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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That is a really cool picture.

Wonder why that tank was left there. Was it lost in an exercise, was it intended to be used as for erosion prevention, was it target practice?

I think I have the answer, target practice:

In 1939, the  began to use the Culebra Archipelago as a gunnery and bombing practice site. This was done in preparation for the United States' involvement in WWII.