Half Track for Harry by bmac62
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Happy Birthday my friend! When I think of you I often associate you with being a World War II veteran of the US Army. And as the saying goes today, "Thank you for your service".
A few weeks ago we were in El Paso, Texas. Fort Bliss is there and is the home of the 1st Armored Division...a unit that I served in during the mid-1970s in Germany.
Obviously, we had to go through the 1AD museum:)
The half track above is also a WWII veteran. It is the M3A1 Half Track built by the Autocar Company, Diamond T Motor Company and White Company. These companies built 43,000 half tracks during WWII. They were used by the US Army and Marines, as well as the British Commonwealth and Soviet Red Army forces, serving on all fronts throughout the war.
Comments (21)
alanwilliams
beautifully put together Dana
jayfar
A super set of pics Bill and a great dedi.
Kaartijer
Nice work and dedication, Bill!
durleybeachbum
Harry will love it!
goodoleboy
Oh boy, nothing can be more appropriate for my birthday dedication than military equipment, especially from the big one, WWII. It gets my blood churning. Ironically, I was stationed at Ft Bliss, outside of El Paso, in the antiaircraft artillery unit, shortly after returning from overseas in the PI. But I digress. Neat set of variations performed on this cool halftrack, with that winch-looking device up front. Thank you so much for the fine thought and dedication, Bill, as I get one year older.
Faemike55
Great capture and series of postworks Wonderful dedications
FredNunes
Great work here Bill! :-)
jocko500
wonderful shot. saw you in the Last Week in the Gallery #52 also
whaleman
You made me remember how much I enjoyed being in El Paso. Always when I see the name I am thinking, "Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl. Nighttime would find me in Rosa's Cantina..." I need to find that Mexican girl soon!
helanker
Such a nice collage, you have made for Harry. Happy Birthday Harry :)
T.Rex
Beautiful photo and post work, Bill. My first armored vehicle model was a Monogram 1:35 scale mosel of this with the quad .50 AA gun. The doors could open. My, what fun I had with that model! Today I have a host of these by Airfix and a few by Hasegawa. Even in 1:76 scale they were lots of fun to asseble, and small enough to make a parade or disperse units on a battle field. I still have an old, unassembled Airfix model as a keep sake. And, they did great service during the Battle of the Bulge (ever check how many times they show up in photos from that battle?). If you have more photos of this fellow, please post! :-)
jendellas
Super captures!!
kgb224
Superb captures, collage and dedication Bill. Happy birthday harry. Happy new year to you and your loved ones. May 2014 be filled with blessings in abundance. God bless.
bobrgallegos
A super collage of great postwork Bill!! Happy New Year to You and Tara!!
MrsRatbag
Nicely done set of variations here, Bill; a perfect dedi for Harry!
RodS Online Now!
A very cool set of images, Bill! And yes - thank you for your service, both of you! Happy New Year to you and Tara!
flavia49
fantastic picture! Happy New Year 2014!
debbielove
With variations! I'm sure Harry would have loved this.. A top notch looking Half Track Bill, looking in great condition.. Well taken.. Rob
moochagoo
We have there in September. So interesting museum.
tennesseecowgirl
Great post for Harry!!! Happy birthday!!!
anahata.c
Really nice dedi for Harry---I saw it when it went up, but I'm finally commenting now. First, because it's of an amazing looking vehicle from WWII, and second because of your treatments, which are an homage to Harry's many treatments in his gallery. It's a terrifying-looking truck, defended by all that metal, and looking quite fierce for its size. I often wonder what soldiers hundreds of years ago would've thought if they laid their eyes on one of these: They may seem old, by today's weapons' standards, but they would've seemed like a godsend to soldiers in the Middle Ages. (In the Battle of Agincourt, the big innovation was long bows. Imagine what the Brits would've thought had they had one of these.) Your variations are in true harry style, Bill, and I'm always happy when people honor a veteran---like yourself. A very fine upload for Harry. (In his comment, he wrote, "after returning from overseas in the PI." That's such an easy phrase, but I can't imagine what it was like for him and others to return from there. That part of WWII seemed overwhelming, it seemed some of the most overwhelming battle in the history of battle. I just can't imagine what it was like to fight the Japanese Military in those agonizing years. It has to change one for life. And we should honor such people, yes...)