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We have talked about making some faux armor with some painted plywood. and I could take the pedestal mount out of the M715 and I had an offer on another one. We could make a tribute truck. But let me take care of the mechanicals first.

We will have to talk about the truck painting. Thank you for the offer. Was originly thinking about going back to Vietnam green, but now am not so sure. Maybe the camo will stay with the truck. I did find that the 214th Avn that is on the bumper was a helicopter unit at Ft. Lewis in the mid...

Here are a few more vehicle pics from AFD at Ft. Lewis. Some of us were doing our first Desert Storm display in memory of the 20th Anniversary. You will also see some WW2 vehicles courtesy of Friends of Willie and Joe, and a few M Series vehicles courtesy of the Pacific NW Vehicle Club.

Excellent job on the pictures. I keep thinking that I should do that to catalog vehicles and their variations, but it never works out for me. Thank you for turning out for this event.

I am thinking I will roll in to the parknride about 0700. I have another vehicle tagging along and he wasn't so sure about getting going that early. Am figuring to leave my place at about 0615.

The lady at the fort asked about some guy named Rodocker. I told her he seemed sort of shifty and that they should look him over real good. :-)

I checked with the Ft. today and we all the historic MV's will be directly behind the centerfield fence. All the groups PSVC, FOWJ, FOK and a few strays will be sharing the area. We will have to figure lineup in the morning. You will access this area from a gate at the leftfield corner of the...

Three vehicles of us and an unknown quantity of WW2 vehicles. We will let them lead and I will follow up the rear as not too many folks want to mess with a 5 T. We will meet no later than 0715, make sure the passes are filled out, and head out by 0730. Sorry Hammer is missing this one. We...

It is open to the public, but if you are doing a display with a vehicle, you need a pass to go to the display area. Otherwise you will be directed to public parking. Your name also needs to be on the check in list, but MWR personnel will be there to assist if someone is bringing an MV and for...

They usually don't leak till you pull out the nail. Good luck with that.

Scott if you didn't pick them up already, I have a couple of US Army tapes for your uniform. Will put them in the glove box so I don't forget them. With the help of a couple of buddies, got the top on the cargo bed today for the first time. I think it is a newer top, so may be able to adjust...

Hang in there. This too will pass.

What projects are going on your truck? I still have an unfound air leak. I was wondering why the airtank would lose pressure so quickly after shutting down the engine. I had to work today and by the time I got home it was too wet to crawl under the monster to look for the leak again.

How did you come out at the military shops? the surplus stores have bins of bdu caps, that would be a good source. I don't think I have ever seen a size 8, in any hat. Have seen a few 7 3/4's. Been beating on the 5 T trying to get that last top bow in. the one I had was warped, so turned it...

What unit is your truck marked for? From the living history point of view, the idea is to be as accurate as possible. But none of us had all the stuff when we started out and the scarcity of some items has caused us to have to go with reproduction items to round out an impression. As for an...

This is a celebration honoring all branches of the service, so if you have Navy and want to use that, it is okay.

This is a reminder that Ft. Lewis will be hosting an Armed Forces Day celebration on May 21, 2011, from 0900 to 1800. There will be plenty of current issue vehicles and equipment as well as historical vehicles and equipment on display. There are things to do and see for all members of the...