WWII LCI Veterans @ Vancouver, WA. Veterans Day Parade
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:59 pm
Hello,
Last Saturday the annual Veterans Day Parade in Vancouver, WA. I had the honor of hauling 2 WWII LCI Veterans in my DUKW. One of them came all the way from Florida with his 2 sons to visit the LCI-713 that is being restored in Portland, Or. (That was a birthday present from his sons) He served on LCI-1074. It landed in the Phillipines along with LCI-713 in 1942! As you can see it was a rather wet cool day. But that did not stop me from crossing the Columbia River! It was the first time either of the Vets had been on a DUKW. Here is a link to a video of the beach landing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Z6VpUCZJ4
Honor all Veterans...
Steve
Last Saturday the annual Veterans Day Parade in Vancouver, WA. I had the honor of hauling 2 WWII LCI Veterans in my DUKW. One of them came all the way from Florida with his 2 sons to visit the LCI-713 that is being restored in Portland, Or. (That was a birthday present from his sons) He served on LCI-1074. It landed in the Phillipines along with LCI-713 in 1942! As you can see it was a rather wet cool day. But that did not stop me from crossing the Columbia River! It was the first time either of the Vets had been on a DUKW. Here is a link to a video of the beach landing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Z6VpUCZJ4
Honor all Veterans...
Steve