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Shelbyville, KY, September 20, 2021; 50 veterans came together to transform a 1997 Jeep. “When we first saw this thing, we thought there’s never in a million years were we going to get this to where it is to this point in the amount of time we did.”
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Russell Blumer, United States Air Force veteran and aircraft mechanic, was one of the leaders of ‘Operation Jeep Build.’ “If someone didn’t know how to do something, I would step back, let them even possibly make a mistake and have them learn, and they had such a sense of accomplishment from that.”

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Veterans signed the inside of the Jeep’s hood.

There’s also a sticker to Blumer’s mother, who lost her battle with cancer before the project was finished. Blumer said “Her sacrifice in all of this was allowing her child to join the military and for her to see this and be a part of it and put her hands on it meant the world to me.”

The transformed Jeep will be enjoyed off-road by veterans and used to help promote the program at various events. Blumer says “Come get your hands dirty, learn something, who knows. You never know what could happen. We could put you on a path to wherever you’ll end up and hopefully it’s a good spot.”

Their next Jeep rebuild will begin in November or December.

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