News from the "State Fair Military Appreciation Day Expo (30 Aug 2016)", from this afternoons Conference Call with Minnesota National Guard HQ.

- We have to have a count of MV and people going be COB 10 Aug 2016, so fair tickets can be ordered!

- Muster at Gate 18 at 0630 - to drive in and set up near the Expo Place (same place we parked last year)

- Minnesota National Guard is checking into the Logistical nightmare of getting MVs down from the Expo Place to the Parade starting point (may have to have two sets of MV displays).

Video footage of the Edina Parade (July 2016). Main body of MVs shows starts at time stamp 5:26 (approx)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjz7GVOsaHEide

Thank to all for coming out!

I was informed today That Mr. Chet krause, who was one of the largest military vehicle collectors in the midwest, passed away Saturday, June 27th from failing health.

Chet was 92 years old and was the founder of Krause publications in Iola, WI. One of their many publications was "Military Vehicles" magazine which is viewed by most of our members as either a guide to rebuilding or a place to buy and sell military vehicles.

Please share a memory about Chet!

PS, Here is a link for Chet's Memoriam

In Memoriam: Chester “Chet” Krause, 1923-2016 ( http://www.coinweek.com/recent-articles-video/memoriam-chester-chet-krause-1923-2016/ )

information sent to us by Jack [JACCKVII@aol.com] thank you

If anyone has Data or Photos, please submit!

If anyone has any Data or Photos, please submit!

If anyone has any Data or Photos, please submit!

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?155288-Red-Bull-Historic-Military-Vehicle-Association-Canadian-Convoy-(09-13-Jun-2016)

You may need to cut and paste

http://www.apg-wi.com/spooner_advocate/multimedia/videos/red-bull-convoy/youtube_61f765ec-3249-11e6-91d4-8b99d5cf71dc.html

Again you will need to cut and paste the link.

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Red-Bull-Chapter-of-the-Military-Vehicle-Preservation-makes-final-stop-in-Superior-382838141.html

Follow the Link (you may have to cut and paste the link into your browser)

Completed a successful trip (Convoy) to Thunder Bay and back! As you saw in the main blog, there were a couple of hic-ups: John Currie's MB - died 4 miles before we started; Louie Larson's MB - died just south of Marine on St Croix; David Allton's Land Rover gave up, about 12 miles out of Grand Portage. Those were the big ones!

People we have to thank for the planning in Thunder Bay are Stephanie Erickson and Malcolm Heathcote (a local Thunder Bay Offroad Jeep Club) and to Captian George Romick (Ret) Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (the Director of the Thunder Bay Military Museum). Also like to thank Robert Fuhrman (the director of the Richard I Bong Historic Veterans Center). Than to Gene Olson for all the information on repair shops up the North Shore, plus the stop at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay.

I hope that to all, that they had a great time on this trip and hopefully we can do another trip in the future.