From: V SCHWARTZ (vsaws@optonline.net)
Date: Wed May 17 2006 - 13:27:48 PDT
That's okay, Actually there was no sign of brother Albert either. A number
of people were looking for him too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; "V SCHWARTZ"
<vsaws@optonline.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Aberdeen after action reports?
> I'm sorry I missed you Vinny, I wanted to meet Pat too but I didn't know
> how to do it without making a sign and hang it around my neck with my name
> on it which I really didn't want to do thinking that people would think I
> was a dope. Actually some on this list think I'm one of those without
> making a sign but that is nothing more than being jealous. lol
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "V SCHWARTZ" <vsaws@optonline.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Aberdeen after action reports?
>
>
>> Okay Dave, here goes AAR #2 I don't know how you missed my first one. I
>> guess they do tend to be Drab. The weather was great. We only had one
>> rain storm that came through early Friday morning. Every thing was
>> cleared up by the time the doors opened for the public. Lots of great
>> vehicles on display ( my 816 was there) Pat Lombardy was finally able to
>> get his M114 down to the Judging area this year. Last year they wouldn't
>> let him drive on the paved lot and due to a water hazzard we were unable
>> to circumventa parked POV to get it judged. Worked out well this year and
>> He got Judges choice award for track armor and anothe first place for
>> some thing that I can't remember. Parking sucked, they chased us all
>> over with the trailers and then blocked us in when we needed to start
>> loadiing out but they did their best to get us out. ( to their credit).
>> Saw Sonny Heath's Rig there but he bailed out before I could catch up to
>> him and say Hi. There seemed to be some empty vendor spaces, maybe the
>> threat of rain caused some to cancel but I don't know for sure.There were
>> a lot of Jeep Parts offered but not as much Duce parts as I would have
>> liked to see. A couple of beautyful Hemets and some Humvees that were
>> really great looking. ( in desert tan) there were sime reenactors camped
>> out in the grass on the south side of the lot. I never got to ask them
>> how the biviouac was with the rain, but they didn't look any the worse
>> for wear. I spoke to a few guys that have five tons. both tractor
>> trailers and other stuff. I picked up some more info on a problem that
>> has been plaguing me for a couple of years. You would think that a man
>> wo can change an air pac in a five ton in under an hour would be able to
>> remember that the damn thing has in fact two bleeder valves on them we
>> will bleed them again before the next show. Witch is this week up at the
>> wheelswingsandtracks show in NY.I have had a suspicion all along that I
>> was doing some thing stupid with these brakes. I hope that this is it. I
>> heard a rummor that they are looking for some place else for next years
>> show. ther is a lot of construction going on around Ripkin Statium this
>> year. I don't know how much longer the site can support a show of this
>> size. My wife and I bought a Jap Mule to ride around the show and it was
>> a great help. guys borrowed it to shuffle stuf around the park and we
>> used it for shopping also. Even with it, we still didn't see every thing
>> and missed seeing some people that we wanted to chat with . I guess it is
>> a lack of organization on my part We took our Grandson with us this year
>> and we all had a great time. Well that's all I've got. sorry you missed a
>> great show.hope you can get back in the swing of things Vinny-----
>> Original Message -----
>> From: <l51940@aol.com>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:46 AM
>> Subject: [MV] Aberdeen after action reports?
>>
>>
>>> Due to various issues, I was unable to attend this years Aberdeen and
>>> the convoy. I was really looking forward to reading some good after
>>> action reports. Other than some very nice convoy pics, there hasn't
>>> been much about it. Maybe everybody is still bummed out about the loss
>>> of the H1. Or is it all the rain? Or did it suck? Inquiring minds
>>> need to know.
>>>
>>> I picked up a very nice 50 cal replica last night from a local guy who
>>> had a real one to model it from. He also has some really nice 30 cals
>>> and a Thompson model (he didn't make the Tommy gun). If your interested
>>> drop aline and I can hook you up. No other connection other than being
>>> a satisfied customer.
>>>
>>> Dave McConnell
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