popcorn, old men, and big green Iorn

[baja power]

Did something pretty cool today, Ran the Deuce in the popcorn festival at Marion. A guy contacted me about a month ago saying there were some VFW members who couldn't walk the parade route and wanted to know if i was interested in hauling them with some banners. Figured sure why not, might get to fight a cop or something along the way, (thats usually how parades go anyway.) Turned out to be pretty neat. I was the second truck after the color guard in the parade. Lots of standing ovations and salutes. Before the parade started i was even interviewed by the Marion star paper. Only got one pic but other peoples will be emailed to me. Will post when i receive them.

[Blues Brotha]

That is awesome!

[bajalion]

You get an "atta boy"

[Aqua-Holic]

That is really cool!!!

[RHC]

Thanks for taking care of us old Vet's kid!! Good job!!;)

[TEAMBAJA]

Nice of you to donate your time and tow vehicle to the vets! :cool1:

[baja power]

Might as well use it for something other then running cats over with. LOL


Those guys had a blast, like a trip back in time.

[DonziGirl]

That's awesome. Glad to see you put it to good use

[baja power]

From the Marion star

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North Union High School senior Nigel Pence drove what was likely one of the most armored vehicles in the parade, a deuce-and-a-half (2.5 ton) military truck that he bought at an auction. He answered a request by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3313 to haul about 15 World War II veterans in the parade.

Pence, whose mother Barb Pence was an Army field medic, said he was happy to help out the servicemen. He said the truck has been a great conversation piece since he bought it and started driving it to school.

"When I turned 16 I said I wanted a Porsche," said Pence. He said his dad, Joe Pence, told him that they would "stick you with the slowest safest thing we could."

"It started out as a joke," he said. "It just kind of snowballed."

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http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070907/NEWS01/709070312/1002/NEWS17

[TEAMBAJA]

Nice article. Everyone gets mentioned!

Just hope we never read those names in the Canadian news!:Rules: