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Many of us experienced a unique part of history patrolling the East German & Czechoslovakian Borders during the Cold war. Share those stories here with those who served on the border.

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Darrell W Williams  (Willie)

M151's Heater system. 7 Replies

Started by Darrell W Williams (Willie). Last reply by john dean Nov 27.

Jesse Kelley

Border Plaque, crossings, or just things you threw across the fence!!! 12 Replies

Started by Jesse Kelley. Last reply by Anthony G. Harrison Nov 27.

R Stanbery "Stan".

Border Patrol Equiptment...151 "Jeep" vs Hummer. Which was best? 10 Replies

Started by R Stanbery "Stan".. Last reply by R Stanbery "Stan". Nov 26.

Darrell Bullard (Bull)

First memories of the boarder 27 Replies

Started by Darrell Bullard (Bull). Last reply by Vearl Hughes Nov 18.

MAC

SIGNINT SITES 3 Replies

Started by MAC. Last reply by Lonnie Holcomb Nov 5.

Jeff Stamper

UFO's & OTHER WEIRD STUFF ON THE BORDER.... 5 Replies

Started by Jeff Stamper. Last reply by Lonnie Holcomb Nov 5.

Bill Underwood

Funny or Not So Funny Things That Happened At Border Camps 5 Replies

Started by Bill Underwood. Last reply by R Stanbery "Stan". Sep 2.

Ted Jones Jr.

David Hartman Documentary 7 Replies

Started by Ted Jones Jr.. Last reply by R Stanbery "Stan". Sep 2.

Stephen (STEVE-O) Bowen

Most Useless Vehicle on Patrol 25 Replies

Started by Stephen (STEVE-O) Bowen. Last reply by Richard Diersch Jul 23.

Patrick cavdoc Biddy

May 1st, 2009 Czech Republic 3 Replies

Started by Patrick cavdoc Biddy. Last reply by Dave Gettman Apr 21.

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Wayne Dixon Comment by Wayne Dixon on November 27, 2009 at 4:07pm
Mike as far as the bilge pumps, I don't know if there was any or not. Butch said the seals leaked a little. Yes, there was a retriver there for safety purposes, never know when we might have to bring one up or
out
Mike Kultgen Comment by Mike Kultgen on November 26, 2009 at 11:52pm
Whew, the closest I came to water in a 114 was the time we had to drive one across a floating pontoon bridge during AIT at Fort Knox with a D.I. in the TC hatch. Wayne, I just looked at your pics. Not alot of freeboard when its in the water. I forget, did they have bilge pumps like the 113's and 551's did? I see in one pic the boom from an M-88 standing by on shore just in case.
Wayne Dixon Comment by Wayne Dixon on November 26, 2009 at 3:42pm
Butch, we must have floated just before I took off for the states. the photo are not to hot after 45 years. They were small, I had to go in an work on them a little.
G. "Butch" Mundy Comment by G. "Butch" Mundy on November 26, 2009 at 3:09pm
Happy Thanksgiving to all . We used our M114s for a day or two in the winter of 64/65 be cause of a snow storm but they did not do much better then the M151s . We float our M114s ,could have been same time as your pictures Wayne ,all of them floated but we did have some seals leak on the drain plate.
Stephen (STEVE-O) Bowen Comment by Stephen (STEVE-O) Bowen on November 26, 2009 at 3:08pm
A'INT NO RAT,LIKE A BORDER RAT HAPPY THANKSGIVING BROTHER RATS!
Glenn Gutshall Comment by Glenn Gutshall on November 26, 2009 at 2:55pm
Happy Thanksgiving you border rats!
Wayne Dixon Comment by Wayne Dixon on November 26, 2009 at 1:44pm
I have loaded 4 shots from floating the 113 & 114 to my float Album
Lonnie Holcomb Comment by Lonnie Holcomb on November 25, 2009 at 11:43pm
in 83, we took the m60a3's in side that range ,but only because the thermal tank sight allowed us to observe well past the border with the laser range finders ability to range a target. This was to enhance the GSR teams. And no, it wasn't kosher as we always bugged out before dawn, heaven forbid if we got caught in broad daylight.
Stephen (STEVE-O) Bowen Comment by Stephen (STEVE-O) Bowen on November 25, 2009 at 8:12pm
It was 1K for tanks 500 meters for APC's,we occasionally took the 113's as a back up for the Jeeps. Got followed by a gold Mercedes once,we stopped the Jeep in the road,busted out of the treeline behind him with the 113. Turned out to be a SMLLM,couldn't do anything.
Mike Kultgen Comment by Mike Kultgen on November 25, 2009 at 7:22pm
We took 113's on patrol when Regt. approved and had them at op's many times. Although one had to be careful not to point the .50 cal towards the border. Same thing went for a Sheridan, the main gun had to be oriented away from the border.
 

Members (146)

Ted Jones Jr. Mike Kultgen Dave Gettman Stephen (STEVE-O) Bowen Robb Russell Patrick cavdoc Biddy Darrell W Williams  (Willie) R Stanbery "Stan". Edward (Gene) Beck Sean Dubee James Bigbie howard maxwell tritt curtiss vann Jeff Stamper Lonnie Holcomb Tom C Morse Don Pfoutz Robert D King Wayne Dixon Andrew Hirth MAC Bruce Lantz Pete Fahrenkrug Gary Gray David Zawicki Jim Ward Bryan Haberman Tommy E. Nester Wayne Nimmo Eric Heller
 
 

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