[Redleg Duke]

I had a battery in the Illinois Army National Guard, short two forward observer 1/4 tons and trailers. They finally arrived at the railroad yard at Camp Lincoln and were waiting on a low-boy to deliver to our armory in Chicago.

The war in question happened and I was advised that my vehicles and trailers were on board a C-141 bound for Israel.

Funny, they were never replaced, but I never doubted that they were well invested.

[DIRTYSECRET]

If my history is right Israel was caught off-guard, recovered and had Egypt’s crack 3rd Army surrounded when the Soviets threatened to get involved. That’s when Nixon raised the DEFCON level. What would Biden or Carter do?

[daniel1212]

I had a battery in the Illinois Army National Guard, short two forward observer 1/4 tons and trailers. They finally arrived at the railroad yard at Camp Lincoln and were waiting on a low-boy to deliver to our armory in Chicago. The war in question happened and I was advised that my vehicles and trailers were on board a C-141 bound for Israel. Funny, they were never replaced, but I never doubted that they were well invested.

Yes, and being so close to the Vietnam war provided and enabled lots of equipment to be transferred. But how Israel obtained its first military air craft is another story. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/beg-borrow-steal-part-2-the-formation-of-israels-air-force.96227/