06-25-2005, 10:37 PM
The Venerable Jeep,
If the 2 1/2 ton truck was the workhorse of WWII (and it was), then the jeep was the cavalry horse of the same era.
I was platoon leader of the 7th Infantry I & R platoon in Italy, France and Germany. I had 4 jeeps which were essential to our reconnaissance missions. The jeep's real name was truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4, G.P. (General Purpose). it's classic lines, it's capabilities, reliability and versatility will live forever in the minds of we who knew it.