If your truck could talk, mine kinda did

[zout]

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Nothing to do with the truck - and not stealing your thread - but it is a simularity.

I had a 45-70 from 1886 and it was a breach lock. I had all the civil war items that went with the weapon. I contacted Springfield and I was eventually after a long time awarded the soldiers name that was assigned the weapon. After many turn in's of the weapon history was lost.
As you have in your unit you have a history - just wish it could "play back" a verbal history of the unit.
I find it intriguing - If only I could find the history behind the unit.

BTW - the weapon kicked a** when fired - it was an awesome weapon of its time.
Too bad the folks on the hearing after the war decided on this weapon (changing it from black powder to single shot 45-70) instead of what the indian"s masacred our soldiers with - the repeating rifle (Henry) (which the indians were sold).

 

[KaiserM109]

I found the customs papers from when my truck was returned from Iraq. I
looked up the bumper numbers and found out that it was the Arkansas NG. I
emailed them and this is what they replied:
Arlyn -

I suspect the vehicle was from Company B, 39th Support Battalion. It could
have been a telecommunications repair van - part of Company B's mission. It
should have returned from Iraq in the spring of 2005.

Here is a link to the 39th Iraq history
http://www.first-team.us/journals/39th_bde/

Steve

PS There seems to be something screwy with this page. Zout's is all screwed
up and I had to add newlines to my post to get it to read.

 

[zout]

Kaiser109

got rid of my signature and see if that helps - great info by the way from your ride what you found out