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Amysworld · 07-17-2006, 12:41 PM

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.
( March 2, 2006)
Karla Comfort received a lot of looks and even some salutes from people when she drove from Benton, Ark., to Camp Pendleton, Calif., in her newly-painted, custom Hummer H3 March 2. The vehicle is adorned with the likeness of! h er son, 20-year-old Lance Cpl. John M. Holmason, and nine other Marines with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division who where all killed by the same improvised explosive device blast in Fallujah, Iraq, in December.

For Karla Comfort, having the vehicle air brushed with the image of the 10 Marines was a way to pay homage to her hero and his fellow comrades who fell on Iraq's urban battlefield.

"I wanted to let people know (Marines) are doing their jobs honorably, and some of them die," said the 39-year-old from Portland, OR "I don't want people to forget the sacrifices that my son and the other Marines made."

Leading up to her son's death, Karla Comfort had received several letters from him prior to his return. He had been deployed for five months, and Comfort "worried everyday he was gone until she got the letters and found out the date he was coming home," she said.

Marines knocked on the front door of her home in Farmington, Mich., at 3 am with the dreadful news.

"I let my guard down when I found out he was coming home," she said. "There are times that I still cannot believe it happened. It's very hard to deal with."

Karla Comfort came up with the idea for the rolling memorial when she and her two other sons attended John's funeral in Portland, Ore.

"I saw a Vietnam (War) memorial on a car, and I said to my son Josh, 'we should do something like that for John,' she recalled. "He loved Hummers."

She purchased the vehicle in January and immediately took it to AirbrushGuy & Co. in Benton, Ark., where artist Robert Powell went to work on changing the plain, black vehicle into a decorative, mobile, art piece.

"I only had the vehicle for two days before we took it in," she joked.

Two hundred and fifty man-hours later, Powell had completed the vehicle. The custom job would have cost $25,000. Out of respect for Karla Comfort's loss and the sacrifices the Marines made, AirbrushGuy & Co. did it for free. Comfort only had to purchase the paint, which cost $3,000.

"I love it," she said. "I'm really impressed with it, and I think John would be happy with the vehicle. He would have a big smile on his face because he loved Hummers."

Karla Comfort gave Powell basic instructions on what to include in the paint job. But in addition to the image of her son in Dress Blues and the faces of the nine other Marines, there were several surprises. "He put a lot more on than I expected," she said. "I think my favorite part is the heaven scene."

On the left side of the vehicle, a detail of Marines are depicted carrying their fallen comrades through the clouds to their final resting place. The American flag drapes across the hood, the words, "Semper Fi" crown the front windshield and the spare tire cover carries the same Eagle Globe and Anchor design that her son had tattooed on his back.

"All the support I have been getting is wonderful," she said.

Karla Comfort decided to move back to her hometown of Portland, and making th e cross-country trip from Arkansas was a way for her to share her son's story. It's also her way of coping with the loss.

"Along the way I got nothing but positive feedback from people," she said. "What got to me was when people would salute the guys (Marines). It's hard to look at his picture. I still cry and try to get used to the idea, but it's hard to grasp the idea that he's really gone."

stickyfingerz · 07-17-2006, 12:42 PM

Thats soooo awesome! Nice find Amy!

btw you are one of the best huggers I know.

Juicy D. Links · 07-17-2006, 12:43 PM

Meowwwwwwwwwwww

ProducerCashDave · 07-17-2006, 12:43 PM

Really nice airbrushing

Amysworld · 07-17-2006, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stickyfingerzdotnet

Thats soooo awesome! Nice find Amy!

btw you are one of the best huggers I know.

Awwww thanks

Likewise!

Ambidextrous · 07-17-2006, 12:52 PM

cool hummer!

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 07-17-2006, 01:11 PM

nice hummer

NdO · 07-17-2006, 01:14 PM

Wow, that's a great job on the painting!

OG LennyT · 07-17-2006, 01:21 PM

beautiful work on the airbrushing : )

RIP to the fallen soldiers

Pimpin_J · 07-17-2006, 01:22 PM

Fucking awesome!

s9ann0 · 07-17-2006, 01:32 PM

thats so cool!

reynold · 07-17-2006, 07:28 PM

A simple yet touching way to pay homage to those dead soldiers..

Doctor Dre · 07-17-2006, 07:33 PM

Damn why a H3 ???? lol

It's a funny paradox... her son going to war making sacrifices so she can drive a fuel drinking beast ;)

Pete-KT · 07-17-2006, 07:35 PM

Very nice amy

Tdog · 07-17-2006, 07:41 PM

Ah yes, a real patriot.

kanalj · 07-17-2006, 07:41 PM

nice thought but that's a damn ugly hummer imo.

minusonebit · 07-17-2006, 07:43 PM

Nice artwork.

Everything else about it sucks.

Funny that her son died fighting for her right to drive a piece of shit gas-guzzling status symbol. God, sometimes it is permissiable to kill your parents.

minusonebit · 07-17-2006, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tdog

Ah yes, a real patriot.

Are you retarded?

SilentKnight · 07-17-2006, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minusonebit

Nice artwork.

Everything else about it sucks.

Funny that her son died fighting for her right to drive a piece of shit gas-guzzling status symbol. God, sometimes it is permissiable to kill your parents.

You have to be about the most negative sonofabitch that inhabits this forum sometimes.

I really pity you. It must've been an awful childhood.

