After back during the substance, we unloaded the new beer, put it towards a cut-out-of 55-gallon musical instrument and you will iced it off

After back during the substance, we unloaded the new beer, put it towards a cut-out-of 55-gallon musical instrument and you will iced it off

Truth be told there was not any way we can load you to definitely pallet back to the the fresh new lighthearted truck, very as being the a beneficial Samaritans we had been, i piled as many times once we you will definitely into the our very own V-100-so much that individuals could not change the turret. Naturally, there are some disappointed MPs one night and you can many dreadful headaches the following day.

To the men who served on a V-100 for a year, the vehicle became more than just a machine. It became your life, your friend and your protector. All but two of our V-100s were named after comic book heroes. These included “Captain America,” “Thor,” “Big Ben,” “Flash,” “Spider – man,” “Barbarian,” “Atom,” “Daredevil” and “Iron Man.” The other two were named “Road Hog” and “The Lemon.” Each of the V-100s had a painting of the character or the name across the front, life-sized and in coloric book superheroes painted on the front of the V-100s made for an interesting article in The Roundup, our local GI newspaper.

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