From: Dave Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Fri Jun 21 2002 - 11:32:10 PDT
This is a sad situation. Hopefully they won't head for the soap factory!
If they weren't so far away I'd consider taking one or both. But there should be someone willing to put these animals out to pasture with dignity.
Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
6/20/2002 8:05:02 PM, Joe Shannon <fordpart@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>This is almost the same situation as the Vietnam War Dogs. After these dogs
>served and saved a number of lives in Vietnam they were left to the vietnamese
>when we pulled out. www.war-dogs.com.
>
>Jasper Welsch wrote:
>
>> Forgive me if this has already been discussed, but I get the digest.
>> Check this out:
>>
>> http://www.govliquidation.com/specialPromotion/horses.html
>>
>> I don't know how I feel about this. Presumably these Military Vehicles will
>> spend the rest of their days under good care, but there are no guarantees.
>> The could end up going to the recyclers. They are obviously not restorable.
>> At least they are not being DeMilled. But it troubles me that our nation
>> does not think enough of this class of vehicle to preserve them as long as
>> possible, even if they are unfit for continued use. What does this say to
>> the soldiers who cared for them? One would think that the Government of the
>> United States could afford to keep let them retire with dignity.
>>
>> Jasper Welsch at Home
>> 1984 M1009 CUCV
>>
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