The Lone Star Military Vehicle Preservation Association
11 November 2025 LoneStar MVPA participated in a static display of military vehicles in support of a Veterans Day program at Larkspur Elementary School in Leander, Texas. As usual, most of us met up beforehand and convoyed the school. It was cold in the morning, but there was bright sun and clear blue skies for
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8 November 2025 Llano held their second annual airshow on November 8th. It was a warm clear day, perfect for the show. LSMVPA participants were Jeff C with his jeep and WWII Army Air Corps display trailer, Bob H and Brad B with the M151A2, Kyle P with the M109A3, Amanda C with M1009 and M416 trailer, and Rory C with M1028A2 and M116A3
29 October 2025 We were asked to partake in an event for small kids in Bertram. Due to being on a work day, we only managed to bring four trucks, but they proved very popular with kids and adults alike. Jason S and Amber brought Rory’s M715, Bob P brought his M37, Amanda C brought
19 October 2025 An M35A2 donated to the museum on Camp Mabry was located in Bertram, and two LSMVPA members, Jason S and Rory C, volunteered to deliver it from there down to the museum in Austin. JS Motors and Fab had done all the work to make the truck operable but the decision was
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11 October 2025 The Austin Armor Builders Society, in association with the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society, put on their regional show in Georgetown. LSMVPA did not participate with vehicles or models, but three members attended the show as observers – Kyle P, Rory C, and Lucas S with his sons.The quality of the models
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27 September 2025 Oatmeal is a small town in Burnet County, and by being so small they hold their annual festival in the nearby “big” town of Bertram. LoneStar MVPA was once again invited to be a part of the festival parade.Participating were John B with his GPW jeep; John T his M151A2 jeep; Bob
09 September 2025 Scheduled for 6pm on a Thursday afternoon made this one a difficult event to get to on time for many.Participating were Jeff C with his jeep, Kelly P in her M1009, Amanda C with her M1009 and M416 trailer, Rory C with his M1028A2 and M116A3 trailer, and Austin W with his
18 August 2025 Lonestar MVPA participated in the Blanco County Fair parade again this year. There was a brief rain shower before the parade, but not enough to get us wet or cool the temperature down, nor thin the number of folks there to participate or to watch.Attending were John and Carolyn B in their
19 July 2025 Lone Star was invited to participate in a Touch-a-Truck charity event in San Antonio. Dennis H gladly participated with his M725 ambulance.Hope to see y’all at the next one! Photos by Kyle P
12 July 2025 LoneStar MVPA participated in the Lampasas Spring Ho parade again this year. As usual, most of us met up beforehand and convoyed into Lampasas. The skies were a bit murky early, but cleared to a beautiful day.Those attending were John and Carolyn B in their GPW jeep, Jimmy W in his GPW,
LSMVPA intended to participate in the annual Independence Day parade in Lakeway, as we often have in the past. We usually parade in rain or shine, so although it had rained heavily all night, and continued to do so, many of us prepared to go anyway. But it was not be this time. Most of
14 June 2025 Once again we participated in the annual Chisolm Trail Roundup parade in Lockhart, which we have done for many years.Normally we have a big LSMVPA turnout for the event, but for various reasons many members couldn’t make it this year.Participants were Jim N with his M38A1, Bob P with his M37B1, Rory
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5-7 June 2025 Scott, Rory and I attended the National MVPA convention hosted in Louisville, KY over D-Day weekend. While the convention hall wasn’t completely full, the convention was still a success to those we talked to for the future.We caught up with friends we hadn’t seen since last year’s show and talked with a
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26 May 2025 We were scheduled to participate in the Memorial Day ceremonies in Burnet, including a parade and vehicle display afterwards. Most of us assembled in Bertram from various points, intending to convoy from there to Burnet together. Alas, the weather was against us. It had rained hard all night, and though light rain
16-17 May 2025 Temple held their airshow Friday night and Saturday. Kyle P. Was able to setup Friday with his M1009. Sadly weather cut the evening short.Rory and Panda C in their M1028A2 and John T in his M151A2 arrived and the club was relocated to a more grassy area. Family and friends joined in
26 April 2025 Here we are at Kingsland Touch A Truck, 26 April 2025 from 11 to 2. Bob H., Brad B. and Brads grandson James attended the event showing Bob’s M151A2 Ford MUTT.The weather was cloudy, but no rain. Lots of kids had a blast with wearing the helmets and checking out the M-60
15 March 2025 LoneStar MVPA have participated in the Bluebonnet airshow since 1993. For reasons known only to the airshow staff, we were put in a rather unusual spot rather than our regular location, but we still had a large amount of visitors. This year’s participants were Charlie S, Sid M, James H, Amanda C,