This American Hero Needs Our Help

The doctors recently discovered a Granuloma in his lungs, requiring very expensive tests and procedures. In addition, Jade has also been diagnosed with an unknown blood disease.

Most people might say something about how cool that was; others may give their co-pilot a high five and let out a whoop of delight. Kevin simply said, “Oh wow,” in similar fashion to actor Owen Wilson. Upon arrival back at base, the video was played for everyone and Kevin never lived it down.

You might think this paints Kevin as boring or dull, but actually he has an adventurous itch that he’s been scratching since 2007, and that’s his RAM 2500.

Most people actually own a diesel before they start buying upgraded parts. Lane Wakeland isn’t most people. He had the vision, so why wait for the truck? After buying axles and a lift kit, he went on a hunt for the perfect diesel pickup to match the parts.

His search ended when a buddy sent Lane a photo of a 7.3L 1996 F250 in desperate need of a wash. A test drive proved it drove just fine, so Lane brought his diamond in the rough home.

As luck would have it, Lane found himself with an opportunity to show off his truck in the American Force booth at the 2019 Daytona Truck Meet in Florida. Along with a handful of friends, he had just 10 days to complete nearly the entire build and somehow managed to pull it off.

Josh Myers, born and raised in Greentown, Ind., has bought into the “buy what you build” philosophy. He works at the Chrysler Transmission Plant in Kokomo, Ind., which led him to buying his 2018 RAM 2500.

He bought it brand-new and has put all of the work into it himself, sans transmission work. He says this fills him with a sense of pride, knowing his blood, sweat and tears are why his truck can be shown off.

“It makes you feel proud when someone asks you about it you can say I did this or that,” Josh explained. “‘When I was doing mine I ran into these issues,’ or ‘You’ll need this to do it properly.’ It makes you proud of what you’ve done. All the long nights and money and everything make it worth it because I’m finally accomplishing one of my dreams.”