Marine captain Scott Montefusco's cross-country drive to honor veterans is running short on funds and drivers.
SALT LAKE CITY — Retired Marine captain Scott Montefusco wants to honor veterans and first responders by driving an old military Jeep across the United States starting next Tuesday., during the first-ever cross-country vehicle venture. But, Jackson had a driving partner and Montefusco wants one, too.
In 2003, he had been watching "Horatio's Drive," a Ken Burns film that details Jackson's story of driving a Winton automobile from San Francisco to New York in a year when cars and roads were primitive. When the program concluded, Montefusco, or "Monte," turned to his wife and told her he wanted to do the same trip in a Willys Jeep.. He just needs help with gas money and driving duties.
After visiting veterans and active-duty services in the Bay Area, and having a birthday cake for his 1973 Winnebago's 50th year in operation, Montefusco will back the motorhome and Jeep down a boat ramp to dip their tires into the Pacific Ocean. Then, it's off to New York, mostly tracing Jackson's 1903 route, which went through Idaho to avoid the Rockies and Nevada desert that contributed to a prior failed cross-country attempt.
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