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From what I've been able to find...
We transitioned to the M1A1(HA) just before the Berlin Wall came down.
I question this transition actually happened with my memories being so very messed up from my very bad evening when the wall did fall.
I know we did the training, and I'm reasonably sure the tank I took a swan dive from was an A1...
What makes me doubt my recollection is that 1st Infantry Division was GONE from Panzer in 1990. Mere months later.
What makes me sure of my recollection is we had no idea Cold War was ending and the change to newer tanks was long planned.
Considering how hard it is to find ANYTHING on 3-34AR, it's hard to confirm or deny my memories.
I definitely remember rolling out the gate when the "unrest" in Berlin started and staying out at the company maneuver area for the next three days and learning about The Wall coming down while we were camping.
And falling off the tank while we were packing up to head back to post... Though for years I had trouble reconciling the dates on my records with events. Trauma does that to your mind, in case you didn't know.
didn't they lock down the base also?...i want to say they did...and didn't we bomb Muammar Gaddafi and they locked down the post also...i'm getting old, can't always remember stuff...panzer guy
ReplyDeleteCommand from Fort Riley freaked out as I recall. A company went out to the maneuver area and everyone else got locked down. But, hey, you get yourself landed in the hospital and they don't make you clean the gear!
DeleteMuammar was before I was in, so dunno.
Old age ain't for sissies!