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Easy now,
I know Frank, he is a well educated business man and very appropriate about
every action he does. As a professional I could not see him doing anything
in an unsafe manor ( if for no other reason than legal ) purposely. Even if
he was driving #1, or if he or the driver was aware of the proximity of the
other reenactors. I have no problem stating that this incident would in no
way reflect who Mr. Buck is, even if it did happen as stated. Do not worry
people Frank is on "our" side.
Dan Parmley Jr.
Tactical Vehicle Depot
artillerydan@prodigy.net
GPW (1-3-44 SN:170660)
M37 (USMC) 1951
M101A1 trailer (USMC) 196?
M756A2 pipeline truck (Seabees) 1969
M2A2 105mm Howitzer 1952
M2A2 105mm Howitzer 1943
XM34 (Little John) Rocket Launcher 1960
M274A1 Mule 19??
+ other trailers
----- Original Message -----
From: The Jeep Dogs <jeepdogs@hotmail.com>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: [MV] Alleged Unsafe Operation of Vehicle
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> Ladies and Gents,
>
> I have recently heard of an incident, which if true is quite disturbing.
> Allegedly, Mr Frank Buck, during the Fort Indiantown Gap WWII reenactment
> was operating his M-18 in a reckless manner, needlessly operating at
> excessive speed in the close proximity to personnel. Now, I know there
are
> folks that will always act irresponsibly with their vehicles, however, if
> this incident is true, what is disturbing is that Frank Buck is a member
of
> the MVPA board isn't he?
>
> While I was not a witness to the alleged incident, I know several folks
that
> have attested to what happened and they were all very unhappy. One, has
> extensive experience in the Military with tracked vehicles (20+ years in
the
> military) and he was absolutely livid about the operation which needlessly
> placed people's lives at risk.
>
> If Mr Buck is on this list or this can be forwarded to him, I ask he
please
> provide a rebuttal to the accusation. This is serious business and if
> true, he has no business being a board member of the MVPA.
>
> My intent here is not to renew the discussion/agruement about the purpose
or
> composition of the MVPA board. Rather, my intent is to determine whether
a
> board member has acted in a manner inconsistent with the purpose and
charter
> of the MVPA, not to mention common sense.
>
> Folks, I've thought long and hard before I posted this. I believe
however,
> if we simply let this incident go we are placing the future of the entire
> hobby at risk. Should we wait until someone is maimed or killed before we
> act?
>
> Maybe I am all wet on this. This is why I would really like to hear Mr
> Buck's side of the story.
>
> Jim Rice
> MVPA 16814
>
>
>
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