Old Military Photos from Hunttalkers

[Big Slick]

Addicting, the pic of you in the hatch triggers a claustrophobic shiver...

Ken, it’s better to be the driver than the sob in the back bouncing around.

 

[Big Slick]

How about this one?
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I drove the A3 version. Fun.....until a track falls off.

 

[fmnjr]

Thank you for starting this thread. We were a military family and love everyone who's served. Here's some old photos of my Dad (dead center of photo) and his B-17 crew after crash landing out of gas coming back from daylight bombing raids over Germany during WWII:
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[Cav1]

When Ronald Reagan was President, the Iron Curtain was secure, and you had to find an 8-digit grid coordinate without a GPS.

 

[Big Slick]

Here’s a pic of me in and M113A3at Fort Irwin doing something desert training.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Lots of 113s. Anyone figure out what I am riding in, in this pic?

 

[SG25]

I should have more pictures later, but here's a few with our jets going to drop a couple thousand pounds of freedom

 

[bobbydean]

Thanks guys. Much respect.

 

[davinski]

Lots of 113s. Anyone figure out what I am riding in, in this pic?

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Contracted Russian helo? Duct tape on the main rotor?

 

[454]

Winter in Iraq can actually be pretty cold. I think this was taken around Christmas 2006 in Zambraniyah, Iraq. I was a 19D and spent most of my time with 6/8 Cav 3rd ID. We did a couple of those 15 month long deployments. Made some great friends and a couple of us still get together and hunt every year.

 

[tarheel]

Thank you for starting this thread. We were a military family and love everyone who's served. Here's some old photos of my Dad (dead center of photo) and his B-17 crew after crash landing out of gas coming back from daylight bombing raids over Germany during WWII:
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And they were all just little more than boys.

 

[Crossbowguy]

 

[kylemcintyre67]

Winter in Iraq can actually be pretty cold. I think this was taken around Christmas 2006 in Zambraniyah, Iraq. I was a 19D and spent most of my time with 6/8 Cav 3rd ID. We did a couple of those 15 month long deployments. Made some great friends and a couple of us still get together and hunt every year. View attachment 118504

I was running CLP missions Anaconda to Spiker and back every night around that time frame with 1-167 CAV (Nebraska National Guard).

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Great Stuff Guys!

 

[fmnjr]

And they were all just little more than boys.

Yes Sir, he and his boys were all in the neighborhood of 18-20 years old.

Here's some background on the story:
New Year’s Eve 1943: “Nobody’s Darlin” TU-K was out of gas. According to the 351st Combat Diary; "After a raid on the Cognac Aerodrome in France, this aircraft crash landed on the beach at Burnham on Sea with battle damage." 19 year-old 1st Lt. Frank Needham swam and waded to shore in freezing water to get help and assisted crew members to escape their B-17 before high tide could drown them. With characteristic understatement he said; "nobody got hurt". It was for this personal heroism and completing 30 combat missions he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three Oak Leaves (added later). Although he walked away from the crash Frank sustained two crushed vertabrae which didn’t show up until nearly twenty years after the war. The aircraft was later salvaged in Jan. 1944. Tragically, Major John R. Blaylock was killed in the same raid. Lt. Frank Needham completed 30 missions in Aug. 1944 having commenced his tour of duty May 8th 1943. In Sept. 1944 he finally went home on a well-deserved leave. Later he served with the Strategic Air Command in Greenland, at Dow AFB, and Fairchild AFB. He retired after 20 years of active duty.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Contracted Russian helo? Duct tape on the main rotor?

Good call. Definitely a Russian Helo, MI-17 HIP, not being operated by a contractor though....

It was one of the sketchier experiences I have had in the air. Made that much sketchier by what we were wearing and where we were going....

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

I was running CLP missions Anaconda to Spiker and back every night around that time frame with 1-167 CAV (Nebraska National Guard).

With 1-34 ABCT?

 

[kylemcintyre67]

With 1-34 ABCT?

That is the one. I joined 1-167 in late 2005 after they had deployed and came over in November 2006 as a late deployer. Went on active duty right after we got back.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

That is the one. I joined 1-167 in late 2005 after they had deployed and came over in November 2006 as a late deployer. Went on active duty right after we got back.

I had a lot of buddies on that deployment. I actually just talked to COL E (now MG Retired E) a few weeks ago. He is a big hunter.

 

[fmnjr]

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You look like you were having a good time. My Dad once told me, one of times he talked with me about WWII and which I didn't understand at the time and thought he was crazy, "If I ever went to war again it would be for the fun of it." Think on that one a little.