Disabled Vietnam vet gets a new van from Darrell Waltrip and Toyota
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Posted by Tom Jensen
Charlie Harvey wept.
"I get to go see my mom," the retired Army Corporal and Vietnam vet said, wiping away tears as he accepted his new 2013 Toyota Sienna SE van with VMI Access360 Northstar In-floor Conversion.
Harvey, who has suffered three strokes in the last 16 years and is dependent on a wheelchair and scooter for mobility, was presented with the new van Wednesday by NASCAR Hall of Fame member Darrell Waltrip at Waltrip's Harrisburg, N.C. shop.
The van was first prize in the Operation Independence Star Spangled Salute national contest, which was open to all disabled U.S. veterans and entered by more than 850 U.S. military vets. Harvey's name was drawn as the winner on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2013.
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. donated the van, while VMI donated the Access360 Northstar system.
The event, which was attended by Harvey's family, was an emotional one.
"It means a lot," said Waltrip, the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and FOX commentator. "I think guys like Charlie probably think, 'No one cares, I'm one of those forgotten people.' He kept saying over and over again, 'I've never won anything, I've never won anything.'"
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