American Military Might: Armored Combat Power
In Brat: Kids of Warriors when the kids first arrive in Germany they stay in a medieval castle where they see a knight’s armor. In that scene Queenie tells Lt. Col. McMasters that because he is a tanker he is a modern day knight. This video does a good job showing you the transition from a medieval knight’s suit of armor to modern tank warfare. Looks like Queenie might have been correct. Early on Charlie tells Jack that his family had been stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and that his father Lt. Col. Carron had been responsible for designing the new tank range at Knox. If...
Read MoreThe PX at Cook Barracks
This is where Kevin Duncan would go to get his resupply of Bazuka Bubble Gum.
Read MoreHanger down at the Flugplatz
Photo from Art Stoike Can't you just picture Jack McMasters running into Kerrigan's sidekick Tony Keech when he trying to find Ryan.
Read MoreThe Nazi pillbox in the woods behind The Glass House
Photo from Ralf Stumpf. In the book BRAT: Kids of Warriors, this was the location of the great Cowboy and Indian war. You are seeing the pillbox from the front, but from behind it was almost impissible to spot.
Read MoreBack stairs down into the Nazi Pillbox
Photo from Ralf Stumpf. In Brat: Kids fo Warriors these are the stairs Queenie came out of when the Indians were attacking.
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I am a military brat—and I say that with great pride.