M26 Pershing - The Tank Baron

Subscribe – http://goo.gl/wpc2Q1 A tribute to military historian and war veteran Fred Ropkey, who passed away in 2013 (footage from 2004). An ex-tank commander who experienced the horrors or real tank warfare first hand, Fred saw combat in the Korean War and was the first serious tank collector in the United States. Although no fan of war he knew that every tank, aircraft and piece of artillery he recovered was not only a work of exquisite design, but combined they represented the lives that had been lost, or saved, in conflict. Fred’s collection of arms grew, filling the vast family estate outside Indianapolis with military equipment, in the same way some people might fill their attic with comic books!