warbird51
01-04-2008, 05:31 PM
Greetings everyone
A good friend of mine sent me the link to drag cars in motion. As I was checking out the pictures I came across the Hell on wheels wheelie pulling tank. (PAGE 3 PIC 7) In 1972 I was the N.C.O. in charge of the Second Armored Division ( 2nd A.D.) color guard and we had the pleasure of working (if you want to call it work) with Bob Perry several times. At the track in Greenville, Miss. where the "tank" performed, before the tank did it's thing the color guard marched out onto the track and uncased the colors, they then played the national anthem and we :Dpresented the colors. After the anthem played we cased the colors and we were done. It took longer for us to get our uniforms ready than it did to present the colors (tough duty but someone had to do it). In 75 they came to Corpus Christi,Tx where I was assigned as a recruiter. I was able to get a baby blue Torino with black ARMY decals stuck on it to be the chase car. They say the M1 Abrams tanks are fast, I'll bet ya a dollar that Ole Hell On Wheels could smoke one.
A good friend of mine sent me the link to drag cars in motion. As I was checking out the pictures I came across the Hell on wheels wheelie pulling tank. (PAGE 3 PIC 7) In 1972 I was the N.C.O. in charge of the Second Armored Division ( 2nd A.D.) color guard and we had the pleasure of working (if you want to call it work) with Bob Perry several times. At the track in Greenville, Miss. where the "tank" performed, before the tank did it's thing the color guard marched out onto the track and uncased the colors, they then played the national anthem and we :Dpresented the colors. After the anthem played we cased the colors and we were done. It took longer for us to get our uniforms ready than it did to present the colors (tough duty but someone had to do it). In 75 they came to Corpus Christi,Tx where I was assigned as a recruiter. I was able to get a baby blue Torino with black ARMY decals stuck on it to be the chase car. They say the M1 Abrams tanks are fast, I'll bet ya a dollar that Ole Hell On Wheels could smoke one.