GET INVOLVEDDonors can support the Salute Our Troops campaign with donations through Labor Day at any of more than 1,600 Kangaroo stores across 13 states. They also can add personalized greetings or expressions of thanks for the troops by posting photos or videos – as some 2,000 people have done during the tour – on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube through www.KESalute.com
The jeep attracts them, but the message gets them.
It’s hard for patrons not to notice the restored 1952 Willys CJ3 jeep, painted in Army-issue green, but it’s the Kangaroo Express Salute Our Troops campaign that resonates.
The campaign tour, which raises money and awareness for several organizations that assist troops or veterans, made three stops Tuesday in the Chattanooga area.
“I’m always respectful of all [those] guys and women out there making it safe for the country,” said Jason Dyer, of East Ridge, who took a look at the vehicle during the tour’s stop at the Kangaroo Express just off Interstate 75 in Ooltewah. “I take my hat off to them.”