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Old 03-16-2015, 07:47 AM
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Default Abandoned 930 in Iraq

A friend of mine sent this to me, not sure what the story is!
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Old 03-17-2015, 02:16 AM
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Sad. A moment of silence, please...
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Painful photo ,,hope someone saves her ..............
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put a note under the wiper?
Old 03-18-2015, 07:49 PM
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Good luck getting it out of country...ISIS probably stuck an IED in there somewhere. Still looks beautiful in that horrible condition. The lines show through and you know you're looking at a classic!
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I remember seeing the collection of trashed Porsches, including a 959, in the rubble of sadamm son's palace after the 3/6 Marines leveled the dump. Sad, but gotta keep it in perspective.
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It looks like a model diorama.
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Anyone up for a SAR mission?
Old 03-19-2015, 10:37 AM
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That picture brings back a LOT of bad memories. The stench of that city is not easy to forget.
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Looks like Camden NJ to me
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Camden is pretty bad, drove past it once and it was awful.
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Great project car!
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Originally Posted by jbossolo
That picture brings back a LOT of bad memories. The stench of that city is not easy to forget.
If you were there in the service of our country....Thank You! Having barely avoided the great Vietnam snafu, I for one appreciate what our countrymen have done for us.

Now, if you were just there for a well earned vacation, then never mind....but who in their right mind would chose that spot for leisure time off!
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Well, I was there in 2004 with a paid vacation by the US ARMY. Not my preferred location, trust me. That picture is typical of the state of decay of the whole country. Not worth one American life.
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Was there in 2004 and 2010 courtesy of the USAF and couldn't agree more. I understand hindsight is 20/20, but agree, not worth one American life. What an absolute dump, well, except for Kurdistan.


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