• Friendly Advice - NOT!

    From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Joe Mackey on Tue Jul 2 11:46:00 2019
    Howdy! Joe,

    In a Email I wrote to You I suggested that You stop at Fort Knox Army Base
    to see the Tanks at the Patton Museum as Your were on Your way Northbound towards my area.

    After You arrived safely at Home I looked at the Fort Knox web site and
    learned the Tanks aren't in their Museum anymore.

    The Museum is about General Patton and has items he owned but No Tanks.

    The Tanks are in a Museum at Fort Bennings Army Base in Georgia.

    I looked at the Fort Bennings web site but couldn't see how to click on
    a link to look at their Museum, if they have one there.

    If You had took the advice I gave You about taking a side trip to the
    Fort Knox Base You would have been thinking about Me and my advice?

    My Dad took us Boys to The Patton Museum when we were very young.
    I remember climbing down a Tank Hatch, looking around and when I wanted to climb up the ladder one of my feet got caught between two spring loaded
    pieces of metal (doors?), I tugged and tugged but I couldn't get my foot
    out of that.

    So I cried HELP! and my older Brother came down and pressed both of the
    metal pieces down and I got my foot out and climbed out of that Tank.

    I am thinking what I got my leg caught in was a compartment to put a Fired Shell Caseing in after the Ammo was used. ?

    I am glad You didn't take My advice to go look at the Tanks.

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ED VANCE on Tue Jul 2 19:05:00 2019
    In a Email I wrote to You I suggested that You stop at Fort Knox Army Base
    to see the Tanks at the Patton Museum as Your were on Your way Northbound towards my area.

    After You arrived safely at Home I looked at the Fort Knox web site and learned the Tanks aren't in their Museum anymore.

    That is too bad. I have been down there multiple times since I was a kid
    to see the museum and tanks. Last time was probably in the early or mid 1990's, though. Was thinking I needed to go back sometime soon but I
    wonder what all they have to look at if all of the tanks are gone.

    IIRC, some of the tanks were not US tanks... I think they had at least one Panzer down there.

    Mike

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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to ED VANCE on Wed Jul 3 07:14:18 2019
    Ed wrote --

    In a Email I wrote to You I suggested that You stop at Fort Knox Army Base to
    see the Tanks at the Patton Museum as Your were on Your way Northbound towards my area.

    Nope, neither.
    I was wanting to but didn't. Mostly I just wanted a selfie in front of
    Ft. Knox. But I doubt anyone is allowed near that big pile of gold. :)
    Joe
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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Mike Powell on Wed Jul 3 10:52:00 2019
    07-02-19 19:05 Mike Powell wrote to ED VANCE about Friendly Advice - NOT! Howdy! Mike,

    I'm glad Joe didn't take my suggestion for a side-trip to Fort Knox.

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    In a Email I wrote to You I suggested that You stop at Fort Knox Army Base to see the Tanks at the Patton Museum as Your were on Your way Northbound towards my area.

    After You arrived safely at Home I looked at the Fort Knox web site and learned the Tanks aren't in their Museum anymore.

    That is too bad. I have been down there multiple times since I
    was a kid to see the museum and tanks. Last time was probably
    in the early or mid 1990's, though. Was thinking I needed to
    go back sometime soon but I wonder what all they have to look
    at if all of the tanks are gone.

    IIRC, some of the tanks were not US tanks... I think they had
    at least one Panzer down there.

    Last time I was at the Museum was in the late 1960's.

    IIRC, some of the tanks were not US tanks... I think they had at least
    one Panzer down there.

    I remember seeing German Tanks there too.

    Note: I had a Reply already written to You but MultiMail DOS didn't save
    the REP so I'm writing it again.

    These are the URL's I had in the first message:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Knox

    https://www.knox.army.mil/

    On that page is an article about the Base open to the public at 5 PM on
    July 4, 2019.

    The page has links on the right side of the page to:

    Fort Knox Installation Access Control
    &
    ID Requirements for Entering Fort Knox

    There is a Link to The Patton Museum at Fort Knox on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_George_S._Patton_Memorial_Museum

    These are links to Fort Benning:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Benning

    https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/

    Hope this helps.

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .

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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Mike Powell on Wed Jul 3 12:02:00 2019
    07-02-19 19:05 Mike Powell wrote to ED VANCE about Friendly Advice - NOT!

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    Here is the Link about Fort Knox Celebration tomorrow: https://www.knox.army.mil/KnoxInfo/Event.aspx?ID=0bf456e6-8b3a-41d5-8adb-2612c0886849

    I will split it up so it will fit in 80 columns -

    https://www.knox.army.mil/KnoxInfo/Event.aspx?ID= 0bf456e6-8b3a-41d5-8adb-2612c0886849

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .

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