Event: Muster Day
Date: 2/3-Nov-02
Location: Camp Mabry, Austin Texas
Description: Enough rain.  Period. End of story.  We are tired of it.

SATURDAY EVENTS:
The club had a fantastic showing for such poor weather this year.  Competing with attendance was the opening day of deer season as well.  However, we managed to have 9 vehicles present on Saturday including John K and his MB, Barry F and his CCKW, Tim W and his MB, Jeff McD and his MB, Herb T and his GPW, Glen V and his CJ2A, Scott S and his M38A1, Danny K and his M151A2/M416 and John S and his M35A2.  Also in attendance were Claude V, Ward B, Fred H, Don C driving a tank retriever museum vehicle and Web S driving a half-track museum vehicle.

Our club had a significant number of vehicles present and we were all dressed in period correct uniforms to match the vehicle displays.  About 11:15am, we mustered to the North end of the parade field to stage for the Parade of Armor.  At noon, and in a light rain, the parade began and the vehicles stayed on the paved road instead of moving through the field.  There were a few spectators for the parade which were well appreciated due to the weather.  After the parade, we staged our vehicles back in their respective areas and headed to the food tents for lunch.

By now, the rain had become steady and the spectators dispersed with only a few here and there.  By mid-afternoon, Scott and Herb decided to head home since they drove to the event and they headed down MOPAC without incident.  Danny stayed around for a bit then loaded his vehicle and headed home in the rain.  As there were very few spectators to the event, the remaining members of the club also departed.

SUNDAY EVENTS:
Fred F arrived with his GPW and had a great time driving around the parade field with his jeep playing musical battle tunes.  Barry F and John K remained with their vehicles as did Jeff McD and Tim W.  Danny and Herb came back sans vehicles to hang out with the rest of the club for the event.  About  mid-afternoon, everyone broke camp, loaded up and headed home.

 

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02_mustj.JPG (33430 bytes) John's M35A2
02_mustc.JPG (40465 bytes) Danny's M151/M416
02_mustd.JPG (37999 bytes) Scott's M38A1
02_muste.JPG (34172 bytes) Tim's MB
02_mustk.JPG (4616 bytes) Jeff's MB
02_mustf.JPG (42795 bytes) Working on Herb's GPW
02_mustg.JPG (41168 bytes) Glen's CJ2A
02_musth.JPG (39617 bytes) Admiral Tim and Admiral John with John's MB
02_musti.JPG (34200 bytes) Barry's CCKW
02_mustl.JPG (33422 bytes) International Title Service really does work!  Herb now has correct dates AND serial numbers for his GPW.
02_mustm.JPG (34150 bytes) Barry's display
02_mustn.JPG (28092 bytes) Part of the 'tent city'
02_musto.JPG (37075 bytes) Navy CJ with a 5 ton communications truck in the background with Hummer
02_mustt.JPG (28980 bytes) The club line-up
02_musterv.jpg (67586 bytes) Fred F and his USMC "music machine"...
02_mustv.jpg (34910 bytes) 1941 Staff Car
02_mustw.jpg (26646 bytes)

 

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