Slain Soldier's Father Paints Jeep In Honor
Michigan City Indiana
A father aiming to honor his son who was killed in Iraq had the soldier's Jeep professionally handpainted with protraits of the young man.
Pfc. Brian J. Schoff of Manchester, Tenn. was standing near his military Humvee when a roadside bomb exploded Jan 28. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, based at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
His father Brian L. Schoff of Michigan City, had an Arkansas company paint the 2001 Jeep Wrangler with his son being comforted by an angel in one and surrounded by his fellow solditers in another.
"It's touching," saod Schoff.
He said people often give a thumbs-up or honk their horns whenever they see the Jeep and offer condolences.
The outstretched wings of an eagle and an American flag decorate the hood, and Army tanks and helicopters are on the driver's side.
On the rear fender is a biblical verse from John 15:13, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
"He's riding right there with me," Schoff said of his son. "He's saying you didn't have to do all of this for me."
