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BV-206
Here is an execellent example of a Haaglund BV-206 owned by Dan Emich |
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MVCC campsite at Camp Hale
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Erecting a tent
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Katie watches as the guys erect a tent.
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Russ Morgan's M-29 Weasel.
Nice day for a ride in a convertible, huh? |
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A weasel has no problem tracking through fresh snow.
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A view of our tents in camp.
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Brent Nelson
Brent Nelson and his son warm up after trying to get their truck unstuck from a snowbank. |
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Relaxing after playing outdoors
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Russ Morgan
Nice hat, dude! |
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A beautiful sunset in camp.
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Dan Emich poses with Dan Daru.
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Fox 31 TV
Dan, Colton, and Dan |
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MVCC members warm up their vehicles
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A view from the Fox 31 van
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We prepare to head out
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Preparing for the TV interview
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Dan Emich prepares to be interviewed on TV.
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Dan Daru hams it up for the camera.
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Vehicles parked at the base of Ski Cooper.
Dan poses next to Russ Morgan's M-29 weasel |
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A nice shot of a cargo sled towed behind a Weasel.
This sled was used by the 10th Mountain Div. |
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10th Mountain photo exhibit
Ski Cooper has a nice photo exhibit and plenty of 10th Mountain Div. memorabilia |
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Russ chats with Earl Clark
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Dan Emich posed with a 10th Mountain vet.
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Fred sets up his 37mm anti-tank gun.
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Russ Morgan's 'white' weasel
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Russ Morgan's 'green' weasel
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Fred's Husky parked at the base of Ski Cooper.
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A nice shot of our vehicles at Ski Cooper.
Look at that sky! |
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Dan Emich
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ID plate for the 37mm anti-tank gun
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A close-up of Fred's 37mm anti-tank gun.
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Fred's 37mm anti-tank gun
The vets really loved this piece! |
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Mark & Dan pose with a 10th Mountain Division vet.
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Vets admire the 37mm anti-tank gun
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Late afternoon at Camp Hale.
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Lew Ladwig
Lew poses with other Boy Scout leaders |
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A trail ride up the mountain.
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Members of the 10th Mountain Division Living History group.
Members of the 10th Mountain Division Living History Group prepare to shoot a documentary for PBS. The Group demonstrated how the 10th used their kit in combat. |
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Setting up the shot
Members of the 10th Mountain Div. Living History Group unload their gear to shoot the PBS documentary. |
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10th Mountain Division Living History Group
Members prepare to take their assigned positions in the forrest. Notice their equipement. |
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10th Mountain Div. Living History Group
These guys have awsome collections of authentic 10th Mountain gear. |
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Dan's BV-206 helped to transport the film crew.
Afterwards, we continued our trek up the mountain. |
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Another shot of the BV-206
A nice assortment of winter MVs. |
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Russ' weasel plows through deep powder
This is where the barracks were 60 yrs ago. |
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The Husky leads a group of weasels
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Russ drives uphill
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A weasel plows through deep powder.
Notice how deep the snow is! |
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Russ gives a driving demo.
Deep snow is problem for a weasel! |
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Another shot of the weasel
The weasels wide track provides plenty of flotation over deep snow. |
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Dan's BV-206 at the top of the mountain.
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At a view from 11,000 ft!
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MVCC members take a break
Craig Macho flew in from England to write an article for his magazine, Military Machines International. |
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The guys pose for a picture
This is Craig's 2nd visit to Operation Blizzard. |
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Craig Macho poses
Craig really enjoyed the shooting range. |
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