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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP03 Feb 2021 3:36 p.m. PST

Very nice!

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Glad you like it my good friend! (smile)


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Wolfhag Supporting Member of TMP07 Feb 2021 3:29 p.m. PST

Great job! Here is a scene to recreate:

Later in 1982, Israel again drew worldwide condemnation for failing to stop the massacre of Lebanese and Palestinian civilians in refugee camps Sabra and Shatila. A militia allied with Israel began killing inhabitants of the camps as Israeli forces stood by. The PLO also blamed the United States for not living up to the MNF agreements to protect civilians.

So when three Israeli Centurion tanks rolled to the MNF perimeter manned by the Marines, Capt. Charles B. Johnson stood still as the tanks stopped only within one foot of his face. A full five minutes later, the IDF commander dismounted to talk to the captain. The Israeli told the Marine the tanks were on their way to nearby railroad tracks. He then demanded to speak to a Marine general.

Johnson replied by repeating he had orders not to allow the tanks to pass. The Israeli told him he would drive through anyway and began to mount his tank. That's when the Marine drew his sidearm, climbed the lead tank and told the Israelis they could pass "over his dead body."

One account in the Washington Post even recalls Johnson jumping on a tank as it raced toward his checkpoint, warning the Israelis that the likelihood of shooting each other was going to increase. A UPI report at the time says Johnson "grabbed the Israeli lieutenant colonel with his left hand and pointed his loaded pistol into the air."

After a 50-minute stand-off, the tanks backed down and left the perimeter.

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tom dulski12 Jun 2021 6:16 a.m. PST

awesome post

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