BRAT and the Kids of Warriors was honored to recieve the 2018 Beverly Hills Book Award for Young Adult Fiction.
An American Military Convoy in Europe Aims to Reassure Allies with Operation Dragoon Ride
In Brat: Kid’s of Warriors German kids come out to watch as U.S. Army tanks roll through their small villages in route to the Iron Curtain and Russian tanks pointed at them. Surely Jack McMasters would have picked up on this article about Polish kids coming out to see U.S. Army tanks rolling through their villages today, heading once again toward Russian tanks pointed at one of our allies. Go checkout Operation Dragoon Ride: An American Military Convoy in Europe Aims to Reassure Allies with Operation Dragoon Ride New York...
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Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns
Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns Laffey Enhanced Voiceover from Robert Clark https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4zkp7hvrgbcd7gd/D-qPNsG9ym?preview=Laffey+Enhanced+vo+3.wmv While on the USS Upshur Jack is told story about Merchant Marines trying to use U.S. Navy anti-aircraft guns to shoot down German Luftwaffe planes during World War II. In the story they have a very hard time firing them accurately. If you watch this video you’ll get some small appreciation about just how hard it is to accurately shoot a naval...
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Guard at the main gate into Fliegerhorst Kaserne 1938
Photo from De Hammer. The guard house in this picture is the same one you see in later photos when 4th Armored Division was at Cooke Barracks.
read more4th Armored Division World War II
4th Armored Division World War II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJRHPsv98tc Down at Property Disposal Ol’ Henry tells the brats a story about how 4th Armored rescued the 101st Airborne Division during WWII. That and other highlights of what 4th Armored did during WWII are depicted through Capt. Jack Holms story in this video.
read moreFlakabteirung Soldaten, a Luftwaffe anti-aircraft unit 1937
Photo from Horst W. Müller. This is the type of photo Charlie Carron showed Jack McMasters that first afternoon they met. Notice the soldiers are marching in the classic Nazi goose-step.
read moreFood rations while out on maneuvers
Photo from Bobby Raines. Also, if you are looking for some cooking equipment for your outdoor activity, Our company offers a grill and smoker, these materials are good and suitable for everyone’s need specially when on outdoors.
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I am a military brat—and I say that with great pride.