From: Nigel Hay (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Mon Feb 09 2004 - 10:27:57 PST
This reminds me of the time back in the 1980s when we were I think going to
Arnhem or Hells Highway with a group of WW2 vehicles. We arrived in Dover
docks to cross the English channel to find it absolutley full of her
Majesties army who were shipping over for (I think it was Operation
Reforger) a massive nato exercise. We duly boarded blissfully unaware that
the TV coverage on local and national news, we would later hear from our
families, in fact we later managed to get a copy of it on videotape, would
be something like this.......
"........thousands of British troops were joined by US Forces in Dover Docks
today depart for Natos biggest exercise for years........." cut to our group
of Harleys, Jeeps Dodges and GMC's including the late Dick Davidson in the
legendary "Slaughterhouse Five" with his cab roof mounted and illuminated
Michelin Man and half a dozen "Paras" in British Airborne jeeps (- hardy
souls travelling with no tilts or windscreens).
Makes you wonder how dumb some newsmen really are. Hopefully Lizzie
Windsor's finest troops realised we were just enthusiasts.
NIGE
----- Original Message -----
From: "jeffrey J Alberhasky" <jalberhasky@juno.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Testing the deuce in the snow
> Back in Aug of 2002 I was picking up a M105 with my M35A2 from the DRMO
> at Offutt AFB and was in line at the base gate. I was just about ready
> to get out to go get a pass at the gate shack when these Air Force Police
> that were inspecting vehicles came up to me and told me to pull out and
> go on thru the gate. I just looked at them and they said "Go ahead....
> Military Vehicles can go on thru". I then said jokingly, "are you sure.
> This is a civilian truck now" Their faces turned red as a beet when
> they realized what they just about let happen!! Some Security!! On the
> way back home, heading East on I-80 in Western Iowa, I had a small
> convoy pull in behind me and they followed me for about 75 miles before
> they figured out I was not part of their convoy. About 6 tractors
> pulling 4 axle "Dragon Wagons" loaded with APC,s and Humvees. My Duece
> was just screaming at 60 mph and they pulled out around me and blasted on
> down the Interstate like I was standing still. No way was I going to
> catch them! JJA
>
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