Wow....that is weird to read. Hell, when I was stationed over in Germany in the late 90's during the drawdown, they still had some armored units there.
At least they're leaving under more favorable circumstances, not like in the T2k "Going Home" module where they had to abandon whatever armor they had left for the Germans (Correct me if I'm wrong there) with everything around them and at home in ruins. Strange world indeed...but not necessarily a bad one, all things considered.
Unfortunately, history goes in cycles, and I fear it's only a matter of time (perhaps not in our lifetime, but our children or great grandchildren's time) before those tanks return to the beaches again.
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