My Wife calls the Deuce "The Other Woman". That ought to explain the amount of time I spend with the truck. I recall as a kid about 7 or 8 years old, I attended an Armed Forces Day Parade in SoCal. The local Guard Armory brought some tracked and wheeled vehicles down to be shown. That was all it took, it was love at first site. I knew then, (at that young age) I could never afford to buy a tracked vehicle, but a Deuce....well that was a possibility. At 18 I began driving tactical vehicles in Uncle Sam's Army, I had several vehicles assigned to me throughout my service time, however the Deuce was my favorite. She would always start up, she was my shelter in the field, and I even stood on her running board with a steel pot of cold water hanging from the mirror bracket just to shave. It was hard work maintaining her, but it always paid off with high scores when she was inspected. I knew someday I would own one, but only when the time was right. My kids were grown up, and I was sucessful in my career, so it was time to find one and enjoy it as I had in years past. My Wife and I both enjoy the truck, she even brings it up in conversations with her fellow employees at work. We belong to an awesome Collector's Club, and participate in nearly 30 events a year. We do static displays, parades, school and Veteran's events. In August we participate in a Regional Airshow and spend the weekend with about 50 other collectors and their vehicles. The Ladies cook 5 meals for about 100 people out of a Military Mobile Kitchen Trailer that weekend. Basically, I think the attraction is well built surplus equipment, that folks just like being around, and the comradery that goes with it.
