 The last U.S. combat heavy battle tanks are leaving Germany. Twenty-two M1 Abrams tanks are loaded and securely fastened on the rail cars at the Theater Logistics Support Center Europe's railhead in Kaiserslautern Germany. The M1 is a third-generation battle tank that entered service in 1980. It's known for traits like heavy armor, mobility, and a design for modern armored ground warfare. Being part of this last movement brings back a lot of memories. I was here for an 83, I lived most of the Cold War, and when I see pictures of this, it reminds me of empty towers, the wall of East and West Berlin, things that have already changed over the years. This is just the last capital to an era that I was lucky enough to have lived through. The tanks are transported to the Port of Brimmerhaben, where they are loaded and made ready to set sail back to the United States. I feel proud that they selected us to do this. It's kind of cool because our company is the 529th Honor Guard and they named the ship as Honor, so I feel pretty privileged to be guarding these tanks. After loading the final battle tank, named Kasseloka, the gate is closed and the ship leaves Port, taking with it the end of a chapter in international military history. Reporting from Brimmerhaben, Germany, I'm Army Sergeant Benjamin Bogus, 21st Theater Systemic Command.