tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59152053946091327172024-03-22T18:05:56.110-07:00Stukas Over Stalingradretropotamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779862743778025558noreply@blogger.comBlogger772125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915205394609132717.post-64417611993343656012022-04-12T14:34:00.006-07:002022-04-12T14:34:42.185-07:00M4A3 TANK<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"> An M4A3 tank located at the New Orleans National World War II Museum. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEEw8I1W60hMLYFyrgd96xtjM-X9xHYQYw0FX_f4yb8efxoHNONAQPLo_DTLd1Uhe3arkrjIri03o40hDDzBMsdfAgsCrnL_HsmHYy4FMSPPmwPdUGqm_8kcIb7aovYJd44j43f1g5sy9bPyR6fIVQEhTHWst5U-BWjtOg_mE6hbTLYEKzvrel00l/s1200/M4A3_tank_at_the_National_World_War_II_Museum_in_New_Orleans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEEw8I1W60hMLYFyrgd96xtjM-X9xHYQYw0FX_f4yb8efxoHNONAQPLo_DTLd1Uhe3arkrjIri03o40hDDzBMsdfAgsCrnL_HsmHYy4FMSPPmwPdUGqm_8kcIb7aovYJd44j43f1g5sy9bPyR6fIVQEhTHWst5U-BWjtOg_mE6hbTLYEKzvrel00l/w400-h300/M4A3_tank_at_the_National_World_War_II_Museum_in_New_Orleans.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p>retropotamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779862743778025558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915205394609132717.post-51837711537844560242020-12-09T17:37:00.003-08:002020-12-09T17:40:59.499-08:00Marines Smoke Out the Japanese<p> Stunning video footage of US Marines smoking out the Japanese at Iwo Jima.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62Xk9ENdW32w9e5_UJYDabPS5ZCrK07QdYM5vxkY2nAXkBl_gpaGaFlGqbDgNZ54Ldj9n_d8Jj5_x0Kv7knj9-oeNoJlweQXuVUUwPVdlLH4qQI-N8FW5QnPSnk_7YoMluATAyrnxbjY/s640/gettyimages-mr_00092396-640x640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62Xk9ENdW32w9e5_UJYDabPS5ZCrK07QdYM5vxkY2nAXkBl_gpaGaFlGqbDgNZ54Ldj9n_d8Jj5_x0Kv7knj9-oeNoJlweQXuVUUwPVdlLH4qQI-N8FW5QnPSnk_7YoMluATAyrnxbjY/s320/gettyimages-mr_00092396-640x640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ra2aOsQcIew" width="320" youtube-src-id="ra2aOsQcIew"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>retropotamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779862743778025558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915205394609132717.post-23177229205674134082020-05-29T12:59:00.000-07:002020-05-29T12:59:20.379-07:00Matchbook Postcard - Condor Field, Twentynine Palms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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