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Very nice monument-tank. Where is this one?

 

I actually spend a lot of time photographing these monuments in my travels. This past weekend, on my way back from the Military Vehicles Preservation Association's annual convention, I shot a card-full of details of a US Model 1917 that is displayed in Miller Park in Bloomington, IL. post-949-1183469027.jpg

 

 

I wanted to shoot pictures of an M47 that is located in Milstadt, IL but couldn't find it!

 

John A-G

Editor, Military Vehicles Magazine

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sgtdorango

Nice tank!...the Stuart is located in Dedham , Massachusetts, there is also a Patton tank a few towns over, I will try to get a pic soon.....mike

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Nice tank!...the Stuart is located in Dedham , Massachusetts, there is also a Patton tank a few towns over, I will try to get a pic soon.....mike

 

Thanks Mike! I was hoping you would say "oh...it's just down the road from you, John, in northern Illinois!" I have seen several references to neat vehicles on display in Massachusetts (for example, an M37 Howitzer). Just too many cool vehicles out there to shoot them all. Thank you for sharing the Stuart.

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Heres the other tank not far from my house parked outside of a VFW in Stoughton,MA

believe this is a Patton or M-60? not sure but very cool tank....mike

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Heres the other tank not far from my house parked outside of a VFW in Stoughton,MA

believe this is a Patton or M-60? not sure but very cool tank....mike

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M-60 with camounflage scheme common in the 1970-80s. This tank was upgraded with the track that had seperate replaceable pads.

 

There are two M-47s in So. California, one in Barstow, Ca. in desert camouflage scheme that was applied to M48A5s and M-60s starting in the mid-1970s. The other example is at Los Alamitos Reserve Center, in front of the Headquarters 40th Infantry Div (MECH) CAARNG.

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Here's my picture: took this picture in Apr 2006 in Buedingen, Germany - Armstrong Kaserne. HQ to the 1-1 Cav Regt.

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Another view of the display

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Nice Sherman!! w00t.gif thats the late war version with upgraded suspension and bigger gun i believe think.gif ......this is becoming a cool thread, we should rename it monument tanks or something!!

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Charlie Flick

Here is another European Sherman. This one is at the Airborne Museum at Saint Mere Eglise in Normandy. My buddy, standing in front, was there a month ago and sent me this pic.

 

Charlie

 

 

 

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Hello

 

The Bastogne Sherman tank, back from a complete rehauling made by the Belgian army wohshop.

Thak to them

Teufelhund

 

 

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Here are a few tanks in the Ardennes area (sorry for the rather poor quality, but these are old photos):

 

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Sherman 7th Armored Division - Vielsam (Belgium)

 

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Tank Destroyer near Patton Memorial - Arlon (Belgium)

 

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Sherman 3rd Armored Division - Task Force Hogan - Beffe (Belgium)

 

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Part of Sherman tank - Wibrin (Belgium)

 

Erwin

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Luxembourg:

 

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Sherman - 707th Tank Battalion (with Veteran 80th Division next to it) - Clervaux Castle (Luxembourg)

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Patton Memorial - Ettelbruck (Luxembourg)
If you look closely, you can see Patton's statue in the background.

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Sherman tank - Wiltz (Luxembourg)

Erwin

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Hi folks, here's another display getting ready to be shipped back to the land of the big PX! I know this is not a tank, but I thought it might be interesting enough to post it here.

This halftrack was being stored in Buedingen, Germany - Armstrong Kaserne. It was in a horrible condidtion and looked like it was sitting outside in the very back of the motor pool for many year. Some guys from 1-1 Cav (back then part of 1st AD 4th Bde) restored it for display at the 4th Bde Motor Pool, Fliegerhorst Kasern Hanau. It was then transported to Fliegerhorst Kaserne, Hanau, Germany in January of 2006 and then (when 4th Bde inactivated) shipped (via Rotterdam) to the US and A.

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I have to make this quick, so here are a few from the Infantry Museum, Ft. Benning

 

Charlie

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another

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I really like this one!

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Have to add at least one half track, I think this was an M-16 at one time

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