My son and several of his friends (fifth generation, Marines & Army) have been to Iraq and Afghanistan 8 times, my son is leaving in a few days for the 3rd time!! I can assure you! We only lost 1 M1 to enemy fire, however if damaged and the boys were under fire! It is always chosen to destroy the remaining hulk than to tow it back or work on it in place, than to risk any American lives!
As an example one Abrams was hit 160 times including 40+ RPG's and kept on rolling, but the damage put our boys at risk! It was decided to burn it in place, rather than tow it back and take a risk for nothing. It honored our men, burned in place! I hate that you all get a kick out of burned out tanks. First they don't burn by themselves, second, if its ours, it might have burned for a reason!!!! Our boy's are over there! Do you care? No.... I think it will be great to see your build!!!!?????!!!!!???? What is wrong with all of you? Our M4's burned to! They were called Ronson's it will be neat to see the build!!!!! ????? OUR BOY's DIED..... Wake UP! OUR BOYS! YOUR BOY'S! OUR MEN! Are there any parents out there? Would it be cool to see the build of the burned out tank your child died in????? NO I Think NOT, but would someone please check the accuracy of that serial number, because we wouldn't want to make a mistake, or screw up the accuracy of the build!!!!! What a bunch if moron's!!?!! War is fun!! People die!!! The pictures are neat!!!??? I hope you, or your child/ children never die in one, but if so, please get pictures for accuracy, because we wouldn't want to model it wrong!!!! OOOOOOOKKKKKKK?????
Newarmorman
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I Model for the honor and fun of putting together pieces of plastic well, so the image of the real thing can honor and respect the memory of the thousands killed needlessly. I am a parent praying for a fifth generation Marine (my son)! I lost my big brother, and my family has sacrificed over 100 years to protect our nation and what it stands for! But could we who research and build our machines, and theirs, Please.... take pause to think! Somewhere out there is a family, a mother, a father, or otherwise,...... that died for that machine. Either to design it, build it, drive it, or die in it, and because of our stupidity, someone out there is crying right now, or has in the past, or will be in the future. Countless people have died at or in war, and countless more have cried and continue to cry!
I was just 12 years old when I found out I would never be able to hug or play with my big brother again! ( KIA, third tour, Viet Nam), I put up with the barbs and jokes, because my dad walked funny! ( Lost his left leg, Korea). How come your Grandpa needs a wheelchair and sometimes falls out of it and writhes around on the ground? ( Paralyzed, shot in the back, by a Japanese officer on Corrigidor! the writhing around, Malaria, just a bonus! after the starvation!) Now my son is leaving for his third tour to the middle East. This time to Afghanistan, his assignment will be to build a base, to help defend the villagers against insurgents and terrorists that take their crops or profits from them to buy weapons to kill us in our own country or around the world!! Oh by the way,....... the crops?....... Marijuana and Poppies, go figure!?!