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To: snippy_about_it

Anyone notice the two chunks of French controlled West Germany were at convenient "retreat/backstab" positions?

The airlift sounds pretty amazing in terms of equipment at the time.
Nowadays, it sounds paltry compared to what the C5's and C141's can do.
Too easy these days to forget the accomplishments of the previous generations.


27 posted on 01/28/2005 7:31:12 AM PST by Darksheare (Trolls beware, the icy hands of the forum wraith are behind you!)
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To: Darksheare
Too easy these days to forget the accomplishments of the previous generations.

Boy ain't that the truth.

62 posted on 01/28/2005 8:30:32 PM PST by SAMWolf (Never make the same mistake twice. There are too many new ones to try)
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