From: Mil-Veh Co. (milveh@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Fri May 20 2005 - 08:41:07 PDT
Some people might see a deuce as just another truck,
but I see it as just a little more than that. But, to
each his own and you're all welcome to your own
opinions, so don't get me wrong. I just know if I saw
mil veh's as just 4x4's or 6x6's, I wouldn't be
restoring them or even be on this list.
The association between a military truck and the
military it came from and the military who served the
country of origin and the country of origin to its
history and all that goes with it are just inescapable
links in my world, but like I said not everybody
shares my opinion.
--- mark@ehle.homelinux.org wrote:
> Quoting Jonathan Boos <acfarer@cox.net>:
>
> > While this thread is not off topic, I think that
> the folks who consider
> > re-inacting a farce or somehow offensive or
> disrespectful should realize
> > that THE WHOLE REASON FOR THIS LIST is so folks
> can share thier bit of
> > history and re-inact to some degree themselves.
> Why the passion for
> > collecting "Green Iron"? Don't even start to tell
> me that they have them for
> >
> > the mileage or that they ride better than a Lexus
> or even a Hyudai for that
> >
> > matter. We all collect them out of reverence of
> what they represent. The
> > mightyest country the planet has ever known and
> the men and women who drove
> >
> > them in theater. Now there may be "wanna-be" folks
> out there, but I defy you
> >
>
> Speak for yourself, Jonathan. I have a deuce simply
> because it is fun to drive
> and it is useful - not because of it's history. I
> deeply respect the men who
> drove it, but the truck by itself is just a truck.
>
>
>
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