M88 recovery vehicle the hook

Any old Army guys drive one of these things.It weighed 60 tons and pulled dead tanks around.I did have a radio in it!

kgveteran01-19-2004 1:08am

watson0 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 12-14-2004 at 08:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Drove one and saw plenty in action. Heck of a wrecker.
watson0 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 01-12-2005 at 05:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A few years ago I was a Battalion Motor officer at Fort Hood. One summer we had a small tornado go through the field motor park. Wrapped my brand new Maintenance tent around the boom hoist. Looked like the artist "Christo" had wrapped my 88 in olive drab fabric.