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Strong Challenge ‘18 M1A2’s
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 01:43 PM UTC

knewton
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 03:18 PM UTC
Very cool, thanks for posting. Those M1A2 look very retro with the large aim point, sorry, white star.

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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 03:58 PM UTC
It should read: Strong Europe Tank Challenge or SETC.
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 04:11 PM UTC

Quoted Text

It should read: Strong Europe Tank Challenge or SETC.


Yup, tried to fix it, but couldn’t fix the title
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 10:52 PM UTC
At least they won something.......the ugly completion.
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 11:51 PM UTC


2nd Battalion, 70th Armor. The figure on the front of the skirt is 'Joe Peckerwood', the unofficial mascot of the 70th, painted on their tanks just before they swam ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day.
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Posted: Friday, June 08, 2018 - 01:32 PM UTC

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2nd Battalion, 70th Armor. The figure on the front of the skirt is 'Joe Peckerwood', the unofficial mascot of the 70th, painted on their tanks just before they swam ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day.


I’m at Ft Riley, 1 ID, these guys are one of my favorite units to work with.

Joe Peckerwood link:



https://goo.gl/images/PpT266
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Posted: Friday, June 08, 2018 - 02:00 PM UTC
I remember when the 70th was attached to the 4th ID in Wiesbaden in 76.
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