Mad Max Driver Used An Armored Camaro In A War Zone To Get Supplies To Trapped Civilians

in #humanitarian5 years ago (edited)

Howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas!

I love it when men of courage and action risk everything to help others and this is what this story is about.

In the 1990's during the Bosnian War, a Danish special forces soldier started running desperately needed medical supplies and other aid to civilians deep in the country where the U.N. weren't able to go.

Here's the Camaro he used:

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The United States Air Force helped him to "harden" it with armor in key spots and they coated it with radar-absorbing paint which put him in Stealth mode along with other modifications.

They also filled the tires with special foam so they wouldn't go flat if they got shot and installed a wet nitrous injection system which would double the power of his 220hp V8 to give him ESCAPE SPEED! Which he had to use on quite a few occasions.

His name is Helge Meyer, there he is on the right:

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He made an incredible difference and saved many lives all by himself. He made his runs late at night but there were roving groups of bandits all over the country and he had many narrow escapes, once catching a bullet in his helmet!

Here's a view of some of the roads he traveled in the dark of night:

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It's remarkable that he kept delivering emergency supplies until 2005. The war ended in 1995! He's a Christian and credits his success and survival to a Guardian Angel.

Actually, I'm sure he had more than one assigned to him, besides his personal one. He's written a book about his hair-raising incidents during his service there but I think it's only in German at this time. It's called Gott’s Rambo.

That's a book I'd love to read! He lives back home in Denmark now and still has the Camaro. I bet he never lets that car go!

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Thanks for reading folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas

PS- Here's another kind of hero...this story takes place in Ukraine. A big plant had an explosion and fire there, catching nearby homes on fire.

At one home the owners rushed out of the house carrying what valuables they could grab and taking the dog out with them. But when they got outside the dog looked around and to the owner's astonishment and fear he rushed BACK into the burning house!

The smoke and flames were so thick that the owners couldn't go after him, they just kept calling him and feared the worst. When they thought all hope was gone, a silhouette emerged from the flames.

It was their dog holding their little kitten which they hadn't seen when they ran out of the house. The dog and the kitten had been playing and spending every day together so the dog's first instinct was to rescue his friend!

Here's the hero:

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lol..ain't dogs' cool?

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The doggie is a superhero!

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Howdy alliedforces and thank you so much sir enginewitty!

We have many inspiring examples of virtue and courage, it's really intriguing for me how are we able to witness such goodness and cruelty on simultaneously in our lifetime

Howdy sir joelsegovia! It is a real mixture in this world isn't it? I think the good far, far outweighs the bad in this country but in too many other places it's a mixed bag. How's it going there? Any good news?

Within regular people, the good outweighs the bad by far. But within people with power, the ones who takes decisions that impacts the life of millions... Well the proportion is just the opposite ...

For us the situation is quite troublesome, I deeply respect the citizens of the US, but the government of the US are not worthy of their citizens trust... The situation here has somehow stabilized but when we start to somehow pick up some economy improvement the White House just blows another set of sanctions....

Right now I have been working as a translator in a company dedicated to foreign commerce... My friend I can tell you, far from putting pressure on the government, the sanctions are hurting the people of my country... The freight for importing medicine, food, and other raw materials have increased three/ four folds. This impacts the final price to the consumer

Also, while it's true that sanctions on the government oil company builds pressure on the government, the cash flow on the national economy also suffers a big blow because of this...

That is what I was afraid of sir joelsegovia, the U.S. government needs another tactic to pressure the leaders. I don't know what they would be though but the whole situation is very depressing.

Howdy eshaabdullah! lol..thanks so much for commenting!

What a brave dog.

The dog? The soldier risked his life every night for others and did it for ten years, what about him? Are you skimming again? lol.

Ah! Was that what he did? Oh well. He is a hero then. Give the soldier a medal!

uh huh..I think you're turning cold blooded on us sir Vincent. I've been noticing a distinct change in your writing.

I fear you are turning to the dark side and will turn into a real meany... and your assessment of my post makes it clear...that this is a depressing spiral downward.

The only cure I know of is to drink more beer but it needs to be real strong redneck beer to be effective! lol.

Howdy Jonboy. You think too much. I have always been mean and emotionless.

lol....that's a little hard to believe sir Vincent. Then you must fake it around your friends or they wouldn't keep wanting to hang out with you!