A Jeeper Dies in Iraq... RIP Lt. John Shaw Vaughn

eeboater

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In addition to boats, I have another love - Jeeps. I belong to another forum similar to iboats that discusses Jeeps, offroading, etc. A while back (less than a year ago) I read through a long thread about a guy who had rolled his Jeep backwards down a large rocky hill. I saw video of it and was stunned that it held up as well as it did - in fact I'm shock he walked away alive. It was a testament to the quality of the off-road Jeep he constructed.<br /><br />Well, I found out this morning that he has been killed in action in Mosul, Iraq. He was 23.<br /><br />I never knew the guy... but he represents everything I think about when view an American Soldier in my head. He loved the outdoors, Jeeping and his Country. <br /><br /> <br />Articles:<br /> http://vaildaily.com/article/20060608/NEWS/60608010 <br /> http://vaildaily.com/article/20060608/NEWS/60608011 <br /><br />His home Forum:<br /> http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=67122 <br /><br /><br />RIP Lt. John Shaw Vaughn<br /><br />
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<br /><br /><br />Images of his roll:<br /><br /> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/8.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/9.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/10.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/11.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/12.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/13.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/14.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Hurc/Moab EJS Roll in Jeepster/15.jpg
 

JB

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Re: A Jeeper Dies in Iraq... RIP Lt. John Shaw Vaughn

It is to such men that we owe our freedom and the freedom of many countries.
 

JRJ

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Re: A Jeeper Dies in Iraq... RIP Lt. John Shaw Vaughn

Very sad indeed. May he RIP with countless other Americans who have given their lives for our country. My condolences to his family and friends.
 

kwikk9

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Re: A Jeeper Dies in Iraq... RIP Lt. John Shaw Vaughn

My sincere sympathy to his family, my sincere thanks for his service to his country. What a fine young man.<br />We must never forget the courageous young men and women who are making the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom.
 
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