Does the military ever sell retired cargo/fighter planes to other countries?

[amish]

Originally posted by: jemcam

Originally posted by: amish

Originally posted by: jemcam
Found a picture. That's me up on top of the gun.

The good old days

how long ago was that? thanks for your service btw.

That particular picture was taken around 1991 IIRC. We took those guns to Desert Storm and turned them in about a year after returning. I think this picture was taken shortly after we fired them for the last time. I kept the lanyard off of one of the guns as a keepsake. The lanyard is a piece of rope about 3 feet long that has a hook on one end that hooks to the firing mechanism and the other end has a wooden knob to grip it. The lanyard is what you pull to fire the gun. Hoooaaah!

And thanks for appreciating the service of a veteran!

that is one hell of a keepsake. i had a grandfather that served in the artillery corp. out in the pacific during WWII. unfortunately i never saw any of his memorabilia.

to not appreciate what you and other vets did would not only dishonor me, but it would dishonor my grandfather and father who served in vietnam.

 

[Nyati13]

Originally posted by: everman
How do you think Canada got their tank?

That would be ex-German army surplus.... Canada runs Leopard 1's, and are getting a set of used Leopard 2's to replace those with.