We bought a 1980 Jeep CJ for our sons high school graduation and worked on it. His Jeep was shown on all kinds of Jeep groups, websites and magazines. He loved the Jeep but always had a Willys on his mind??? 17 year old… right. Well he secretly looked around and finally found one and long story short in two days he traded his Jeep straight up for it. We have done what we could with no budget but the love he has for it is crazy. He’s been offered 25K for it by odd participants but he says NO WAY. So he went into the Marines and graduated from Marine boot camp in Parris Island, SC in August and MCT at Camp Geiger 2 weeks ago. He’s a great young Marine with old salt vision!
Kaiser Willys Jeep Blog Story – Maverick Sprowles
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Next Willys will have to be a WWII-era Willys MB decked out in Marine colors/regiment insignias!
Great story and great decision to join USMC!
Next Willys will have to be a WWII-era Willys MB decked out in Marine colors/regiment insignias!
Great story and great decision to join USMC!
Very nice Willys, he made a good choice. Willys kind of get in your blood, my guess is there will be more to come.
Please thank him for his service.
Very nice Willys, he made a good choice. Willys kind of get in your blood, my guess is there will be more to come.
Please thank him for his service.
Nice Willys. And thanks for volunteering in service to America. Be brave and be safe.
Nice Willys. And thanks for volunteering in service to America. Be brave and be safe.
SemperFi and Oooorrrrraahhhhh!
Great jeep, great story. Thank you for your service Marine. I’m in a long process of trying to restore a 1944 Willys MB
John
SemperFi and Oooorrrrraahhhhh!
Great jeep, great story. Thank you for your service Marine. I’m in a long process of trying to restore a 1944 Willys MB
John
Best of luck to this young Marine.
Best of luck to this young Marine.
Semper Fi!!!
Great job, need more of the younger generation to keep these old classics alive.
Lcpl, USMC, MarDet USS IOWA BB-61, MAG 46, Norfolk Naval Air Station, 2/6 and 2/8 Camp Lejuene ,NC
1985-1989
Semper Fi!!!
Great job, need more of the younger generation to keep these old classics alive.
Lcpl, USMC, MarDet USS IOWA BB-61, MAG 46, Norfolk Naval Air Station, 2/6 and 2/8 Camp Lejuene ,NC
1985-1989
semper fi marine thank u for protecting my family! great truck
semper fi marine thank u for protecting my family! great truck
Love the truck and really admire a young lad who appreciates the Willys . Thank you for our service to our country and God Bless !
Love the truck and really admire a young lad who appreciates the Willys . Thank you for our service to our country and God Bless !
Awesome young man and even more awesome old jeep. Father was Marine in WWII, loved old pics with their jeeps. Those get in your blood. Ed
Awesome young man and even more awesome old jeep. Father was Marine in WWII, loved old pics with their jeeps. Those get in your blood. Ed
Have a 54 truck of my own.Love it.You have a nice truck.From one Marine to another-Semper Fi !!!
Have a 54 truck of my own.Love it.You have a nice truck.From one Marine to another-Semper Fi !!!
SEMPER FI, Mac.
Be safe.
From an older MARINE! But not old enough to be Old Corps.
Once had an over coat with brown buttons.
SEMPER FI, Mac.
Be safe.
From an older MARINE! But not old enough to be Old Corps.
Once had an over coat with brown buttons.
Awesome looking!! Can you tell more about the build? I’d like to hear if it’s a body swap what was it swapped to. Thanks
Awesome looking!! Can you tell more about the build? I’d like to hear if it’s a body swap what was it swapped to. Thanks
Now we are talking! Young folks interested in history. I love that Private First Class (PFC) Sprowels traded “up” hahah for a classic Willys. I also very much appreciate every young person who steps “up” to serve us all by serving our nation. For you Mr and Mrs Sprowles, thank you for trusting our Marine Corps with your son. Trusting the Corps to train, care for, and make one of our own. Your PFC is and always will be a Marine for having earned the “Eagle Globe and Anchor”. The insignia which represents all Marines from the first to step up in 1775, until to today and beyond. Send us some more photos and facts about the truck. Thanks for sharing your story, I would enjoy sending and sharing some of my Jeep stories with your Marine. He may be motivated by what I am doing and perhaps, I may have a chance to meet him one day. Please visit Gartforvets.org or check out the Jeep that with Kaiser Willys support will cross the USA here: https://youtu.be/wm9sXAOMrlo.
Semper Fidelis and Ohra
Captain Scott Montefusco
thecaptain@gartforvets.org
Now we are talking! Young folks interested in history. I love that Private First Class (PFC) Sprowels traded “up” hahah for a classic Willys. I also very much appreciate every young person who steps “up” to serve us all by serving our nation. For you Mr and Mrs Sprowles, thank you for trusting our Marine Corps with your son. Trusting the Corps to train, care for, and make one of our own. Your PFC is and always will be a Marine for having earned the “Eagle Globe and Anchor”. The insignia which represents all Marines from the first to step up in 1775, until to today and beyond. Send us some more photos and facts about the truck. Thanks for sharing your story, I would enjoy sending and sharing some of my Jeep stories with your Marine. He may be motivated by what I am doing and perhaps, I may have a chance to meet him one day. Please visit Gartforvets.org or check out the Jeep that with Kaiser Willys support will cross the USA here: https://youtu.be/wm9sXAOMrlo.
Semper Fidelis and Ohra
Captain Scott Montefusco
thecaptain@gartforvets.org