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It's been about 1.5 years since Proud American convoyed out west. Can we get an update on her status and that of the museum she is supposed to be displayed in?
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Honoring the Proud American Gun Truck
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Well it is winter currently and so we have some of our vehicles, including the Proud, in covered storage. Events will start up again come spring.
We are making progress on building a full time facility to house all the vehicles and display them.
To learn more about our progress being made on the full time interactive facility:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26uxs3GnCxI&t=4s
We are making progress on building a full time facility to house all the vehicles and display them.
To learn more about our progress being made on the full time interactive facility:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26uxs3GnCxI&t=4s
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OK it's been another year. No updates, no contact, no pics???
Did I screw up??
Did I screw up??
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Yeah! All the guy did was give you a handful of thank you and a pocket full of much oblige. If he had any honor he would bring it back to you.
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Don't personally know the "agreement" made about the Proud.....if other has not honored his obligation, then I wouldn't hesitate to ask for her return. PB has ALWAYS been a stand up troop in my experience .....on here AND in real life. There is not a member I'd trust more.....
If we can help in ANY WAY, let us know PB.
If we can help in ANY WAY, let us know PB.
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sounds like its time to repo the proud
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Time to bring Proud back to its home, with PapaBear.
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Well, there is a really good Military Museum in Lexington, Nebraska and another huge one (I think in Dubois, WY). Seems to me it should go somewhere else......
Here's the website: https://www.freedomvehicles.org/ Nothing there but asking for money.
(Also, he hasn't been on here in almost a year)
Here's the website: https://www.freedomvehicles.org/ Nothing there but asking for money.
(Also, he hasn't been on here in almost a year)
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There is one in Dubois. They have a quad .50 gun truck. It’s not built to any specific truck, but it sure looks nice! A friend took these pictures which were taken inside the soon to open museum. It was scheduled to open around Memorial Day weekend. Not sure how the current brouhaha is going to affect that date. Here’s their website: https://nmmv.org/
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That looks impressive jeffhuey1n!
Huge amount of rolling stock......
Huge amount of rolling stock......
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Shame that is not the guy who got Papabear's "Proud American"
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That GT is built like the GT "NANCY"!!!
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Any word PB?
Anything we can do?
Not looking to cause trouble, but I remember crawling all over Proud......
I'd be glad to assist.
Anything we can do?
Not looking to cause trouble, but I remember crawling all over Proud......
I'd be glad to assist.
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No thank you Tony. I'm just letting it go.
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Copy that PB. God has a plan and everything works according to the HIS will!!
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It's just too bad, there's TWO really good MV museums literally a few hours from where it is..... 
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Let's remember...things happen...even to good people with good intentions but it would be nice to have SOME kind of update.
If I got taken advantage of, it won't be the first time, and probably not the last. I'll leave the judging and the punishment (if any is due) to our Good Lord.
I did what I did in good faith in hopes Proud American and the crew who fought her would be spread out west as there are still several GunTrucks over here in the east.
I still have high hopes that will happen and she is not rotting away under a tarp or sold for scrap metal.
Thank you all for caring.
If I got taken advantage of, it won't be the first time, and probably not the last. I'll leave the judging and the punishment (if any is due) to our Good Lord.
I did what I did in good faith in hopes Proud American and the crew who fought her would be spread out west as there are still several GunTrucks over here in the east.
I still have high hopes that will happen and she is not rotting away under a tarp or sold for scrap metal.
Thank you all for caring.
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Fully understand PB but it would be nice if he gave an update. Shows the mark of a real loser.
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PB, you got a good spirit. You're a good man. Thanks for that:
We might be right. We might be wrong.
All we know for sure is that we DON'T know. That is all we can be sure about.
Right? Stuff happens. Like the bud could have dropped dead -God forbid- of a massive heart attack the day after pick-up, who knows?
Anybody know a way to reach out to this guy?