Monthly Archives: August 2022

Vet Encounters

Tim US Navy

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Here is a telephone encounter with Tim who works for Dakota Digital Automotive Instruments.  Tim was an electronics tech in the Navy 1982-1988.  Tim served us all on the USS California CGN-36 aka, the Golden Grizzly.  She is now decommissioned like many of the ships the Captain served on as well.  But Tim and I live on as veterans of the sea services.  Tim and I are both Golden Shellbacks meaning we crossed the equator at the date line and are shellbacks of the higest order.  You Navy Marines know what crossing the equator is all about.  If others want to know…Google it!  Ohra, I’m waiting for a picture of young Tim in uniform.

Awesome ship CGN-36 USS California at sea. This was Tim's home while deployed.
Command Post

Everybody loves carshows

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Everybody loves custom cars, new, vintage, original, restored. And everyone loves a Willys Jeep.  Meet a recent immigrant from Venezuela. She has only been here for two years. She speaks better english than the Captain speaks Spanish but I’m working on it.  I do know “dos cervezas por favor” hahah.  Anyway she and her amigo had a good time and I enjoyed meeting them very much.  They love and respect America.

Tough and ready at the Murray City car show
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Captain’s Ducking

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Captain has Ducked him! This is Eric and his awesome Jeep.  A verteran of the “Jeep Rubber Duckie Ducking thing” Eric was Ducked by the Captain after  Gartforvet’s first official offensive action of Ducking. Captain’s policy is to duck only once a day if ducking is required.  Eric was the first officially obtained and discharged Rubber Duckie Ducking of this 14 month campaign…hahaha.

BTW Eric’s Jeep, you can come see it on Sunday at the VFW car show.  She is a 1992, powered by a Chevy 350 V8, has 1 ton reenforced axels, 18″ ADS Quadrupal bypass gas shocks, 47″ tires, This Jeep has been to all the trails at behind the rocks in Moab, Utah.  Rick is from Colorado but grew up in Utah.  Rick and his girlfriend were super nice and I hope to see them again.

Patriots

Youth patriots

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The best part of the personal time spent at these events is meeting Patriots, and that includes young children of all ages.  Check out mini me Captain Alexander, aka Zander.  Zander will own a Jeep one day and not know why…or perhaps be a Marine Captain himself!  He was really special.  He even wanted to wear the Captain’s flight jacket.  He gives me faith in our youth.  Thanks for making my day “Zander”. Carry on my little Patriot!

Vet Encounters

Pack of Army Vets

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Meet a pack of Army veterans.  Marine surrounded by Army veterans.  Arne and Suzanne served together and met in the Army.  Suzanne served us all from 1973 to 1976 as a medical records technical Specialist 4.  Her husband Arne served us all from 1974 to 1977.  He was a combat engineer that worked on power generators that ran our camps when deployed.  Arne’s dad was a WW2 Marine that faught in the Pacific with the third Marine Division.  I eagerly await his Dad’s photo and information about his service so that we can honor him here on this site. Suzanne’s Dad also served us all in the US Navy and her brother also served in the US Air Force. Now Tom here in the photo was a Motor Transport soldier.  No wonder Tom is a car guy just like the Captain.  Great people, I very much enjoyed meeting them all and I hope to see them again at future functions.

Vet Encounters

US Army 1963-1964

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Meet another Army veteran.  Forgive me but I did not want to misidentify my Army friend here.  I met too many veterans and do not wish to get it wrong.  I’m sure I will see him again to get his correct first name.  This Army veteran served us all from1963 to 1964. He was what we call a “Cannon Cocker” an artillery guy.  

Hope to meet my Army vet again so that I may appologize and get his name correct.
Vet Encounters

Randy US Army

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Meet Randy US Army veteran, patriot and supporter of our veterans, first respnders and Gartforvets.  Thank You Randy, Randy served us all from 1975 to 1979. Randy served the Army as a Medical Tech and obtained the rank of Staff Sergeant despite some running around and time off on the golf course.  Proud of his service and you should see his awesome Ford she is perfect.

Randy Sergeant US Army
That is Randy's Ford very nice car.
Vet Encounters

Meet Michael a Marine

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Meet Michael he is a Marine.  He served us all from 1982 to 1992. Michael was a Sergeant and an “Admin Ranger” he was responsible for all our service record books both officer and enlisted.  He is highly motivated and pround to be a Marine.  He served under LtCol. Robert Neller who would later become the commanding General of the Marine Corps, the Commandant of the Marine Corps.