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Iraq War vet returns home to four-wheeled surprise
Ft. Wayne News Sentinal ^
| 3/25/06
| Associated Press
Posted on 03/27/2006 5:04:24 PM PST by Rate_Determining_Step
An Indiana National Guard soldier who spent a year in Iraq returned home to a big surprise: In his absence, his friends had transformed his rusted 1967 Plymouth Barracuda into a deep blue, chrome-trimmed car lover's dream.
Spc. Bob Metcalf, who had stored the rusted, hoodless, fenderless Barracuda in his brother's garage, left for Iraq last year. He had planned to someday fix up the old muscle car.
(Excerpt) Read more at fortwayne.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; mopar; oifveterans; supportourtroops; surprise; vet; welcomehome
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Guess his friends and neighbors worked six months on it bring it back to life. Wonderful story!
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Thanks for the great story - we need more of those -
Of course this will be on the MSM..........
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:06:17 PM PST
by
maine-iac7
("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
To: SandRat
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:07:07 PM PST
by
cyborg
(I just love that man.)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Damn... My 2nd Cousin had one the exact same color - with a 383 magnum 4spd to boot!
One lucky vet indeed - and I bet his friends are proud too...
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:07:10 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Wow! What an incredible welcome home present!
All I got was a T-shirt! (just kidding)
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:07:16 PM PST
by
stm
(You can fix a lot of thing s, but you can't fix stupid)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
What a great story! Thanks for posting it.
Funny thing, that car was one year old when I went IN the Army.
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:07:46 PM PST
by
Cagey
(You don't pay taxes - they take taxes. ~Chris Rock)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
AAAAAAAWWWWWWWW how really really neat of his buds.
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:09:37 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(AMERICA WOULD NOT BE THE LAND OF THE FREE IF IT WERE NOT ALSO THE HOME OF THE BRAVE)
To: cyborg; 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; ...
Now that was a job of love and appreciation! Move over PIM MY RIDE! You have some real competition here.
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:10:26 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Didn't see a picture of the car at the link.
Where'd you get it?
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:14:04 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:14:12 PM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Did a nice job too.
Good for him.
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:14:37 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
A Damned nice thing to do.
To: Snapping Turtle
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Wonder if it had one of the original hi-reving 273 V8 and wide ratio rock crusher tranny?
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:20:22 PM PST
by
Feckless
(En Temps)
To: maine-iac7
Front page of the New Yawk Slimes!!!!
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:24:48 PM PST
by
GW and Twins Pawpaw
(Sheepdog for Five [My grandkids are way more important than any lefty's feelings!])
To: Rate_Determining_Step
*Those* are friends. Very cool!
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:26:35 PM PST
by
Riley
("What color is the boathouse at Hereford?")
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Great story.
I hope this guy wasn't looking forward to actually doing it himself!
I mean the guy comes home and his car is impounded and on display, rebuilt, repainted, new wheels, rubber, etc., etc.,. Everybody is happy, people are gawking, beer and smiles all around ....but now, all those months he was thinking about rebuilding it with his buddies are gone...... :-(
Nothing left to do but drive it!
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Man, that is just awesome!
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:27:38 PM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(What? Me worry?)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
Oh hell yes, that aint no Jap car!
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posted on
03/27/2006 5:30:19 PM PST
by
38special
(Imports still suck!)
To: Rate_Determining_Step
reminds me of the song about Pvt. Andrew Malone
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