Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune


Julie Vinnedge, mother of Lance Corporal Phillip David Vinnedge, who died while serving in Afghanistan, gives people a tour of a vintage truck she, and her husband Dave Vinnedge, restored in honor of their son during an event at Fairbourne Station Plaza, in West Valley City, Utah Tuesday September 11, 2012. The Vinnedge's fulfilled his dream of restoring a 1951 Chevy truck complete with murals honoring him, his family, his military colleagues and those lost on September 11, 2001. Lance Cpl. Vinnedge's parents now travel and display the truck in memory of their son. They will be in Camp Pendleton Sept. 13, 2012 to show the truck to his son's platoon. Phillip was deployed with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment to Afghanistan and on October 13, 2010 Phillip was driving the lead vehicle on a security patrol with Lcpl Victor Dew, Lcpl Joe Rodewald and Cpl Justin Cain when a large IED was remotely detonated killing all 4 instantly. The four soldiers are painted on the driver side door pictured here.