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I was in Kansas City today to attend the swearing in to the Army of my grandson Pvt Josh Romay. He was sworn in by his mother and my oldest daughter Colonel Crystal Romay. On Attachment 69449Attachment 69450Attachment 69451Attachment 69452Attachment 69453the way back to Springfield I decided to stop in Peculiar, Mo at Pete and Jake's to see in person one of the most iconic hot rods ever built, The California Kid.
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And it runs a straight axle, doesn't get any better than that.
Nice one!
Four generations!
You must be very proud mate; and happier than a hurricane in a trailer park.
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Very proud and like a kid in a candy shop at Pete and Jake's.
That's great! Congrats to you and your family. That sure is an iconic hot rod too.
What a great experience for your family! I was able
To do the same with my grandson 3 1/2 years ago.
Seems like yesterday!
Rich
I'd say that was a pretty darn good day.............started great and then a little sugar on top.
Absolutely fantastic. Congratulations to the new private and thanks to his family for serving and having served!!!!
Yup the California kids is one of my favorites too. I have a copy of the movies I still watch every once in a while........Kind of hated to see the old 57 Plymouth Cop car go over the mountain though...especially when I was hunting parts to put my old 57 together :LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:
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A great way to make the commitment for both Mother & Son! Congratulations to all.
A trip to Pete & Jake's is one of those good times, too. If you can catch Jason when he doesn't have the phone glued to his ear he loves to talk about the history, growing up with the business. If they're not too busy he'll sometimes have one of the guys give an informal tour of the place wandering around in the fab areas and seeing the works in progress. A neat place to hang out for an hour or two.
Congratulations on continuing a proud family tradition.
All good! Looks to be a lot of great parenting passed from grandpa to mom to grandson. How proud you must be.
Glenn
That had to be a great day for you. So how does he answer to your daughter now, Mam or Mom ?
I forgot to ask Ken where will Josh be taking Basic Training and what specialty will he be training for in AIT?
I had to go back and rewatch one of my favorite California Kid videos on You tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOZn0QTBXk
If you look real close starting at 3:50 you can watch the engine magically transform from a small block Ford (not available in 1958) to a small block Chevy and back again.:LOL::LOL::LOL:
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Thank your daughter and grandson for there service It don't get any better than that.
Thank You And Yours For Your Service And Sacrifices
For Our Country!!
California Kid.
WoW!!
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He's taking basic training at Fort Jackson outside of Columbia, South Carolina. After boot he goes to Fort Lee south of Richmond, Virginia to learn how to weld. I think that is great. Once he becomes proficient in welding maybe he can help Ian put the Mustang back together.
I am truly blessed as I have 2 grandsons and my oldest daughter on active duty and my youngest daughter spent 6 years in the US Navy as a Corpsman.
my great nephew was sworn in this year. sadly they omitted part of the oath .
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Sadly there are many serving that shouldn't be. MEPS had my grandson's SSN wrong as well as my daughter's middle initial. Her being a Colonel helped remedy that situation but those types of mistakes are due to incompetence, IMHO.
pc liberal bs . they omitted "enemies both foreign and domestic ".
