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My Deuce Floats!!! Hello, My "Deuce" floats! Enjoy, Steve8)

Hello, Last weekend while in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast for an event honoring Veterans a local Veteran/photographer took this photo and doctored it up a bit! I was driving up highway 101. Enjoy, Steve8)

Hello, I hauled my M3A1 Stuart tank and a friend's GPW to Lincoln City on the central Oregon coast for the "Celebration Of Honor" event. This is an event that honors Veterans of all wars. It is sponsored by the City of Lincoln City and Chinook Winds casino. The weather was great on Saturday but...

Hello, The Oktoberfest Old Car Cruise In was 19-20 Sept. in Mt. Angel, OR. Mt. Angel is about 40 miles SW of Portland. We had a record number of military vehicles on display Saturday...13...well almost...A M75 APC came within 1 1/2 blocks of the display area when the M75 decided to stop running...

Hello, This weeked was the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest. Mt. Angel is a small town about 40 miles SW of Portland. They have an old car cruise in. We had 13 MV's on display on Sat. but only 7 returned on Sun. It rained pretty much all day on Saturday:cry: but Sunday was very nice:grin:. Here is a link...

Hello, Tank Commander Ryan showing off his ability to drive an M60! Enjoy, Steve8) YouTube - Steve1958OR's Channel

Hello, Here are a couple videos of the Oregon Military Museum's M60 out for some exercise! Enjoy, Steve8-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHqQhCA70Ew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuhJibXxHww

Hello, I took my M3A1 Stuart tank along with a friends M18 Hellcat to the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon this weekend. That is about 50 miles east or Portland, Oregon. There was a GPW, Dodge command car and Humvee on display as well. There were about 150...

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Hello, I had my M3A1 Stuart tank on display @ Oregon State Fare this weekend. They were honoring Veterans of all wars today. They had a USO show with Elvis Prestly, The Lennon Sisters and Marilyn Monroe! :shock:I spoke with several Veterans who really appreciated seeing an old WWII tank on...

Hello, Today I took a USMC Korean War Veteran out for a DUKW ride in the Willamette River. This was the first time he had been in a DUKW since 1952! :shock: He was in "A" Co. 1st Amphibian TRK. BN. 2nd Platoon. He went in the Marine Corps when he was 18 and was an assistant DUKW drive during...

Lst 1166 Hello, Several years ago drug users got on board the LST and stripped off anything brass, copper or aluminum to sell for drugs. They stripped out a lot wiring to scrap. They even stole the brass sea valves which caused the engine compartment to flood. They also did a lot of vandalism...

Bob, It is real shame and very sad what happened to LST 1166. After Art passed away we did a few more events with a couple Veteran groups. It just was not the same without Art. Steve8-)

Clint, I saw those videos too. I do not remember where. Ask Dave he will probably know where the videos were posted. Steve8-)

Andy, Those are for the air conditioning!!!:roll: They crank the windshields open. Steve

Diamond T Wrecker Jonathan, Yes, I restored the Diamond T and Federal C2 several years ago. Steve8-)

Hello, Several years ago there was a operational Korean War vintage LST in the Portland area. LST 1166. The guy who owned it and got in running had passed away in 1993. The LST is still here but over the past several years it was severely vandalized and in terrible condition now. Back in the...

Diamond T Wrecker Hello, I use to own a 7 1/2 ton C2 Federal but I sold it when I bought the Diamond T. The Diamond T is a great looking truck....in my humble opinion:roll: Steve

Hello, Here are a few photos of my other WWII MV: 1944 4 Ton Diamond T Wrecker. The photos were taken at misc. truck shows and MV shows over the past several years. It is a fun truck to drive[thumbzup] although it is a bit slow and consumes lots of gas!!! (3.1 mpg) It has the original 529 cu...

Hello, The "Ghost Riders" of the 101st AB had thier reunion in Vancouver, Wa. this week. These guys were Huey pilots and crewmen. Today I took the Veterans and family members for a DUKW ride across the Columbia River to tour the LCI-713. They all had a great time! Here are a links to a couple...