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Hung Christmas Lights on the Deuce and put the generator in the bed in preparation for Saturday evening's Christmas Lights Parade. Ready for flight, Santa !

2215 hrs. SITREP Just returned to LZ after a nice supper with my bride. The new Batteries will be sleeping in the trunk tonight. It's just TOO LATE for this hombre to be monkeying with any MVs safely. As for the GUN RAFFLE.... I had bought two tickets to support the project. Total "investment"...

Batteries have arrived... BLESSINGS upon the good people at INTERSTATE BATTERY ! Between the local shop and the manufacturer's rep working some special miracles (Thank you, GOD!) I picked up FOUR BRAND NEW BATTERIES this afternoon. They are now in the car trunk waiting for me to get off work...

Welcome, Marine!

Congratz on the decastification.

Roger, Wreckerman. Prayers and petitions continue. We are already thankful for the expected success.

Welcome aboard :D Find a bunk, stow your gear, and prepare to get underway :driver: Oh.... you are finding a bunk by dragging your house up the hill, aren't you?? rofl

OK, here's another quick update. The past few days have been full of Thanksgiving holiday, family, church and Toys-For-Tots activities. I have only segmented minutes of time to spend on the new-to-us truck. But here are a few highlights: 1. Gave the whole truck a simple rinsing with the...

Weather and family commitments were completely uncooperative with the hoped for photo shoot. Tomorrow evening will be my next real chance. If I can, I will. John

Continued..... <----- Look at the cold red hands on that Marine. Dedication! Well, we broke camp at 2000hrs. By 2200hrs hundreds of toys and thousands of dollars had been collected. Our next event is the Christmas Lights Parade on 12/5/15. Then another 12-Hour Donation Drive on...

Continued..... Canopies with heaters and the money-sorting Dealer Demo trailer helped warm the frigid Marines and other volunteers. In an act of random kindness, a Tent & Bounce House rental business showed up and set up their Wedding Chapel Tent for more sheltered space...

Our Black Friday Toys-For-Tots 12-Hour Donation Drive was a huge success in spite of uncooperative weather. I rolled out at 0730hrs in 39F temperatures with a light mist falling into the TOPLESS cab of the Deuce. Fortunately, Best Buy's parking lot is only about 3.5 miles from our LZ. On...

I'll be glad to take a few shots in tomorrow's daylight for you.... unless someone else beats me to it.

I don't presently have pics, but I DO have a recently acquired M818 (actually 1969 XM818 ) on which, I believe, the fuel lines would be ALL ORIGNAL. I could take any pics you'd like if you'll give me specifics for what views/cameral angles you need. John

I suppose I should have been more clear in my "challenge". I fully respect and rate our current forces as just as capable as the Greatest Generation. It is that greater percentage of our young adults who DO NOT serve in the armed forces to whom I meant to direct that challenge. In WWII, a very...

Not exactly "Armor", but thought this to be the best place for this announcement. Marines pick two firms to make amphibious vehicle prototypes http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-pick-two-%EF%AC%81rms-to-make-amphibious-vehicle-prototypes-1.380447 Might we speculate that certain US...

Thanks for posting that up! 120 Lb, 18 year-olds fought and won WWII. I would challenge our current generation of 18 year-olds to have as much sense of duty. God bless the Greatest Generation.

I can affirmatively attest that it WAS deployed and employed in the field during the Vietnam Conflict. Downed Pilots were on several occasions recovered by this extraction method. The kit could be dropped through the jungle canopy, and without a large LZ as required for extraction by...

Some SPECIALIZED "LOW FLYING"..... (The "second film" starts at the 2:00 time tick) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsTIeZ03Hk8

Actually, Sir, what you have there are as follows: Pic 1: B-52 (Bomber) in front of C-5 Galaxy Note the distinctive 8-Engines mounted in pairs on each Pylon. Pic 2: B-52 nose section Pic 3, 4, & 5: C-5 Galaxy Pic 6: B-1B Lancer (Supersonic Bomber) Thank you for sharing. Nice pics.