalist, accompanied 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, during a clearance mission along Highway 13 leading out of Saigon north toward the regional center of An …

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May 2, 2020November 13, 2020

Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band in the ‘Nam

Here's a great picture of an M-42 Duster and crew in 1970-71. The Duster was a dual mount 40mm antiaircraft gun based on the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. In their primary role, these weapon systems were obsolete by the time of Vietnam. But they were very effective in the ground support role. In Vietnam, …

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