Profiles on Convoy Drivers

1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – GRETNA, Neb. -- Don Chew, Brighton, Colo., makes repairs to a canvas tarp on his 1917 Four Wheel Drive truck in the Gretna Middle School Parking lot, June 24. Chew's truck was built by the Four Wheel Drive Automotive Company of Clintonville, Wisc., i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – GRETNA, Neb. -- Lewis Larson, Minneapolis, Minn., replaces an oil filter main line in the engine of a 1952 M-38A1 Jeep during a stop in the Gretna Middle School Parking lot, June 24. Larson is a member of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Convoy driver, Joe Schaeffer, is a military vehicle enthusiast from Mount Ida, Arkansas. He is driving a 1972 AM General M151A2 owned by Mr. Bill Barnes. This historic vehicle is one of 28 that are a part of the Montgomery County Military Museum in... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Sonny Heath

5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Retired Army Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer, CW2 Sonny Heath, stands in front of his 1961 Dodge. He shares his pride in the vehicle he has refitted with a diesel engine and hand painted just in time for the convoy ride from Washington, DC to... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Bill Kreider (right), 82, is traveling with the MVPA from its start in Washington, DC to its completion in San Francisco, CA, and has had his bike, a 1942 Harley, about 5 years. He served in the U.S. Constabulary in Germany for the majority of his t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Robert Neely (left) and Art Pope (right) joined the convoy with Pope's 1942 Ford 4-door Staff Car and are the Advanced Convoy party for the convoy as it travels from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco, CA. Pope has been a Chassis Engineer with Ford M... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Convoy commander, Terry Shellswell, leads the MVPA 2009 Transcontinental Convoy that will travel more than 3,200 miles across 11 states from Washington, DC to San Francisco, CA. Shelswell has been a member of the Military Vehicle Preservation Associa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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