0Josh@JeffSchmittAuto

The very touching story behind this incredible 8,533 Original Mile 1967 427/435hp Corvette is one you should check out. I can't even begin to imagine what price this thing will bring..
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0Josh@JeffSchmittAuto

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montoya

Wow, thanks for sharing!

23/C8Z

Cool thanks

Idk how he can sell that car. money can be made it's not easy but it's possible every day. that car and the significance of it's history? never again.

God Bless him and i hope he gets enough that he can fulfill all the dreams he and his family have because if it's a penny less it's a mistake.

Gary '09 C6

nicely done !

robertbruce

Great story! A great big thank you to all of the Vietnam Veterans.

DevilDog II

Wow! I'm sitting here in front of my computer crying my eyes out. I was wounded in Vietnam in 1968 and was diagnosed with Agent Orange related cancer in 2014. Many of my buddies never made it home to enjoy the things that I have and regardless of what I've been through, I'm so blessed to still be alive.

USMC Viet Vet

Welcome home Bro.
Phu Bai '67 - '68

Semper Fi

BOBSZ857

Great story. I hope that someone out there comes through and buys and takes care of it in the same. Thanks to all who served, especially those who gave all.

mjdart

Wow, that's very special, I know how he felt, I've been that way with all my cars from Corvettes to mini-vans, for you to have that piece of your dad is so impossible to comprehend, good bless him for his service and to his love of his family and to these inanimate machines that somehow become attached to our souls. I feel like I need to take care of his dream, very touching.

23/C8Z

thank you both for your service gentlemen.

my father, like you two is a Vietnam vet. USMC. Enlisted voluntarily at 17 and was also injured in his first tour. Came home married mother and returned for a second tour because of the guilt.

two years ago he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke which thankfully after the brain surgery he miraculously survived where less than 15% of the people do so for that type of stroke.

during his recovery, mentally he was not completely there. he lived in Florida. myself my sister and my brother returned home to New Jersey.

my oldest brother is retired and stayed with him in Florida during his Rehabilitation he began having incredible nightmares and hallucinations and was reliving a lot of his in country moments and got to the point of paranoia trying to get my brother to kill some Vietnamese General who I guess was responsible for numerous US servicemen casualties.

My brother to appease him told him it's okay Dad we got him already he's dead. My brother then researched the name my father kept saying only to find out that that son of a b**** died less than 2 years Pryor of all things.

My entire childhood you would never bring up anything having a do with his service I only knew a couple of people he served with one was Mike and one was George.

they were like Uncles to us. I can't imagine what you guys have seen But since the stroke my father has opened up like a book To me about his time over there and now he proudly wears Vietnam vet jackets hats things like that stuff he was so humble with before he wears them with pride now almost as if he has come to peace with it.

But when he speaks about it he always tears up about all the fellow servicemen that passed away right before his eyes and some of the stories or so haunting I feel like I live them when I think about them. Now I understand why he never told us any of it.

devil dog hang in there I hope to one day be able to shake your hand and thank you in person. My father wants to go to Corvettes at Carlisle this year I'm hoping I can get them there at 70 years old it would be a long day for him but I'm going to try my best.

PS I was hesitant to show my father this video and I still haven't shown him yet because I don't know how I'll handle it but I think I'm going to show him anyway as you guys were tough enough to deal with it the toughest man I ever met in my life.

USMC Viet Vet

I hope you can take your father to Corvettes at Carlisle.

Tell him 'welcome home Bro' and Semper Fi from me.

AVETTE

A big heart felt thank you to all the brave men and women who have served this great nation over the years so that we may enjoy our freedom and way of life. Freedom is never free, we must never forget those who have sacrificed in all ways both big and small....🇺🇸

Redc8z06

Me too you should check here as this might help get him around: http://www.carlisleevents.com/carlis...eral-info.aspx

Old AF Vietnam vet myself.

23/C8Z

Im keeping my fingers crossed as i know he will love the parade. And Will do.

thank you very much.

He didn't have much by way of airforce assistance stories, i'm sure he has some I'll have to ask.

he did tell me that the Battleship NJ (which I visited a couple years ago) more specifically, the big guns, were a god send, very comforting at night. They saved his and many others lives as they bombarded either hills or mountains ahead of where they were once which turned the tables on one particular battle. I'm sure I'm not telling you guys anything you haven't experienced. But I tell you this to make sure you know that people listen when you speak about it.

my brother in law a desert storm vet (101st airborne) who is now a bigwig in state military affairs had his records looked into and found out about some medals and commendations my father was awarded and made a shadow box for him. Some things werent even claimed by him. Was very touching.

I work with a lot of vets from all branches of service. My one big regret in life not joining myself. I only wanted to be a marine and I was unable to. Turned me off from joining any other branch. But as in life everything happens for some reason, wouldn't have married my wife and had my great children.

thanks again to all you guys. I am going to wait until I get to see him before I let him watch that video cause he will definitely lose it.

DevilDog II

We ran patrols out of Con Thien,, which was near the DMZ, during the summer of '68. We also received fire support from the New Jersey. As your dad said, it was very comforting to know that we had those "big guns" backing us up when things hit the fan.

"H" Co 2nd Battalion 26th Marines
Wpns Pltn

capecodvette

video pulls at the heart strings and reinforces the deeply profound respect I have for the military. I enlisted end of 1970, U.S. Navy. While on active duty my ship received orders to deploy to Southeast Asia (Feb 1973), in support of the combat task force already on station. My ship was an AO (auxiliary oiler, supply ship). We preformed underway replenishments, transferred ordnance, etc. As luck would have it, our orders were cancelled. It was 1973, and the U.S. was pulling assets out of Vietnam. The weird thing is, a bit of guilt fell upon me triggered by the fact our orders were cancelled. I was prepared, along with my shipmates for an extended Vietnam deployment.

God bless our Vietnam Veterans, all our veterans past, present and future. Proud Navy veteran 1970-76.

DevilDog II

I let what happened to me in Vietnam control my life for 46 years. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of my buddies who were killed, but I've learned to cope with it in a more positive way. When I was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, it caused me to reflect on my life and what kind of husband, father, and friend I've been. More importantly, it got me to thinking about where I would go if something happened to me. Needless to say, I wasn't very pleased with my self-evaluation. Without preaching, I started going to church and God has changed my life. I'm truly at peace for the first time since returning home from Vietnam.

I found a website about 10 years ago (The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - vvmf.org) where you can leave remembrances for friends, relatives, etc., etc. who were killed in Vietnam. They also have a page called "The Wall of Faces." Their goal is to eventually post photographs of all the men and women who were killed in Vietnam. I've posted photographs of several of my buddies who were killed. Anyway, long-story-short, I start my day at that site every morning. I look at those faces and it reminds me of regardless of what I've been through, I'm still so blessed to be alive. I know anyone of those guys or gals would give anything to be alive today to experience my insignificant problems. It keeps the playing field level for me. Semper Fi

23/C8Z

Thanks for sharing. I think that stroke is what pushed my own father to open up more and re-evaluate in a similar way. Nobody can believe he is the same guy, due to his kindness and outward showing of affection. Was never like that before it.

REDHULK

thank you for your service sir! We are blessed to have men like you in this country and only because of men like you we have freedom and can enjoy these beautiful cars. Thank you !!