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Road signs you don't commonly see...

By The Armorer on August 13, 2006 | | Comments (3)

...unless yer one of us.

Some good advice - at least if they're US troops...

One of the many things I liked about Fort Irwin was the historical nature of these signs. I can't find my pic of the PzIV sign...

Sherman Tank Crossing at Fort Irwin (along Barstow Road)

M60A2 Tank Crossing sign at Fort Irwin (along Goldstone Road)

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By Beth on August 13, 2006 8:40 AM
you ought to add the goose crossing sign at Ft. Leavenworth!
 
By KCSteve on August 14, 2006 4:08 PM
My favorite 'related' sign would be the 'CAUTION: LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT!' sign they have (had) at the US Army Yuma Proving Ground. It's along the road where it runs along the edge of a valley. There's a helicopter depot in the valley. What makes that particular sign so impressive is that it's in letters nearly six-feet high - and all one line as the sign is also only six-feet high. Still had a few clips out of it that looked like they'd match up with landing skids...
 
By Karla (threadbndr) on August 14, 2006 4:14 PM
LOL Wonder if the one at the Fort Riley range is still there "No Stopping or Standing: Stationary Vehicles may be mistaken for Targets" Then there's that side road that (before the post was closed and they put in the bypass) was the quickest way from I-70 thru Old Post and Ogden towards the Manhattan airport. It ran alongside the golf course for a good bit. I was driving along it one Sunday around noon with a friend of mine who was stationed there with the Quarter Cav. :PLONGGGGGG: Something hit the truck like the trump o' doom. I pulled over, thinking *I*'d hit something. We looked over the tires, looked under the undercarriage to see if I'd snagged something, popped the hood and checked radiator and belts (remember this is c 1978 and we were two young ladies in their Sunday go to meeting best). Pretty soon, there's this sheepish shout from the golf course. "M'am, I think that incoming round was my golf ball." I've driven past plenty of 'range warning' signs, but the only time I've been hit was by that stray drive!!!
 
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