Oklahoma Classic Bronco Roundup Sounds like a fantastic place to be. Let me know when and where, and I will be there. You can't miss me, I'll be the one with the biggest smile!
You all are terrific!
Melissa
I sent my story into "Bronco Driver" I told them how wonderful everyone has been and how floored I was by the respose I received. I will copy and paste what I sent in below....Thank you all so much....
My name is Melissa, and I have a pretty amazing story for you. My husband is active duty Army and has been for 14 years. He has been deployed to Camp Victory South (on the west side of Bahgdad) since January 2005. He left 3 days after our 10th Anniversary. Anyway, he has been serving this great nation of ours for years and is now defending our freedom with his very life as many other brave men and women are doing. He has been wanting a Bronco for so long and with him being away (the pay for family seperation, hazardous duty, etc) and saving money, we managed to get him a 1969 Bronco while he was home for R & R for 14 days. He was so excited about getting it, he was like a kid with a new toy. He drove it every chance he got and spent what time he had cleaning it up and tinkering with this and that. Well, as you can imagine, 14 days is not enough time to get our new baby fixed up and ready to go, so while he is gone for the next 5 months I am going to attempt to fix this pony up for him as a sort of Thanks to my hero/welcome home gift. That is where my story begins...
I became a member of classicbroncos.com to get some input on the whole modification/ restoration project since I know nothing about it. I posted a thread explaining my situation, and asked for help. I was floored by the responses. People from everywhere offered their help, advice, and even parts. I am going to the Oklahoma Classic Bronco Roundup because some guys have offered to have a wrenching party in their down time there to help out. I can't tell you how amazed I was to have so many wonderful people so willing to help out with my soldier's gift. The Bronco community is truely a fantastic place to be. I am attaching a couple of pics so you can see what I am starting with. I will keep you posted on the rest of the story. It will be an awesome story for your magazine without a doubt. I will get lots of pictures at the Roundup of all the guys and gals who lend their wrenches, sweat, and time. I know this will be an inspiring story for any Military family, Bronco enthusiast, or anyone who has lost faith in our society.
I hope to hear from you soon regarding my story. I can't wait to receive your magazine. I look forward to reading about the great folks in the Bronco community!
Sincerely,
Melissa