From: Glenn Shaw (wolf.star@verizon.net)
Date: Wed Aug 06 2003 - 06:23:26 PDT
Hi
I was going to send Jim a letter today. I will have to see about pics
and the names etc. I know he is getting pictures of them. I will pass
it on to the list.
Glenn
Glen Bedel wrote:
>They have to name them..... To continue the tradition. I'd like to see the
>little guys get the credit they deserve for design and manufacturing them.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Glenn Shaw [mailto:wolf.star@verizon.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:14 AM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [MV] Gun Trucks in Iraq
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>Hi Tom
>A close friend is stationed in Iraq at the former Tikrit Air Force Base
>which is now Div HQ for the 4th ID. He is with the 1058th
>Transportation Co from Massachusetts which was activated last Feb and is
>now part of the 180th Trans Bn/4 ID. They have been having problems
>with convoy protection as we all know. They have had MP armored humvees
>some times go with the convoys but there are not enough MPs to go
>around. The German Army has sent in MPs to help in the Baghdad area
>which were moved up from Kuwait by the 1058. Anyway they received
>orders from above to send in 15 M923 5 tons which were converted
>locally by the maintenance guys to gun trucks in the old hangars which
>are now shops. I dont think they are finished with all of them yet.
>The 4 ID used them in Vietnam, so I guess they are doing it again now
>in Iraq. It is working well against small arms and is giving some
>survivablility to the crew against RPG's.
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>Glenn
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>MVPA
>MTANJ
>M1043A1
>M151A2
>M1009
>M116A1E1
>GAZ67 trlr.
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>>Hi All
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>>I was on vacation for two weeks and out of the news loop, Hey, the
>>convention was worth it! But yesterday I was catching up with a friend,
>>and he said he's seen video (he's got all the cable news channels, I
>>don't) and he swears he's seen Viet Nam style guntrucks in use in Iraq,
>>but of course on modern chassis. Has anyone heard of these or seen them
>>on tv? Is this truth or fiction? If it is true does anyone have any
>>pictures?
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>>Just curious - Tom Kelly (Thanks)
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