Met the former driver of my Deuce

[O.D. Fever]

Today at our surplus store a young man stopped in and inquired about the trucks out front. He then shopped for an hour or so, bought some stuff and then left. He did not make it very far, he stoped at one of the Duece's got out, stared at it, walk aroud it, and drove back to the store. He came in and said I from the 1460 TC out of Midland MI. and that was my truck in Iraq.. That was the best truck in Iraq, who added the winch? I said I did because another customer did not want the winch on their truck and we wanted one on the shop Duece. So to make a long story short, he wants his truck back. This truck is our shop truck to do pick ups and gun shows, so the price is very high. I told him I can always find another Duece and I would work with him on the price.... I am such a sap.. there goes another of my babies.. He earnd it,I just fixed it... Oh well.. Need another Duece. Joe

 

[FMJ]

Make that soldier a deal!, what an awesome story!

 

[319]

Cool story, i'd ask him if he has pictures, and if so, post them!

 

[natem]

Outstanding.....I hope he's bringing it back to Midland.

 

[two.fiveM35]

Thats a great story, I'd love to meet the guy that drive my truck.

 

[O.D. Fever]

He says he has some pics and will bring them. Yes Ill give him a deal. I'll post the pics when I get them. He also said thats not the same tarp I had on her. He named the truck the Millenium Falcon, and got in trouble for it. It still says Falcon on the drivers windshield, the passengers side has been changed. Thats what stopped him in his tracks.. It was his handy work.

 

[mattg2448]

Wow, that's amazing! I would love to hear the stories about GIs and my truck, it could keep me occupied for days!

 

[O.D. Fever]

That is the Millenium Falcon in my Avitar.

 

[clinto]

That is an amazing story. What a small world!

 

[gunboy1656]

That is pretty cool.

And here is was excited that I picked up a truck and trailer from the same unit. Not too many can say they own the truck they were responsible for in the service.

 

[KsM715]

Thats cool, Hopefully you guys can get some documentation (aka a paper trail) on the truck, that way he can pass it on to his grandkids and they can have some proof that it really was the truck he drove "back in the war"

 

[Buzz]

thats a cool story, makes you wonder what or where the trucks some of us drove in the service are today.

 

[O.D. Fever]

One thing he said today was that he had a Gerber pocket knife out and was slicing somthing and they came under fire, he dropped his knife and it went down the defroster vent..He never got it back. I'll let him look for it. He also said they put in the heater kit and it never worked. It was not installed right. They dented the box and locked up the fan, it blew the fuse link, I fixed the dent and removed the link and installed the removable fuses. He looked at me and we said nothing.. He put the heater in and screwed it up...HI HI Love your GI'S Joe

 

[dozer1]

Great story. Let us know if he finds the pocket knife. I got a kick out of the heater kit story. Glad he found his truck.

 

[O.D. Fever]

Dozer1, you would not believe how stimeied that man was. He was blowed back in time. I think he cried all the way home, he called his wife, and his brother. He will get this truck even if I have to a take loss. He had all the missing pieces and new the truck. He had a hard time walking and getting into his truck to leave. I spent two hours with him on my day off ( my pleasure ) Makes a man feel good..... Joe P.S. He walked fine when he came, He was just overwhelelmed with memories.

 

[wreckerman893]

O.D.,

You are the Man. There are a lot of people that would never consider what a vehicle could mean to a veteran.

I still have fond memories of the deuce I drove in Germany back in the 70's.

That truck can help him heal in ways that modern medicine never could.

I salute you Sir.

 

[wsucougarx]

Wow, I got the chills reading through this story. What an incredible story. Goes to show you, you never know what our trucks have been through and the memories it made for our fellow brother/sisters in arms. That's the main reason I am a purist with these trucks. Can't get myself to torch them or alter them too much. The trucks just have a story to tell. Some day I hope to connect with someone who drove them.

 

[pvtjorge]

The story is heart warming. You will be blessed for how ever you can help this Hero out.

 

[cpf240]

**** you! I think I got something in my eye...

 

[mikey]

This story is unbelievable, yet I believe it. Oh the irony...

OD, regardless of whether or not you take a loss, pm me your your surplus store info. It would be my pleasure to purchase from you.

Mikey