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On May 28, 2009 you may have noticed that the Forum was in maintenance mode for quite a while. Well it is a long story. But I won't bore you with all the details. The short of it is that I needed to apply an upgrade to the Forum software and there was a bug in the process. After trying many different methods to get it to work, I gave up and put the Forum back online.

Then today (May 29, 2009), I did some more research and found a workaround for the "bug". Now the Forum if properly upgraded and things appear to be okay again.

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« Reply #180 on: May 05, 2009, 18:16:03 PM »
  Check out this rare magazine article (and photo) from October, 1944:  http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt/sdkfz_250_halftrack_german_ww2.html
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« Reply #181 on: May 05, 2009, 18:32:46 PM »
 ....a Half Track was NOT the easiest vehicle to camouflage...... rolleyes  http://www.skylighters.org/places/cd11.html
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« Reply #182 on: May 05, 2009, 18:40:07 PM »
     This is a rare view of a US Half Track storage area in Cheltenham, England, in 1944. The buildup for the invasion of France is clearly in full swing: http://www.skylighters.org/potd/112802.html
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« Reply #183 on: May 05, 2009, 18:45:07 PM »
  3rd Armored Division Photo Album (LIVING HISTORY!!) shocked shocked  http://www.soldiersmuseum.com/pages/ww2/shreck-gallery/index.htm
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« Reply #184 on: May 05, 2009, 19:07:36 PM »
     BEAUTIFULLY restored Willys!!!!! smiley smiley smiley  http://www.willys-mb.co.uk/images/military/half-track-ww2.jpg
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« Reply #185 on: May 05, 2009, 19:10:59 PM »
   Here's another shot of that AWESOME restored Willys!! smiley smiley   http://www.willys-mb.co.uk/images/military/half-track.jpg
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« Reply #186 on: May 05, 2009, 19:15:51 PM »
    Here's some classic M3 images: http://www.100thww2.org/support/781halftrack.html
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« Reply #187 on: May 05, 2009, 19:24:56 PM »
  "Honored War Veteran" : http://www.stripes.com/ww2/ww2_fri/pages/ww2_fri10.html
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« Reply #188 on: May 05, 2009, 19:34:56 PM »
        Any Half Track enthusiast/historian will surely appreciate this OUTSTANDING collection of historic M3 photos!! smiley Lots of info, too! smiley  http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1153675/posts
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« Reply #189 on: May 05, 2009, 19:50:24 PM »
    FRIENDS: LET'S TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO REFLECT.....MAY THE MEMORIES......NOR THE BRAVE DEEDS.....OF THE COURAGEOUS MEN WHO MANNED THE HISTORIC HALF TRACKS WE ARE PAYING HOMAGE TO HERE ON THESE PAGES NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. MAY THIER BRAVERY.....THIER DIGNITY.....AND THE MEMORY OF THIER UNSELFISH SACRIFICES........LIVE ON UNTIL THE END OF TIME. GOD BLESS AMERICA!  Jerry
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« Reply #190 on: May 06, 2009, 06:36:40 AM »
  This venerable AUTOCAR sure had the look of an "average, run-of-the-mill, everyday truck".....EXCEPT for the TREADS(!!) shocked  http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/UnitedStates/unarmored-halftracks/Autocar-T17.jpg
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« Reply #191 on: May 06, 2009, 06:43:03 AM »
   Anybody in the market for a slightly-used 1938 Daimler-Benz Half Track.....or, perhaps a nice '36 Daimler-Benz military truck?? grin  http://www.remarkablecars.com/for-sale/showcat.php/cat/600
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« Reply #192 on: May 06, 2009, 08:42:07 AM »
  I'm particularly fond of the INTERNATIONAL in the top pic..... grin   http://www.4wdonline.com/Equip/tracks.html
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« Reply #193 on: May 06, 2009, 08:49:18 AM »
  Here's a couple of beefy M9's enjoying a siesta down Argentina way, on a long-ago day......  http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/argentina/Arg-M9-1985.jpg
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« Reply #194 on: May 06, 2009, 08:54:37 AM »
      WOW!! shocked shocked Tell me that this scene doesn't look like it came straight out of a Warner Brothers WW2 flick!! shocked shocked Just imagine the ROARING and SNARLING of these mechanized beasts as they forge ahead into combat!! shocked shocked smiley smiley http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/argentina/Arg-M9half-track.jpg
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