Would that be Todd from Saturday Night Live, played by Bill Murray? Makes
about as much sense. Probably knows about as much about MV's.
I was disappointed that they they didn't mention the other fine Willys
product (M274). Or that the HMMWV replaced the M151,M274 and Gamagoat.
> Then segue to the HMMWV and "Expert" Todd Eberhard 'Private Hummer
> Owner'. 2 feet wider and 3 feet longer and sat twice as high than a Jeep.
It
> can "even" drive under water, which a jeep can't do! It can be dropped by
> parachute or LAPES'd which a jeep can't. Our expert, Todd, relates how
> during the Persian Gulf war how a Marine unit guarding a supply depot held
> off an Iraqi attack with just their M16's and a couple of M60's mounted on
a
> couple of HMMWV's and using these weapons held off the Iraqi's until the
Air
> Force "Finally" arrived. "These vehicles held it off (the attack)...". I
> guess we are left to draw the conclusion that "just" the USMC or if the
> M60's were on M151A2's would not have made a difference. The HMMWV's were
> the saviors ( retch...gag). Todd then tells of the "game" the troops
played
> there of trying to get the HMMWV stuck in the bogs there. Nobody could
ever
> get one stuck, says Todd!!!!!
> Lots of nice film I've never seen before and Dan Janquitto is
> knowledgeable and Gen. Starry is quoted with the same quote used in the
> "Tanks" which was about the 2nd CAV Abrahms but used here to imply the
HMMWV
> won the war. But Todd, jeeessshhhhh, get me an air sickness bag....
> Ron
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