Red Ezra · 07-17-2006, 07:50 PM

nice tribute - hummers still suck gas and ride like shit

minusonebit · 07-17-2006, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentKnight

You have to be about the most negative sonofabitch that inhabits this forum sometimes.

I really pity you. It must've been an awful childhood.

You know what, if I ever go to a show and I see you... we're gonna settle this little difference of opinion we seem to be having lately.

iwantchixx · 07-17-2006, 08:04 PM

that's horribly gay.

SilentKnight · 07-17-2006, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minusonebit

You know what, if I ever go to a show and I see you... we're gonna settle this little difference of opinion we seem to be having lately.

Anytime...anywhere. I'd relish the opportunity little man.

WWC-Pajio · 07-17-2006, 08:31 PM

.....ok

07-17-2006, 08:52 PM

The H3 only has a 5 cylinder. They aren't that bad on gas. Not that it has anything to do with this thread.

sharp · 07-17-2006, 09:09 PM

pretty sweet.

sniperwolf · 07-17-2006, 09:09 PM

good piece of art... nice hummer...

Egomancer · 07-17-2006, 09:27 PM

Very nice...

Egomancer

DJChunkyB · 07-17-2006, 11:09 PM

Who said a good HUMMER is hard to find? Thank you Amy for posting that here. You rock girl!

Amysworld · 07-18-2006, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJChunkyB

Who said a good HUMMER is hard to find? Thank you Amy for posting that here. You rock girl!

Most welcome! Any a big hello to you in my home state of Maryland.

HaleyH · 07-18-2006, 07:25 AM

I have family that was in the military so this means alot. Very nice find Amy.

xclusive · 07-18-2006, 07:31 AM

Very cool Memorial, I wish it didn't have to be made of course but it's a nice piece of art.

seeric · 07-18-2006, 07:34 AM

get any sleep yet?

Stallion · 07-18-2006, 07:36 AM

wow thats cool. great paint job.

CamsLord · 07-18-2006, 07:39 AM

"that's hot"

07-17-2006, 12:41 PM	#1
Amysworld Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,578	AMAZING Hummer Truck memorial... CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. ( March 2, 2006) Karla Comfort received a lot of looks and even some salutes from people when she drove from Benton, Ark., to Camp Pendleton, Calif., in her newly-painted, custom Hummer H3 March 2. The vehicle is adorned with the likeness of! h er son, 20-year-old Lance Cpl. John M. Holmason, and nine other Marines with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division who where all killed by the same improvised explosive device blast in Fallujah, Iraq, in December. For Karla Comfort, having the vehicle air brushed with the image of the 10 Marines was a way to pay homage to her hero and his fellow comrades who fell on Iraq's urban battlefield. "I wanted to let people know (Marines) are doing their jobs honorably, and some of them die," said the 39-year-old from Portland, OR "I don't want people to forget the sacrifices that my son and the other Marines made." Leading up to her son's death, Karla Comfort had received several letters from him prior to his return. He had been deployed for five months, and Comfort "worried everyday he was gone until she got the letters and found out the date he was coming home," she said. Marines knocked on the front door of her home in Farmington, Mich., at 3 am with the dreadful news. "I let my guard down when I found out he was coming home," she said. "There are times that I still cannot believe it happened. It's very hard to deal with." Karla Comfort came up with the idea for the rolling memorial when she and her two other sons attended John's funeral in Portland, Ore. "I saw a Vietnam (War) memorial on a car, and I said to my son Josh, 'we should do something like that for John,' she recalled. "He loved Hummers." She purchased the vehicle in January and immediately took it to AirbrushGuy & Co. in Benton, Ark., where artist Robert Powell went to work on changing the plain, black vehicle into a decorative, mobile, art piece. "I only had the vehicle for two days before we took it in," she joked. Two hundred and fifty man-hours later, Powell had completed the vehicle. The custom job would have cost $25,000. Out of respect for Karla Comfort's loss and the sacrifices the Marines made, AirbrushGuy & Co. did it for free. Comfort only had to purchase the paint, which cost $3,000. "I love it," she said. "I'm really impressed with it, and I think John would be happy with the vehicle. He would have a big smile on his face because he loved Hummers." Karla Comfort gave Powell basic instructions on what to include in the paint job. But in addition to the image of her son in Dress Blues and the faces of the nine other Marines, there were several surprises. "He put a lot more on than I expected," she said. "I think my favorite part is the heaven scene." On the left side of the vehicle, a detail of Marines are depicted carrying their fallen comrades through the clouds to their final resting place. The American flag drapes across the hood, the words, "Semper Fi" crown the front windshield and the spare tire cover carries the same Eagle Globe and Anchor design that her son had tattooed on his back. "All the support I have been getting is wonderful," she said. Karla Comfort decided to move back to her hometown of Portland, and making th e cross-country trip from Arkansas was a way for her to share her son's story. It's also her way of coping with the loss. "Along the way I got nothing but positive feedback from people," she said. "What got to me was when people would salute the guys (Marines). It's hard to look at his picture. I still cry and try to get used to the idea, but it's hard to grasp the idea that he's really gone."

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minusonebit So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: [email protected] Posts: 7,391	Nice artwork. Everything else about it sucks. Funny that her son died fighting for her right to drive a piece of shit gas-guzzling status symbol. God, sometimes it is permissiable to kill your parents.

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07-17-2006, 08:52 PM	#25
evildick Guest Posts: n/a	The H3 only has a 5 cylinder. They aren't that bad on gas. Not that it has anything to do with this thread.

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