May 20, 2012, my truck crushed my head. Plates, screws, months of rebuilding. I never gave up. My story's in my book I'M POSSIBLE 👇
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A Vietnam vet gave up his dream car, a '69 Mustang Mach 1, to raise his 6 sons.
He never let them see what it cost him.
50 years later, his youngest traded away his OWN Mustang to track down the exact car... and handed his dad the keys on Father's Day.
His name is Daniel Allen and he came home from the Vietnam war and bought his dream car.
It was a white 1969 Mustang Mach 1.
Black hood, red stripes, four-speed.
And then he gave it up.
Because one baby became two. Then three. Then six sons. And a two-door muscle car can't raise a family.
So Daniel traded away his dream, the way good fathers do.
He never made his boys feel the cost of it.
But his youngest son, Shane, was always listening.
Every time his dad told the story of "the one that got away," it stuck. The two of them even made a tradition of it, going to Father's Day car shows together, hunting for Mustangs, reminiscing.
So this year, Shane found it.
A white '69 Mach 1, exactly like the one his father described for decades.
He traded away his OWN restored Mustang GT to get it, then had it repainted and reupholstered to match his dad's memory down to the detail.
And to get it, he traded away his OWN restored Mustang.
On Father's Day, at their car show, Daniel walked past a Mach 1 and noticed a name tag hanging from the mirror that read "Daniel."
He figured it was a coincidence. Half-joking, he said, "Where are my keys?"
His son reached out and put the keys in his hand and told him to fire it up.
This grown man. This veteran. He climbed out of that car, asked his son how on earth he'd pulled it off, and when Shane told him he'd traded his own custom Mustang to do it...
...Daniel broke down and wrapped his boy in his arms.
Fifty years later, the dream he laid down for his kids... his kid handed right back to him.
God bless the Allen family. That's what it's all about.
Awful morning in DC. 5 people were shot at and near a gym in Logan Circle, a short walk from the White House. 1 died and 1 is critical. Police say the gunman barricaded himself in his apartment and then shot himself. Prayers for the victims and their families. #DC#Shooting
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Honda's recalling 635,808 vehicles: 2023-25 Pilot, 2022-24 Acura MDX, 2021-25 Acura TLX. A software glitch can kill the power steering while you're driving. Free dealer fix, letters out by Dec 14. Check your VIN at https://t.co/TGzouQj0VG, y'all. #Recall#Auto
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Rough night at the Smoothie King Center. Nets 145, Pelicans 111. Zion had 29, but that's 4 straight losses and 138+ points allowed 3 games in a row. Grizzlies come to town Friday. Gotta fix that defense, boys. #Pelicans#NBA
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Dems win the House and tell Trump officials to "lawyer up." White House fires back saying their probes could be "blatant criminality." Oversight is Congress's job, not a crime. But it ain't a revenge tour either. Do the people's work. #Congress#Politics
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Prayers for Brooklyn tonight. A 3-story building in Flatbush partly collapsed into a construction site next door around 4 PM. At least 1 dead, 2 critical, and crews still working to free someone trapped. Lord, guide those rescuers. #Brooklyn#BreakingNews
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Americans need a reminder of the brutality of Islam
Not that long ago, in 2015 Muslims walked out 21 Christian men they captured onto a beach. They filmed a video declaring this was a warning to Christians and decapitated them all
This is what we are inviting into your country
Again, this is not something that happened in the ancient world, or way in the past. This was in 2015, this is happening right now to Christians in modern day by Muslims
What do you thinks going to happen when they gain majority and take over our government
The men were forced to wear orange jumpsuits, their hands were bound, they were marched along the shore, forced to kneel, and then beheaded
Their final words were “Lord Jesus”
We need mass deportations of Muslims from America
This video is heartbreaking. Illegal migrants are receiving free accommodations and healthcare while our veterans are suffering like this.
We must do better.
Happy Veterans Day to ALL VETERANS. 🇺🇸
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! 🫡
Good news in Baton Rouge: LSU has a new $7.2M permanent scholarship fund for students who came out of foster care. MMR Group gave $5M and 75 donors added the rest, announced with First Lady Melania Trump. Every kid deserves a shot. #LSU#FosterCare
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New cars now average a record $51,109 (Kelley Blue Book). Used cars are near $27,000, up 6% in a year, and used loans run about 11%. Tariffs and bigger trucks are driving it. Before you buy, shop the rate as hard as the price, y'all. #CarPrices#Auto
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House voted 211-204 to shelve the Hegseth impeachment. 210 Republicans voted to bury it. 11 Democrats, Pelosi included, didn't show up. If they had, it would've survived. One side protects its guy, the other skips work. #Congress
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Thank you to every man and woman who served this country. Y'all answered the call so the rest of us could live free. God bless our veterans. #VeteransDay
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This Veterans Day, join us in honoring the patriotic men and women who answered the call to serve in defense of the greatest nation the world has ever known.
The Astros are bringing Brad Ausmus home as their new manager. He caught 10 seasons in Houston and was the Yankees' bench coach. He takes over for Joe Espada after an 81-81 year. Our neighbors next door are going back to an old favorite. #Astros#MLB
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The SS United States, still the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, goes down in the Gulf this afternoon about 22 miles off Destin. It'll be the world's biggest artificial reef. Soon it'll be home to tuna and marlin, and divers. Fair winds, old girl. #SSUnitedStates #Gulf
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Canada's telling folks to be ready for 72 hours with no power or tap water. That advice isn't new, but with hackers hitting stores overseas, it's smart. Down here we call it hurricane season. Water, food, meds, cash. Don't panic, prepare. #BeReady
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