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Originally Posted by Dozer523
An old Tanker explained it to me, this way. . .
"EVERYbody love da Armahh,
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My uncle was an Infantry Platoon Leader in the 30th ID during WW2 and literally walked across most of Central Europe...and he thought the "Armahh" were a bunch of prima donna pussies. He used to say that the "Armahh" would go speeding by, waving, shouting, spraying dust or mud...until they hit resistance and lost a tank or two. Then they would take up overwatch positions and await the Infantry to push forward and engage and clear the enemy before advancing once again. He used to chuckle whenever somebody talked about the heroics of the "Armahh" or he heard Gerry Owen being played.
OTOH, when I was drafted, he told me that I should think about the "Armahh" because they did get to ride everywhere they went.
Personally, I'm glad I ignored his advice and did it my way.
Richard's $.02
