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Buick doesn’t know much about his grandfather’s war service but learned more after his sister Margaret Sims found a letter while cleaning out her home in Perth. It was a letter Bob wrote to his mother from Oaklands General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames in London on January 13, 1918. Bob must not have been in a fit state to do the actual writing. He dictated it to Jason Bates, presumably a mate. “Dear Mother,” the letter reads, “Just a line to let you know I am quite well as can be expected.” He then gives an account of going into battle in France on December 3, 1917.
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BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
American-made muscle cars, imported sports cars, customized vintage trucks and even some luxury car models were among the wide spectrum of classic vehicles featured in “My Ride” in 2020, as well as a cluster of modern Mazda Miatas added for fun.
Bud Wilkinson Republican-American Among the classic vehicles featured in My Ride during 2020 were, top left clockwise, a 1960 MGA owned by John Steinmetz of Falls Village, and immediately below, a 1955 Buick Roadmaster convertible owned by Bib Skrip of Prospect and a 1957 Chevrolet pickup owned by Ethel Whitford of North Canaan as well as a 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Rallye 350 owned by John Gallicchio of Torrington, a 1954 Cadillac Coupé deVille owned by Gary Della Vecchio of Oxford, and a 1955 Willys Jeep pickup owned by Buddy Mancinelli of Prospect.