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Labor Day Weekend

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Saturday at Lagoon Park.  Labor Day starts the count down of Summer days.  If you are thinking of blowing up your summer with a bash at Lagoon Park then you will see me there.  I will be with 50 other classic cars set up inside the park.  Sorry you have to purchase entry fee but if you are going there anyway I will be there! Should be fun come on up! I will have Gunship Winnebago and Little Glory the Jeep.  Saturday September 3rd.

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I will be at Magna,Utah VFW show on Monday Labor Day September 5th. Wonder what I will drive out to that one? Yes of course the Jeep will be there but what else?

Be there or be square come see the Captain support the VFW and Gartforvets.org
Magna Show is a good one please come out and support this show and my campaign.
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Jeep Rally!

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I can’t thank Commemorative Air Force Utah Wing, Colonial Flag, Queen of Wraps and of Course Kaiser Willys enough for their support for our campaign.  This was a fun event and all the particpants were very generous and so very nice.  I sure hope to see many of them again this year and perhaps during my cross country trip! Enjoy the video and stay in touch everyone.  If you didn’t make this event make the next one.  Ohra…

Special Thanks to Otis for the drone/video work at Brokenbranchez Productions!  BTW that is Otis’s Jeep right there in Battle Ship Gray.

1st of 5 Willys Jeep Rallies Sponsored by Kaiser Willys and Gartforvets.
Great Venue at the Heber, Utah Wing of the Commorative Air Force
Gunship Winnebago "Marine's Dream was ready for action
Our Jeepers came from as far away as Colorado. Jamie, Eric, Parker, Doug, Michael, John, Eddie, Tom, Andy, Otis, Ryan, Ed, Scott, their families and many visitors
So glad a chance meeting found Michael who was all over this event.
Very cool wagon and our only Jeep Gal, she had it all going on with this great wagon
Yes Yes A1's were allowed they are JEEP!
I met Otis and his Jeep at my show in Murray, Utah. Otis did our video work! Thank You Otis
M38 competition for the Captain's M38
Many lookers from new paint to rustic patina Jeeps are awesome no matter how you drive them.
This V6 1966 CJ5'er started out feeling like an outsider with those civilian round fenders...but that ended fast we all love Jeeps!
As a matter of fact the Captain was compelled to "Duck" the CJ Jeep after reminicing the good old days when he owned a 1967 Cj5.
I wish all the Jeeps had made the drive but some had other places to be down the road! Maybe next time after seeing the video they will run with us.
We even took the time to run by the working Vintage Steam train museum "Heber Creeper Rail.
Doug and the Dummy was freaking everyone out...
Everyone voted for their favorite Jeep and Doug won this time. His Jeep was very pretty and very clean a little to clean, but a win is a win! Check her out!
A break from the guns, the paratroopers, and grunts here is a recruiter's Jeep
No wonder it is spotless!
Little Glory takes a back seat on this day to the older pretty WW2 Jeep winner today.
Kaiser Willys Sponsored and supplied many gifts and prizes like this neon clock for Doug the winner of the day voted on by all the Jeepers.
Lining up, not all but enough to turn many heads in town.
Command Post for all the campaign events Marine's Dream Gunship Winnebago. She will be 50 years old during the cross country trip next year!

Pleas all Jeeper’s send me your photos, I want to see and post more!  Thank you all so much.

TheCaptain@gartforvets.org or Dropbox please.

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Gunship Winnebago Deployed

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First time deployed…Gunship Winnenago “Marines Dream” at the VFW car show on 8/20/22.  Little Glory is beside her and both will cross the USA May 23 to July 26 2023.  The Captain will be driving the Jeep all the way and a crew of veterans will be driving the Gunship as the Command Post which will act as the CP at each event location during the cross country trip.

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Family Update

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Army, Marines, Navy, family update!

Now here this… Arne and Suzanne have followed up with the Captain as ordered.  Check these photos out!

Ladies first Suzanne before she met Arne in the Army. Suzanne is the good looker second row from the front 2nd one in from the left. Classic photo love it.
Now Arne a single guy before he met the love of his life in the Army! I can't pick him out! I'm sure he will give me an update when we meet again, I don't want to guess. Can you pick him out see below.
Ok I'm going to say top row but thats all let me know what you think.
Arne's father WW2 Marine who served in the Pacific. His Dad top row 4th fomr the right.
Classic boot camp graduation photo every Marine cherishes. All Privates look at those old salts in center Sergeant and Private First Class I winder where they all went and served. Were that at Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Tarawa, god knows and how many made it home?
Like many famlies of that time Arne's Dad and his two brother's all served in WW2. Here is Arne's Dad in the middle of his two Navy Brothers. All came home.
Super classic war time photo. Arne doesn't know where this photo was or what unit Dad served. But looking at it very few Marines wore the "Frog" camo trousers his dad is wearing. Was he a Raider? I'm not sure. From boot to combat veteran in the middle of it all in the Pacific.
This is not his Dad but the sign is where his Dad served. Not sure if this is a local logo to a Company or area of operations for a campaign, but it is a clue.
Now this is cool beans! We don't know if Arne's Dad wrote this or copied is or what but this is a cool WW2 war time peak at history and service branch rivalry. Thanks to Arne the Army hahah for sharing his Dad's memorabilia from WW2.

Suzanne's Dad US Navy

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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.

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I’m sorry everybody

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Car show today August 6th at The Commemorative Air Force wing in Heber, Utah is the greatest but I will not be able to make it.  It pains me very much because this is one of my favorite events. A great car show around airplanes and then the big band swing dance at night in the hangar bay! If you are still plannig on going please do so it is a great time.  I’m very sorry I could not make it.  I will be at the Car show next Saturday August 13th at Murray City Park and I have a big surprise for that show.  Please come see me there.

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Gunship Winnebago!

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I wanted to surprise everyone at events but I couldn’t help myself. Queen of Wraps Salt Lake City has come through! Our newest Sponsor has gone over the top for the Captain and this campiagn by demonstrating their support for our military, veterans and first responders!
Marines have landed!
No other place to consider a quality installed wrap!
Ready…………………Lets Roll!
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Marine encounter

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Well here is Garry with two R's, another Marine I met today. He was a Sergeant who served from 1972-1976. He was a Parris Island Marine recalled immediately his graduation in December 12th, 1972 qne was in Platoon 1072. He served on both east coast and west coast was an electircian tech worked on generators then became the company nuke/bio/chemical defense specialist.