{"id":39810,"date":"2019-11-12T17:58:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=39810"},"modified":"2019-11-12T17:58:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:58:47","slug":"m-60-tank-found-a-good-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=39810","title":{"rendered":"M-60 tank found a good home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=KETR%20%23USMC%20%23historicalpreservation%20%23PotterCounty&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39811\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tank-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tank-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tank.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While working on a blog post for KETR-FM radio on a county courthouse restoration project in Fannin County, my memory drifted back to an earlier project in Potter County that involved the disposition of a piece of military hardware.<\/p>\n<p>The hardware was an M-60 battle tank that saw duty during Operation Desert Storm, the Persian Gulf War, in 1991. It sat in front of the Potter County Courthouse in Amarillo for a number of years. It was painted in &#8220;desert camo&#8221; colors and was quite the draw.<\/p>\n<p>Then the county applied for a grant from the Texas Historical Preservation Board to restore the courthouse to his original condition. One problem cropped up: the board couldn&#8217;t allow the tank to remain on the courthouse grounds, given that it wasn&#8217;t &#8220;historically accurate.&#8221; The tank had to go.<\/p>\n<p>The tank was moved in 2011 to the Freedom Museum in Pampa, about 60 miles northeast of Amarillo.<\/p>\n<p>According to County Judge Nancy Tanner, they moved the tank &#8220;very cautiously and tenderly&#8221; to the museum. The move was orchestrated by a former Marine, Paul Chaney, who is a good friend of Tanner and former Potter County Judge Arthur Ware, another Marine who saw combat duty during the Gulf War.<\/p>\n<p>Ware bristled initially at the Historical Preservation Board restriction on the tank. He relented finally, allowing the tank to move to the Freedom Museum, which houses assorted military memorabilia.<\/p>\n<p>I recalled the tiff that Ware got into with the historical preservation folks.<\/p>\n<p>I thought it would be worth remembering this episode, given that we have just honored our veterans for their service to the country. I also am gratified to know the M-60 tank that once greeted visitors to the Potter County Courthouse in Amarillo has found a good home just up the road a piece.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=KETR%20%23USMC%20%23historicalpreservation%20%23PotterCounty&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While working on a blog post for KETR-FM radio on a county courthouse restoration project in Fannin County, my memory drifted back to an earlier project in Potter County that involved the disposition of a piece of military hardware. 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