Transcontinental Motor Convoy - 2009 Commemoration of 1919 Convoy

2009 Commemoration of 1919 Convoy

In the summer of 2009, on the 90th anniversary of the original trek, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association sponsored a re-enactment of the 1919 convoy. Beginning June 10, following the original route as much as possible and duplicating the original schedule, the convoy set out from Washington, D.C. Over the length of the convoy, more than 150 historic military vehicles, including 50 military jeeps, 19 ¾ ton trucks, seven 1½ ton trucks, six 2½ ton trucks, three cargo trucks, nine motorcycles, and four sedans took part. The oldest vehicle to take part was a 1917 four-wheel drive 3 ton ammunition truck.

The reenactors had three purposes: along with retracing the route of 1919 convoy over the historic Lincoln Highway, they paid tribute to the U.S. military and commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.