Re: Aberdeen after action reports?

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Wed May 17 2006 - 14:52:52 PDT


Good idea Bruce, I'll tell them you ok ed the expense and I expect it to be
done ASAP if not sooner. That would definitely work, wouldn't it?

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Aberdeen after action reports?

> Hi Sonny,
> The guys at the MVPCC have been making nice name tags that even I can
> read from a distance.
> I think it would be a great idea if all the clubs took up this idea. I had
> been looking all around the
> meet up at Tower Park for someone I knew on this list. He actually stopped
> to chat with me, but I
> didn't recognize him. I only talked for a short bit and then I kept on
> going. It wasn't until I got home
> and exchanged email with him that I found this out.
> Bruce MVPA 23824
>
> Sonny Heath wrote:
>
>> 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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