Author: Michael

In April 2022, when the U.S. National Guard began pulling M113 armored personnel carriers out of storage to ship to Ukraine, the reaction was fairly consistent. Veterans, active service, and commentators alike called it “clearing out the cupboards.”
Ukrainian soldiers who had trained on Bradleys in Germany returned home to find boxy, vintage aluminum carriers waiting for them instead. Disappointment was the immediate reaction.
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Years later, the M113 is one of the more valued vehicles in Ukraine’s arsenal.

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