Vet reunited with A2 Jacket - a $17 Goodwill purchase!

[Mr. Scratch]

Guy buys an original WWII A-2 at GOODWILL for $17, and tracks down it's original owner to give back to him.

I have to admit though, this line from the vet makes me a bit nervous:
“I couldn’t figure out why anyone would want the jacket after all these years,” he said."

http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/lu ... t-1.218471

 

[Silver Surfer]

amazing. the truth is stranger then fiction, it is said.

 

[MikeyB-17]

The most remarkable thing about this story is that the bloke got an original A-2 for $17!!! I'm not terribly surprised about the vet's comment, to them they were just jackets they were issued, they don't hold them in the same reverence as us jacket nerds.

 

[DJS48]

Great story and I am at present reading "Revenge of the Red Raiders", the illustrated history of the 22nd BG. Mr. Arand is mentioned in the book regarding the last mission flown by the group and also a small picture of him as well as a few other references to him. That's pretty cool, atleast to me and also how his jacket "found" him after all the years.
Cheers,
Don

 

[johnwayne]

How cool is that and as echoed, hard to believe the $17 bit but a lovely story nonetheless - if I had $1 for every vintage shop/market I've scoured then I could buy loads of the $17 versions!!

cheers
Wayne

 

[sealbeachbum]

Wow! I'm going to start checking out my local Goodwill Store every now and then from now on!

 

[269sqnhudson]

$17.00? Even if they had no idea what the artwork meant it's clearly a vintage leather jacket, what are they doing selling it for $17.00?
Also stop tugging the damn pockets man! 'Oh let's see how far my hands go in, nurrrrrr' :roll:

 

[EmergencyIan]

I'd love to see him wearing his A-2, once again.

- Ian