Re: [MV] Color scheme question

From: paul carrier (paulc@teleport.com)
Date: Wed Apr 11 2001 - 18:24:18 PDT


At 10:58 AM 4/11/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey all:
>
>Does anyone remember a period of time where the Army used the current flat
>green Carc 383 green paint with black lettering and stars?
>
>My shop van is green, and my orig plan was to add the black and brown for
>the nato camo pattern, but my SO really likes it plain green and thiks it
>would look "Much cuter" with stars on it. (Can a M109 shop van really be
>"cute"?)
>
>I seem to remember in the early 70's seeing that color scheme used. Don't
>remember if it was a guard unit or what...
>
>Any comments (Other than change S.O.s <G>)
>
>Hank

Hank,
One of mine (at the unit) is all OD but no stars. Just a small "Gumby" on
the cab vent flaps...
The other two have some camo but not to standard. I'd get them redone but
the age counts against
us. The shop won't repaint M109's...
Maybe we are sue to get some FMTV vans, I don't know.

SSG Paul D. Carrier
Readiness NCO (63H & 45K)
Det 2 Co. B 145 SPT BN
Camp Withycombe, Clackamas OR



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