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You'll and yer whole crew will be missed AND talked about PB, Right now our crew will be Sammy (Ace-71) Danny Cochron (Ace--King Kong-71) John Dodd (Misfits--68) Jack Cole (standby crew for Nancy 68-69??) and myself----after that?--who knows---Driver

The Ace of Spades will be in Crossville TN. June 3rd, 4th, and part of the day the 5th, for a Veterans deal, If your around make sure you stop by the truck and say hi------------Driver

Thanks guys---We used just about anything to sit on Jeff, like you say--seats out of M-37 or anything else, in the 5 tons alot of the time the inner armor was lower then the outter so it was easy to just set a seat on the inner and bolt it to the outter, most M-37s were single walled so it was a...

Thanks MD---how about heavy equipment?----dozer, scraper, something like that?-----Driver

Could be---It also kinda looks like one of the old bomber seats the rat rodders used (use) Wonder if it could be from an aircraft???????--------Driver

Here's another photo of a gun jeep with the 572nd Gypsey Bandits---looks like the same type of seat----I have looked around on some M-113 sights but can't find a seat that looks like the gunners seat in either photo-------Driver

Ron Smith from Pensacola that has built the replica 5 ton gun truck Black Widow is now trying to replicate a gun jeep that his unit (the 360th trans) had in VietNam, its about done but he cannot find the rear seat that was in it, at the time it was thought to be a APC seat but we are not...

I don't think many are out that way---Illinois, Tennessee, Florida, and a tribute truck somewhere around Kansas City----------Driver

Good idea Rich----See ya there------Driver

NO I don't Rich----James lists it in his book as 359th, but there was that QNSC (QUI Nhon Support Command) and things got switched around a bunch, that'll be a good one to work on----I'll call Lofts I remember him talking about Otto----Good to hear from ya Rich---going to the Gathering this...

Well----if I remember right it was (about) a few hundred pounds of armor, two or three M-60s, 4 hopefully 5 thousand rounds of 7.62, a mini can of 40MM HE rounds and of coarse the M79, M16 with as many bandilers of ammo you can get, a few pencil flares, your .45 and a little fuel----good to...

Mad Dog Those glass blocks were just that, I counted the number of glass layers one time on Eve but where thats at who knows, We called em vision blocks, layers of glass with a film between, some trucks put them to the inside others out, they were included in the armor kits-----it was kinda a...

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523rd did when we were out of Cha Rang valley, but when they moved up north around Danang some guys ran them without---some even ran with just those little side boards on the sides in front but not on the drop sides and no headboard--so he can probably be correct any way he wants to run...

Man---Vin---What a great time that was, gotta get back there and do it again, I can't imagine crewing anywhere not dressed up, hauling its one thing, but if its crewed???? there's only one way, when it rains, oil the guns and put rain gear on, when it quits--wipe off guns, take off rain gear...

Most my trips on these trucks were running alone, that being said I also agree that trip planning with the local and state laws being checked out should take place, but then again is a legal gun legal or not, never have run with live guns stateside, let me ask this---Is there anywhere a dummy...

I have around 15,000 miles on these trucks stateside, only once have we been ask to cover the guns ( GA I think ) if you don't have the guns on all you have is a really neat looking battery truck, I've been through at least 17 states with NO PROBLEMS-----one tour was 11 days, 2418 miles, 13...

Well----there goes getting a couple gun trucks to go----can't have a gun truck with no weapons now can ya---crap--------------Driver

Is that V-100 Commando still around Here?---Jeff Houghton posted this video over on the gun truck sight---It says Long Binh---But at 48 seconds you'll see the Ace and Born Loser, and you may even see someone you may know on those Vs------ at Camp Evans--71...

Parades and maintenence only?----that mean all the MVs gotta be trailered to Iola?--only been there one time but if thats true wouldn't it about do that gathering in?????