Colonel Patton News Today

Following their initial deployment for testing, the M551 Sheridan saw widespread use in the Vietnam War. While the infantry were glad to see them on hand to provide direct fire support, they received marginal to mixed reviews from the crews and commanders.

During World War I, a Colonel Patton was asked to establish a Light Tank Training School, he trained on French tanks and established a school in a small French village called Bourg. One day, in 1917, the village Mayor complained that he, a Mayor, was not kept informed about the death of a soldier in his village. Colonel Patton was not aware of any such incident, hence, when the Mayor insisted that they visit the ‘grave’, the curious Colonel couldn’t refuse. They walked through the village...