From: flyn3nvt@adelphia.net
Date: Wed Sep 03 2003 - 15:08:40 PDT
This is the correct answer..........and for the purists, the "Yellow Nose" started to appear in the Fall of 69.
The Guys at Beltrang are the Vietnam Historical Group. I have talked to a few of their members and they all put on a excellent display. They frequently organize trips to Vietnam for a History Week.
Jeff in VT
Line Haul Historian
>
> From: kbernste32@aol.com
> Date: 2003/09/01 Mon AM 07:42:43 EDT
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: [MV] Yellow Noses
>
> Hi Dave -
> The Yellow Nose was the mark of the 8th Transportation
> Group in Vietnam, ran supplies to Pleiku. The commander
> wanted to be able to recognize his trucks from the air, in order
> to verify they were where they were supposed to be.
>
> The spec is old Caterpiller Yellow, painted on the hood
> up to the edge of the grille guard. It should be masked
> vertically in a cut plane.
>
> Most of the deuces of Our club has agreed to paint our trucks that way
> to memoralize 8th line haulers who died in ambush.
> See www.gmmvc.org. Our Line Haul Historian is Jeff however
> for questions (vtdeucedriver@yahoo.com)
>
> I hope this helps / Kerry
>
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