Story & all photos this page, Rick Forys


In 2011, there were just a little under 100 military vehicles at the show, and as usual it drew people from some far away places, like Michigan's U.P., and even Kansas.   There was the typical assortment of Jeeps and M35s, and of course the perennial favorite, Tom Price's LVT-4.   Probably the biggest and most unusual thing at the show was John Cheney Junior's Nike-Hercules missile on a M529 7-ton transport trailer.   You don't see many of these!

Marking their 24th year, the Annual Findlay Armed Forces Day Show in Findlay, Ohio is one of the oldest and largest shows in this part of the country.   The first year the show was held, it was just a small gathering of MVs on Main Street in downtown Findlay.   The organizers however, realized quickly that the event had the potential to grow much larger, and the decision was made to move it to the nearby fairgrounds where it has blossomed into the event it is today.