A veteran stole a Patton tank and went on a rampage in 1995

LTC (Join to see) so I was a Automotive Maintenance Platoon Leader at 11th AcR Ft Irwin CA during this incident. Man people were running in opposing concentric circles screaming when this happened. We had to walk motorpools and triple check security. We were already securing vehicles and motor pools and checking motor pools multiple times during unoccupied hours. What a goat dance.

So glass half full, his rampage validated the unit's maintenance program as it ran for hours without blowing a major assembly or throwing track.

I was in officer candidate school when this happen. I did not know that 8 years later I would belong to a sister battalion located in Carlsbad, San Diego that was getting deployed to Utah for operation Noble Eagle 3. A one-year deployment for Homeland Security . That tank being stolen was a big embarrassment to the California Army National Guard. What am I San Diego officer candidate School buddies set of discs I would pull up to the neighbors and say hi, I'm Joe the plumber! And then drive off with the tank. He was a former tanker Hulu how to get it started cuz it's pretty easy. Now, they disconnect the battery so this can't be done so easily and I believe they padlocked the hatches as well. The media blames the officers for shooting the guy but he knew what he was doing and he was purposely trying to run the tank over the center divider to go against traffic. So social justice Warriors can kiss my bottom because this guy was trying to kill people!

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
SSG Steven Mangus COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC (Join to see) CPT Jack Durish

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