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    THE JAG FILE

    Dec 02, 2019 6 minutes
    With John Adams-Graf
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    John Adams-Graf

    START THE NEW YEAR WITH GRATITUDE

    It is too easy to go through the week scanning auctions and dealer listings without ever giving a bit of consideration to all the people who make the military vehicle hobby such a rewarding passion. From time to time, I have to force myself to consider how grateful I am for the years of gratification I have had in my pursuit of military relics and historic military vehicles. I would like to start the New Year with sharing a few points of gratitude.

    The Veterans who made all of this possible

    Having grown up with buying, selling, and researching military artifacts, it has been too easy to forget all those who contribute to making the hobby such a meaningful, satisfying pursuit. Sitting in an office surrounded by a library of books and many displays of relics didn’t just happen over night — and certainly not as a result of just my own efforts.

    We all say, “One of the reasons (or even the main

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