Tanks as Monuments

Curly1 · 09-04-2017, 12:22 PM

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/foru...5&st=0&start=0

George Anderson · 09-04-2017, 12:31 PM

Thanks, I'm kind of partial to tanks. Here's a photo of mine in 1971.

Sergio Natali · 09-05-2017, 05:22 AM

Not too far from where I live, these tanks are not used as monuments unfortunately, there are over 3K of them, just left there to rust, what a shame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rYKcFdTME8

MikeP · 09-06-2017, 02:08 AM

Sherman in East Ohio.
Mattoon Illinois
I have a number of tank memorial pics.

rolandtg · 09-06-2017, 11:20 AM

M41 Walker Bulldog in Greenwood, Arkansas town square.
It's been there for at least 45 years.

DonVoigt · 09-06-2017, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by George Anderson

Thanks, I'm kind of partial to tanks. Here's a photo of mine in 1971.

Didn't you have a partner in "ownership"?

George Anderson · 09-06-2017, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Didn't you have a partner in "ownership"?

Yes, Richard Nixon, but I took care of it.

Mac Cat · 09-06-2017, 01:46 PM

It takes some time to warm-up to them.

Dad took me on live fire ranges in Bavaria (1964), back in the day.
The gun was impressive, but watching them maneuvering in the woods was unforgettable.

These B&W are from his archives, taken during maneuvers in 1950. They drove those tanks all over local roads. Later, they put on rubber feet on the tracks, but these tanks didn't have any.

*Dad isn't in any of these - he was observing, but that's his car at the gate!

Mac Cat · 09-06-2017, 01:51 PM

I have no idea why tanks were called to a hospital.

rolandtg · 09-06-2017, 11:51 PM

More Bulldogs! We gave a lot of those to allies.

George Anderson · 09-07-2017, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rolandtg

More Bulldogs! We gave a lot of those to allies.

We used them as targets.

snipershot1944 · 09-07-2017, 09:09 AM

Hey George, if you still have that IR light cover, there is an M60a1 sitting outside the Dayton VFW hall, about 20 miles from you. You could recreate your past.

George Anderson · 09-07-2017, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by snipershot1944

Hey George, if you still have that IR light cover, there is an M60a1 sitting outside the Dayton VFW hall, about 20 miles from you. You could recreate your past.

I don't think the carpet-baggers in Harrisonburg would appreciate it.

gunbugs · 09-08-2017, 12:08 AM

This old girl has been sitting out in front of the local National Guard Armory for as long as I can remember. M-41 I believe. It's getting pretty weathered.

MikeP · 09-08-2017, 01:18 AM

Used to be at Aberdeen. Possibly moved with everything else.

kurusu · 09-08-2017, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

This old girl has been sitting out in front of the local National Guard Armory for as long as I can remember. M-41 I believe. It's getting pretty weathered.

Yep. That's another W Bulldog.

kurusu · 09-08-2017, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeP

Used to be at Aberdeen. Possibly moved with everything else.

A T29. That's not very common to see.

MikeP · 09-08-2017, 04:38 PM

For the M 41 fans.

gunbugs · 09-08-2017, 06:14 PM

Dang, that was a perfectly good tank.

George Anderson · 09-08-2017, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

Dang, that was a perfectly good tank.

An obsolete tank, aka a target tank.

09-04-2017, 12:22 PM	#1
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,244 Thanks: 125 Thanked 715 Times in 372 Posts	Tanks as Monuments http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/foru...5&st=0&start=0 __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

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George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Thanks, I'm kind of partial to tanks. Here's a photo of mine in 1971. Attached Thumbnails

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Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Not too far from where I live, these tanks are not used as monuments unfortunately, there are over 3K of them, just left there to rust, what a shame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rYKcFdTME8 Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

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MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Sherman in East Ohio. Mattoon Illinois I have a number of tank memorial pics. Attached Thumbnails

09-06-2017, 11:20 AM	#5
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 479 Thanks: 388 Thanked 265 Times in 114 Posts	M41 Walker Bulldog in Greenwood, Arkansas town square. It's been there for at least 45 years. Attached Images

09-06-2017, 01:46 PM	#8
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 749 Thanks: 2,154 Thanked 629 Times in 339 Posts	It takes some time to warm-up to them. Dad took me on live fire ranges in Bavaria (1964), back in the day. The gun was impressive, but watching them maneuvering in the woods was unforgettable. These B&W are from his archives, taken during maneuvers in 1950. They drove those tanks all over local roads. Later, they put on rubber feet on the tracks, but these tanks didn't have any. *Dad isn't in any of these - he was observing, but that's his car at the gate! Attached Thumbnails

09-06-2017, 01:51 PM	#9
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 749 Thanks: 2,154 Thanked 629 Times in 339 Posts	I have no idea why tanks were called to a hospital. Attached Thumbnails

09-06-2017, 11:51 PM	#10
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 479 Thanks: 388 Thanked 265 Times in 114 Posts	More Bulldogs! We gave a lot of those to allies.

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snipershot1944 User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, part of the occupied Confederacy Posts: 300 Thanks: 15 Thanked 33 Times in 24 Posts	Hey George, if you still have that IR light cover, there is an M60a1 sitting outside the Dayton VFW hall, about 20 miles from you. You could recreate your past.

09-08-2017, 12:08 AM	#14
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	This old girl has been sitting out in front of the local National Guard Armory for as long as I can remember. M-41 I believe. It's getting pretty weathered. Attached Thumbnails

09-08-2017, 01:18 AM	#15
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Used to be at Aberdeen. Possibly moved with everything else. Attached Thumbnails

09-08-2017, 04:38 PM	#18
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	For the M 41 fans. Attached Thumbnails

09-08-2017, 06:14 PM	#19
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	Dang, that was a perfectly good tank.