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Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
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Neil_Baumgardner
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:00 am Post subject: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
M20 M75 Some form of armored dozer - can anyone identify? Neil

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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:13 am Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
Looks like a D7 CAT to me, Wonder what's up with the home made armor. The art work is definitely over the top. Is that an F15 in the background? _________________ Joe_D

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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
Odd positioning - did Katrina do that? _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:47 am Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
- Joe_D Is that an F15 in the background? Yep, so I dont break the pics-per-thread rule, her's some links: F-15A Eagle img.photobucket.com/al...0_8856.jpg YF-102 Delta Dagger img.photobucket.com/al...0_8859.jpg A-26 Invader img.photobucket.com/al...0_8861.jpg F-86D Sabre img.photobucket.com/al...0_8862.jpg Here's some more info on the airpark www.122nd.com/ Neil

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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
- TrevorLarkum Odd positioning - did Katrina do that? Not quite certain... The Stuart had a shackle on it, and I think the M75 had been moved intentionally... But for all I know that's where the M20 came to rest... Like I said, the museum isnt technically open... Neil

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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
LA NG did a great job with museums at one time prior to Kat...but the other great one they have is in Alexander which has a much larger outdoor display...and in better shape...of course along with the little 5 ID park on Fort Polk which has a bunch of outdoor displays too..love to see the post kat pictures though of the Barracks... _________________ \"No babe, all M60A3s are not the same\"

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:23 am
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I wrote the museum and asked about the bulldozer, and they told me the history of it...

The D-7 was up armored during Desert Shield and was used by the 256th Engineer Brigade. The dozer was brought back after Operation Desert Storm. The painting was originally done in theater by a member of the Louisiana National Guard, and has been over painted by the same person several times since.

Stan Amerski (Curator Jackson Barracks Military Museum)

Wikipedia has a good article about the newer armor kits purchased for D7's and D9's. Look under "armored bulldozers".

Apparently the desert terrain allows use of armor on the bulldozers, and the jungle clearing in SE Asia did not. This Military.com article describes the difficulties faced by jungle busters.

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:09 am Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
Some of those images of the interior of the museum and displays are heart breaking.....

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
In the second photo is a hard-top Gamma Goat. Never seen that before. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
Dennis, Thanks for the info. Any chance you could write back and inquire about the status of the FT-17, and an Iraqi MT-LB that was previously seen there? Thanks, Neil

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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:51 am Post subject: Re: Jackson Barracks #3: M20, M75 & armored dozer
- Neil_Baumgardner M20 Neil Thanks for those, Neil. Mah' Daddy used to drive one a' them. Like he is here.... _________________ "All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"

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