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Steve's M38A1 won not one , but TWO trophies today at the Pequot Lakes car show sponsored by the Lakers Lions Club. He was grumbling a bit during the show as this was the first time his jeep has been in the rain in three years. I say, "What the heck! Jeeps were made for water, mud, and tough terrain. It will survive!"

In case you're wondering, the unit numbers on our jeep are in honor of my Dad's unit in the Korean War, 32nd Infantry, 1st Battalion, L Company.

Congratulations Steve, Well Done!

Associates in Attendance:

David Allton   John Guerrero

Don Jon Gunderson   Al Hansel   Steve Landgraf

Lynn McCall   Gary Wirth

Sighted in Theater:

Harold Bottolfson   Mike Dyer   Paul Sanders

Vern Strehlow   Paul Wirth

Vehicles present in Convoy:

David Allton - Land Rover Ambulance

Harold Bottolfson - Plymouth Staff Car

Al Hansel - M151A2 Ford 

Steve Landgraf - M3 Scout Car

Lynn McCall – Chevy CUCV II

Paul Sanders - M422A1 Mighty-Mite

Paul Wirth - MB/GPW

Well after a 24 hour delay, due to weather. All arrived and said hellos (some meet and greets for first time).

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We left the Wirth’s complex and turn south-east down Red Wing Blvd and went to the Little Log House Pioneer Village. Visited the the Quonset Huts, old and new.

After this we departed for the backs roads, to Welch than on to MV Specialties World Head Quarters (just out of Red Wing, Minnesota).

  

Visited The Field of Honor Flag Dedication in Red Wing, Minnesota at Bay Point Park.

Proceed to Lunch at the Liberty Restaurant & Lounge.

From here, up on the Bluff to overlook the Town of Red Wing, Minnesota.

From here we went back to the Wirth’s Complex near Hastings, Minnesota.

Distance travelled was 63 miles. Good break in and shake down for the Canadian Convoy in a week and a half (June 09)!

The Convoy has been delayed by 24 hours, due the weather forecasts for Saturday (27 May)! Departure time and location is the same, it will just happen on Sunday (28 May).

News from the Front:

In Attendance: Steve Fennern and Al Hansel

  

Spotted in theater: Rick Opitz, Steve Landgraf, Gary Wirth, John Guerrero and Vern Strehlow

Report: to follow later on

News from the Front:

In attendance: Louis Larson and Lee Larson

  

Report: Good weather, meet and made new friends, sold some Willys parts, more information to come.

  

News from the Front:

In attendance: David Allton and Eric Thompson 

Report from David Allton as follows:
Eric and I decided to leave the military vehicles at home this week, and take his 1930 Model A and my 1979 Lond Taxi to the Hopkins Car Show, that Eric helped organize.
 
It was a great event, although it did feel like we had the smallest vehicles there, that is an unusual feeling compared when we turned up in our MVs

 
For a first time event, they did an outstanding job. They vintage warbirds (multi-national), WI National Guard had a MRAP (Mine Resistance Ambush Potection) Vehicle (side note - this truck is Huge), various Historical Military Vehicles, Weapons Displays, encampments and re-enactors.

Hopefully they will have this show again next year. They great weather and lots of sunshine. I hope to do this show again next year.

  

As usual John (Poof) Capin had a great plan, of a number of vehicles, rally at his farm, than convoy to the Watertown, WI airport. For the Armed Forces Day Military Vehicle/Airshow! 

We had elements of the MMVA, Red Bulls and few local arrive at the Farm and rally up.

Vehicle types as follows:

M151A1, M35Ax [2.5 ton truck] & W/M105, M920 series w/special Marine Flat Bed [5 ton truck] & W/M105 and Como Shelter, M880 Ambulance, M37 with Como Shelter, CUCV II and a Jeep TJ in a military scheme.

We traveled down some the country roads, into Watertown proper. The local residences seem to enjoined seeing the line of vehicles, as we passed by.

Than arrived on the airport grounds and went to our assign area, to set up as a Static Display. Than a surprise came out of the back of the M105 trailer! The owner unload a M274 Mule and traveled around the various displays.

We departed around 1630, to head back to the farm, for food and meet and greet.