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My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - 3_7_I_Recon - 06-04-2008
We attended a memorial service at the Korean Wwar Veteran's Memorial in a nearby town. My grandpa got to take a ride in the jeep. He said he'd like to have a quarter for every mile he put on one of them things. He hasn't sat in one in since he was in the service.
My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - Walt's Daughter - 06-05-2008
I bet THAT brought back some memories, probably not ALL good! Ah the sound of the engine starting up, the feel of the seat and... Great photo Brooke!
My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - CaptO - 06-05-2008
The first vehicle I ever actually drove was an old surplus JEEP. I don't know how old it was; probably not too old because it was put in the hands of a 15 year old. This was the vehicle that a partner of my dad had on our hunting lease near Menard, TX (a one horse burg in the middle of the state.) If I find some pictures I will scan them. Apparently they were very easy to drive - I never stalled it once. This is not true for the first time I tried my brother's 320i BMW a couple of years later when I could hardly get it out of first gear!
My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - roque_riojas - 06-05-2008
HEY JOE; REMEMBER RIDING IN A JEEP IN WINTER WITH THE WINDSHIELD
DOWN AND COVERED. FELT KINDA COOL. M-1 IN MY PAGE THERE IS A PIC.
OF A JEEP BEING PUSHED BY A 6BY6 ACROSS A SWOLLEN CREEK, MAYBE
YOU CAN SHOW IT. Rocky
My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - CaptO - 06-05-2008
To the rescue!!
And here are the other great Riojas photos. . .
Rocky,
I was looking at a website for the MNF (Multi-national Force) west in Iraq, and guess what I saw. . . The Bull-in-a-jug among about 20 other unit insignias running across the top of the screen. I immediately thought of you! I'm afraid I can't link to it as it was on out classified network. Here's an un-class site.
The proud legacy marches on.
My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - roque_riojas - 06-05-2008
To the rescue!!
And here are the other great Riojas photos. . .
Rocky,
I was looking at a website for the MNF (Multi-national Force) west in Iraq, and guess what I saw. . . The Bull-in-a-jug among about 20 other unit insignias running across the top of the screen. I immediately thought of you! I'm afraid I can't link to it as it was on out classified network. Here's an un-class site.
The proud legacy marches on.
Thanks for the pics.CaptO. Water was springtime off mtns. Other pic. An Italian girl, my buddy
Kenneth Ryan and Myself. Left a comment in the 34th web. Rocky
My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - CaptO - 06-05-2008
Here is the aforementioned Jeep. I doubt if it were any earlier than a mid-late 70's model. Any Jeep experts in the house?
My grandpa's ride in an Army Jeep - Walt's Daughter - 06-05-2008
Here's some jeep sites