Thanks you all for the overwhelming comments!
As Southern Truck put it, my Dad was "methodical" in everything he did. He was a firm believer in the 5 "P's" - Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. There was often another "P" word in there, but Mom didn't allow that one to be said out loud, at least within her hearing range - lol. There are plenty of other stories to tell about Dad, but I will save those for another time. Unfortunately we lost my Dad just before his 92nd birthday in early November 2022, but I'm sure any "shout outs" will still be heard and appreciated.
There is a side story to this last post that I thought I would share, as without a lot of nudges, support, and a little memory help, I wouldn't be as far as I've come. I new this picture of the truck was somewhere in all our family pictures and keepsakes, but for the life of me I couldn't find it. My better half of almost 40 years Cheryl, kept telling me I needed to find my old picture album from Korea as she was sure it was in there. I searched through a good half dozen boxes of family keepsakes before I finally found one that had the majority of the letters, cards and such that I received in Korea. That led to the discovery of Dad's letter which I had forgotten had that much detail, but still no picture or album.
Another suggestion from my wife finally led to the missing picture album and the "Polaroid", stuck in a box of more stuff from my Korea tour in a different closet.
I also had a lot of nudges, help and support from many fellow Bolters that got this story rolling too. Without the encouragement of my spouse, friends, fellow Bolters and the Stovebolt Community my story may have yet remained untold. To all of you, a BIG THANK YOU! Catch everyone in "The Trip - Part 2.
