M88 recovery vehicle the hook

Any old Army guys drive one of these things.It weighed 60 tons and pulled dead tanks around.I did have a radio in it!

kgveteran01-19-2004 1:08am

kgveteran OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 377 posts 01-26-2004 at 03:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete At that time I discovered jazz.Larry Carlton,David Benoit,Earl Klugh,Bob James.I was stationed at Ft.Benning on "Kelly HIll".The 2nd and 69th Armored Div.I met this cool guy who worked at a record store and I needed demo music for building speakers.Ft. Benning had a wood shop that cost a dollar a day to work in.I built a few for guys in the barracks.Ah, the good ol' days.
watson0 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 12-14-2004 at 08:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Drove one and saw plenty in action. Heck of a wrecker.
watson0 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 01-12-2005 at 05:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A few years ago I was a Battalion Motor officer at Fort Hood. One summer we had a small tornado go through the field motor park. Wrapped my brand new Maintenance tent around the boom hoist. Looked like the artist "Christo" had wrapped my 88 in olive drab fabric.