Del City, OK Armed Forces Parade 2011

[Warthog]

Latest info.

Meeting at the wal-mart at I-40 and Sooner Rd at 0800. Kick some tires, meet and greet, and then convoy the two miles to the staging area at Reno and Sunnylane at 0830.


As soon as I get our "number" to let us know our position, I will let everyone know.

 

[M813A1]

OK !! See you in the am !! Got my candy already and got fuel too

 

[MacGowan]

I'm having a serious vibration issue, but I'm sure I'll have it fixed prior to Saturday... probably just extremely low pressure in a rear tire.

Candy; check! Fuel; check! Painted troops seats; in progress!

 

[Warthog]

Looks like we will have 24-26 Bluestar Mothers riding along.

The following SS members have confirmed or opted out

M813A1 - M813A1 w/troopseats
MACGOWAN - M35A2 w/troopseats

OEFISHER - M35A2
M1075 - M1009 or M915A1
PATATTCK88- M1009
TULSAME - M1009
WARTHOG - M715 w/troopseats - not running right rebuilding carb today.

KAISER M35A2 - M35A2 w/troopseats - working
91W350 - M35A2 - Depends on Roto Roter Man
JONDALE - MX381 (Bobbed Deuce) - sold his truck

Only two truck with seats. We will make this happen.

 

[Patattack]

still going, getting new tires put on tommorow morning

 

[MacGowan]

Vibration fixed.

I'll have 7 boys from a local Catholic school, but if necessary I can bring a blanket and have them sit on the floor of the bed to make more room for the Blue Star Mothers.

 

[OEFISHER]

I have my troop seats on and camp chairs for a middle row if needed. Depending on how many family I have show up I should be able to have room for a few of the Blue Star Mothers.

 

[MacGowan]

I never thought of lawn chairs... I'll bring a few of those, as well.

 

[TulsaME]

It looks like I am going to have to opt out. Sorry for the late notice. I am really sorry to miss getting together for a great parade. Have fun and post some pics.

 

[91W350]

I am not going to make it, I about got the sewer done, enough to sneak by, but my Buddy's funeral is Saturday. Hoping for next year, I made a mad run at this year and failed. Glen

 

[Warthog]

Sorry to here the Out-of-Towners have bailed.......

See everyone at the Wal-Mart at I-40 and Sooner Rd (near Tinker AFB) at 0800 in the morning.

After a short period of kicking tires and tall tales, we will head to the checkin point at the Baptist Church at Reno and Sunnylane. There we will meetup with the Blue Star Mothers and wait for the start time.

Looks like it will be cool and breezy in the morning so everyone dress accordingly.

 

[MacGowan]

I may be spending my "tire-kicking/tall tale" time wrapping the troop seats in plastic - paint has yet to dry!!! No problem... I'll just re-strip the paint and re-paint after the parade.

See ya'll there!

 

[MacGowan]

Thank, Joe! The Del City Parade was a blast!! It was nice meeting all the fellers and an honor to ride with you all.

The Blue Star Mothers, the few I spoke with, were a great group, and I hope you feel free to call if you need anything while your kids are deployed.

Here are a few pic of the parade:

 

[MacGowan]

... a few more...

 

[Cleptomaniac]

Looks like you guys had a blast!! Sorry I couldn't make it Maby next time.

 

[MacGowan]

Ran across a few more...

... from a different perspective. These were taken by Paul L. McCord Jr. Thanks, Mr. McCord! He's got several more at Armed Forces Day Parade 2011 - a set on Flickr , but I'm only posting the ones relevant to SS.

 

[MacGowan]

... and some more...

 

[MacGowan]

finally - the last of 'em!

 

[Warthog]

I want to thank all the SS members and families that showed up this year.

OEFISHER, MACGOWAN, M1075, M813A1, PATATTACK88 and the Blue Star Mothers.

It was a pleasure providing transportation for them.

The weather starter out cold and very windy but by the time the parade started the skies had cleared and it warmed up a bunch.

After the parade was over, we took our Convoy to a WWII veteran that has attened the parade for the last 25 years, but was unable to attend this year. You should have seen the grin on his face as we rolled thru the neighborhood.

 

[OEFISHER]

A great time was had by all inspite of the cold wind. I was able to get all 4 generations of my family to ride. My Dad a vet who drove deuces in Korea had a grin a mile wide. It was great to also have the secondary parade past the WW2 vets house. I work in a local ER and when ever we get one of those guys in I do my best to get a minute to shake their hand. I haven't seen one yet that didn't down play what they did. Even the one old marine that admitted to landing on Tarawa and as he said a couple of other little places!!! How sad that we are losing the "Greatest Generation" at such an alarming rate.