A WW2 vet of distinguised service passed on this January. His D Day work was incredible, he started with riding around the minefields and battlefront on this James 122cc lightweight, then he was flying a lightweight scouting plane directing tank and ship firing coordinates

1943 James 122cc ML (military lightweight)After excelling at school in both sports and his studies, he went on to read law at Glasgow University and graduated with a degree in Scottish Law and forensics...

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every Vet matters, and this So Cal shop is helping them

https://club.craftsman.com/events/when-it-mattershttp://www.warfightermade.org/https://www.facebook.com/WarfighterMadeWarfighter Made was founded in Nov of 2012, in Temecula Ca, by Brian Meyer, a combat...

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1945 colorized

thanks Mi...

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Coast Guard Aviation 100th Anniversary

http://www.warbirdsnews.com/airshow-news/100-years-coast-guard-aviation-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2016.htmlhttp://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbird-articles/historic-paint-schemes-coast-guard-aircraft.h...

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Vienna, 1962

I've never seen a military police Citroen beforehttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155061147704306&set=a.487455259305.271444.601289305&type=3&permPag...

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Car and Driver had a interesting article on how the Army drops a Humvee out of a plane, parachute it won, and drive it away... the science of making 14,000 pounds fall out of the sky and land intact.

As many as 11 layers of honeycomb are positioned under the vehicle, but this M1151A1 UAH will compress only four layers during a normal landing. A hard impact at 28.5 feet per second (worst-case scenario)...

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US Army pfc George Chapman and Sgt John Eppard working at the Mobile Machine Shop, US Army Private First Class George Chapman and Sergeant John Eppard working at the mobile machine shop truck of 741st Ordnance Company, New Guinea, 9 May 1943

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top speeds of WW2 fighter planes

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These are civil war vets. It's odd to think about the civil war, 150 odd years ago, and then realize the survivors lived into the 1930s....

George Van Natta (by the front tire) was one of the best known Civil War veterans in the Ashland Oregon area, he was connected with the Ashland city police for a number of years and served as county...

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the 700 hp ACV 1.1 – the Marines’ first fully amphibious 8×8 tank

After years of prototype testing, canceled programs, and rewritten requirements, contractor BAE Systems has unveiled the first production model of its 34-ton, eight-wheel-drive Amphibious Combat Vehicle...

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an ability we didn't have to pay to have designed into the F-17, that came in handy and saved lives, a sonic boom

in March 2003, two F-16 pilots were called to assist 52 British special operators surrounded by 500 Iraqi troops — meaning the friendlies were outnumbered almost 10 to 1. The Iraqi troops were pressing the attack, pinning the Brits down and preparing to overrun them. Thinking fast, one of the pilots...

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Veterans to Technicians Program

Veterans to Technicians aims to connect highly skilled former military personnel with challenging and rewarding new careers as Audi certified service technicians, service consultants, shop foremen and parts specialists in dealerships across the country.Veterans with proven automotive skills are prioritized,...

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