From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sun May 15 2005 - 19:14:59 PDT
Mine is sealed and will go out tomorrow. Thanks for your service to our
Country Chriss.
Sonny Heath
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Jeep vandilized
> Check is in the mail Dave,
> Bruce
>
> M151 wrote:
>
>> I have received a bunch of offers to help Chris out. I am going to go
>> ahead and start a collection for him. As of this moment he has no idea
>> that I have told his story or what the response has been, but I will be
>> telling him yet today of the support and positive reaction.
>>
>> I have not done such a thing before so am not sure how to go about it.
>> In the good old days I would have just said I am taking up a collection
>> and here is where you send the money, but in these days I do not know if
>> that is good enough or not.
>>
>> Ahh to heck with politically correct crap! I want to help the guy out
>> not start a world trust fund!
>>
>> If you want to lend a hand to help Chris out send you donation to me and
>> I will get it all together and get it to Chris. Who needs all the high
>> level hooey anyway. I also plan to start a media frenzy if I can. Give
>> me the gas I am looking to pour it on the fire!!!
>>
>> Chris Somers Fund
>> c/o Dave Brubaker
>> 2743 S. Linden
>> Wichita, Ks. 67210
>>
>> I will report back often to the list as a measure of accountability. How
>> would that be?
>> ==========================================
>> David Brubaker
>> MVPA # 18115
>> KCØNZN
>> Owner - M151A2
>> http://members.cox.net/~m151/
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce C. Beattie"
>> <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Jeep vandilized
>>
>>
>>> I'll pledge 20.
>>> Bruce MVPA 23824
>>> USMC Nam era vet
>>>
>>>
>>> timothy.smith1@att.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> David,
>>>>
>>>> Here's a chance to show this new MVer (and veteran) how rock-solid guys
>>>> in this hobby are and to demonstrate to some lowlife with an attitude
>>>> that he'll have to do a lot more than scrape some paint to get us down.
>>>> I think every member of your club and perhaps some of the fellas on
>>>> this list ought to consider jumping in to help undo the damage done to
>>>> his jeep. Make an estimate of the cost of the repaint, touch-up, or
>>>> whatever and let us know.
>>>> His wife, who at the moment probably has some concerns about this new
>>>> hobby of his, would be less concerned if she see's just what kind of
>>>> support is out there for our fellow MVers.
>>>> I'd be willing to bet if everyone tossed in five, ten or twenty bucks
>>>> he'd be squared away in no time. If he gets a little extra he can take
>>>> his wife out to dinner and a movie. Hoo-ahh! Lets hear from you and
>>>> your club.
>>>> And by the way, wouldn't the successful resolution of this vandalized
>>>> jeep story make a tremendous and positive article for any MV enthusiast
>>>> magazine?...hint hint.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> TJ Smith
>>>> MVPA 21162
>>>>
>>>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>>> From: "M151" <m151@cox.net>
>>>>
>>>>> Our MV club has a brand new member, a U.S. Army troop about to be
>>>>> discharged for injuries received in Iraq. He has come home and just
>>>>> purchased an M38A1. As with many newly acquired MV's he had a few
>>>>> minor problems and got them fixed ASAP and has the jeep running fine.
>>>>> First really nice weather since he got it was yesterday, so he drives
>>>>> the jeep to our club meeting and joins the club. This young man is
>>>>> very proud of his jeep, very proud. The membership checked it out,
>>>>> started swapping stories and tips on keeping the beast well cared for.
>>>>> A pretty good moment out there in the parking lot. Our new member
>>>>> could not have been feeling any better about things!
>>>>>
>>>>> After the meeting he takes his new wife for a ride and they wind up at
>>>>> a Wal-Mart where he parks it out in the middle of the lot away from
>>>>> other vehicles and they go shopping. When he returns to the jeep the
>>>>> entire side of the jeep has been keyed. Not just a couple of lines,
>>>>> no this person took his time and worked over the markings and the
>>>>> paint clear down to the metal!
>>>>>
>>>>> I will not use words on the list that I really want to use, but I got
>>>>> to tell you I can think of no life lower than the SOB that did this!
>>>>> There is whale crap and then the bottom of the ocean and then down a
>>>>> few more yards is where this person resides.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why someone, and in broad daylight, would do such a thing is beyond
>>>>> me! Hatred? Jealousy? Just plain mean spirited? Why? No good
>>>>> excuse could possibly exist, none whatsoever. I talked with him and
>>>>> explained some ways to fix the damage a little bit until he can get
>>>>> the money together for a new paint job. Turns out he took out a loan
>>>>> to buy the jeep and does not have a huge cash surplus.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was so pissed when I found out I just felt like telling someone, so
>>>>> your guys on the list are it. There are probably others out there
>>>>> among you that have experience such a thing as well. Doesn't make it
>>>>> any better, but perhaps you know first hand what this young man is now
>>>>> feeling. The manager of the Wal-Mart says he will review his security
>>>>> tapes and contact him if there is anything useful to be found. I do
>>>>> not put a lot of stock in the outcome of that statement. Just a sad
>>>>> day all round.
>>>>> ==========================================
>>>>> David Brubaker
>>>>> MVPA # 18115
>>>>> KCØNZN
>>>>> Owner - M151A2
>>>>> http://members.cox.net/~m151/
>>>>>
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