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Ahh. The forum is back to it's rightful owner. Merry Christmas to you Ana and to all there at HB and Beau Geste. Cheers Bill W

Wow, that was quick. You're correct Louis. Roebling, at the suggestion of his father, designed the first Alligator in 1935 to be used as a rescue vehicle in the Okeechobee region of the Florida everglades after noticing the loss of life in the area due to the various hurricanes that plagued the...

LVTs saw extensive use in the Pacific campaign with additional use in the ETO. Some times these vehicles were called Buffalos but the orignal nick name for them was Alligator. What is the probable reason these vehicles were nick named Alligators? Bill W

Ana, Happy holidays to you and all the others there at Honour Bound and beau Geste Bill W

Have fun. Lots to see. Try to get out into the country for a bit. Lovely country England Bill

Thank you. As I said before. True or not it's a nice sentiment Bill W

Make sure you aske them if they count that high;);) Bill

When asked the builder said it was the hand of God. True or not still a nice sentiment. Bill W

As of this AM Hobby Bunker has not received any. Bill

Wow, when I first saw the title of this thread it really brought back memories albeit much further back than the cards you are talking about. I remember back about the early or mid fifties we used to get B/W picture cards from a vending machine at the local candy store. One of those machines...

Good guess but no, that's not what the builder says.:) Bill W

It was a simple "Thank you"

OOOh shame on you:eek:

Many of us have visited the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, D.C. or have seen replicas of it elsewhere. The memorial illustrates 6 of the many young men who fought and shed their blood on that far-away place. 6 young men rasing a flag, yet if you look closely at the staff you will find 13...

Mine should arrive tomorrow and I've got just the place for them. Bill W

The they pushed me out with their oversized M8 HMC, somethng I had been waiting for for a long time. Bill W

Better to find it that way with a stress test than have an actual event. Heart muscle should still be in good shape. Hope all fairs well. Bil W

Seen my share of tree fires in my 22 years as a firefighter. You wouldn't believe how fast and how hot a tree can get going. Imitration tree my household. Bill W ret. Capt

One to go for the Big East:eek: Bill W

Couple great games today. Auburn Vs Alabama and West Virginia vs Piitt. West Va's win leaves the door open for UCONN if we can win our last 2. Cincinati at the Rent tomorrow at noon. Haven't lost a home game alll year. Hope it continues Bill W