BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield veteran is able to burn rubber again. Thanks to a local non-profit, Dallas Christison received a car to replace the one that was recently stolen.
Dallas Christison spent nearly five years in the Army and a year in Iraq, before he came home on medical leave. After his car was stolen, he was in desperate need of a way to get to work so he can provide for his family.
"On behalf of our grateful nation and American Warrior Customs we want to thank you for your service and we want to present you with your new car."
It looks nice now, but when this Dodge Durango was donated to American Warrior Customs, it was in need of some TLC. "On the outside, the body work, it needed a lot of body work. It had a tree fall on it before it was donated to us so the windshield was busted out the hood had basically caved in," says Tracy Harrelson, president American Warrior Customs.
But for Tracy Harrelson and his all volunteer crew, it was a job they embraced, with the goal of giving back. "These men and women are being asked to sacrifice their lives a lot of times, their service for their country, their families to provide our freedom and they return to this country and a lot of times there seems to be a lack of appreciation."
And it was that lack of appreciation, Christison says he felt while he was serving, but not anymore. "We kind of accepted when we were there that all of the work and service over there is just going unnoticed, it's just kind of one of the things, selfless service. You accept it. But when you see people like these guys who do care and do give back it's heart warming, very amazing I guess.
Because of these people who care, Christison has regained his independence.
If you would like to help American Warrior Customs continue their good work, you can go to their website
www.americanwarriorcustoms.com All of the proceeds fund future projects.
