And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Civilianized M-715 5/4 ton truck. They were being phased out about the time I went in the Army in '76. One unit on my post still had them, everyone else had gone to the M880 Dodge trucks, which were a very slightly modified 4WD Dodge pickup.
snorkle in the front
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with nuthin but meat and potatoes in between
Looks a lot like this found over at Bustedknuckles place, never knew but pretty cool…
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=072kUO-5pEU
Oh yeah, I always wanted an 8 wheeler. Cool.
DeleteToo shiny. I'd be afraid to drive it.
ReplyDeleteI'll be happy to fix that problem for you.
DeleteCivilianized M-715 5/4 ton truck. They were being phased out about the time I went in the Army in '76. One unit on my post still had them, everyone else had gone to the M880 Dodge trucks, which were a very slightly modified 4WD Dodge pickup.
ReplyDeleteThose Dodges were called CUCVs, if I recall.
DeleteWhy all the rivets in the top? Were they added as a styling exercise to make it look more butch?
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All the ones we drone in the Seabee battalions had canvas tops that came down that far over the side windows.
DeleteNeeds to be a little darker (and drab) green with a number starting with 96- on the door.
fuel milage measured in feet per gallon.
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