From: 69barracuda@mchsi.com
Date: Wed Sep 07 2005 - 21:04:17 PDT
Glen
You'll have to post to the list....He apparently can only send. I've tried to
forward responses and they all get kicked back. I have to cut and paste all his
messages before forwarding them as well.
Rob
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'68 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback
'69 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback
'69 Dart 270 4dr
'05 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
'03 GMC Savanah 3500
'47 Farmall "H"
'67-'69 Barracuda Owners Group
MVPA #17365
Ridgecrest Ca.
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> Great story!
> Try and get some pictures!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
> Of 69barracuda@mchsi.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:40 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] Forwarded for the N.O. evacuee...
>
> Please post this too (thanks!)
> Here's some more...
> I'm back in the suburbs, (1 mile from the 17th street canal where the deep
> water starts.) I'm mucking out houses but my contacts include Parish police,
> Air Marshals, (yep) and a U.S Marshall. The best stories are from 3 guys I'm
> staying with. MVPA and Mississippi Coastwatchers members. They've been
> working
> 2 Deuces, an M-275 and a 5 ton to help all takers. They travel armed and
> have been offerred commisions. The stories are incredible. Last night they
> rescued a local police deuce from a housing project (they started in the
> afternoon) a National guard 5 ton tried but the lady driver panicked and
> gave up. The water was over the intake on the stuck deuce so the 5 ton had
> to get within 60 feet of strapping distance. A local with a flat boat was
> "encouraged" to help bring the strap over. Let me assure you there are still
> bodies floating around. The 5 ton finally took water into the fuel tank and
> stalled. The other deuce was high enough to pay out the winch cable but the
> weight of 2 trucks (one stuck in
> muck,) popped 2 shear pins. Finally reversing did the trick, pulling both
> trucks 3/4 of a mile to shallow water. On the way, cars were pushed out of
> the way and signs etc knocked down. Oh yeah, the rescue deuce was loaded
> with sharply dressed cops from an unnamed large city that didn't really want
> to be in the water or around after dark, but they wanted to go on a photo
> op. They were left high and dry. After the rescue, the running deuce took
> them and their camera crew back to safety while the others worked to get the
> 5 ton running again. Don't get me wrong, there may be hundreds of police and
> fire departments and military units here and working hard. But there has
> been plenty for civilians to help with. They've been called on by 5
> different entities for help. If you like, we'll give you the story on
> packing 43 people into an M- 105A2.
> Thanks for listening....
>
>
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