Roehl Transport Donation Helps Camp Toccoa Military Veteran Project
This article was originally published on 8/1/2023.
On July 3, 2023, Roehl Transport helped fulfill a longtime project at Camp Toccoa at Currahee in Georgia by delivering the missing engines and propellers for their Project C47.
After hearing about Project C47, and the engine donation, Roehl’s Experienced Driver Recruiter, Melissa "Missy" Payne, who also serves as chairperson of the Toccoa Elks Lodge House Committee, quickly started working on coordinating a plan to get the engines delivered from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to the Camp in Georgia via a Roehl Transport flatbed truck.
Missy shared how her passions came together for this project. “Toccoa Elks Lodge #1820 is where I volunteer most of my free time and where I heard about the project. Veterans are very important to our Lodge and many of our members volunteer at Camp Toccoa at Currahee here in my small town in Georgia. My job with Roehl Transport is another passion of mine. To be able to combine these things in such an awesome way has brought me an overwhelming sense of gratitude and appreciation to be associated with our Veterans, our history and a company like Roehl Transport who supports them both. Roehl’s values are the reason I have been here almost 12 years and why I will continue to stay,” she said.
Project C47
Pictured here are Gary Watkins, Toccoa Elks Lodge, (US Army Vet), Melissa Payne, Roehl Transport Recruiter, Patrick Hall, Toccoa Elks Lodge and Camp Toccoa (US Army Vet) and Roehl Transport Truck Driver, Daniel N., (who is also a US Army Vet).
Roehl Transport hauling the engines and props for Project C47.
Sign placed in front of the C47.
Additional Information
Melissa was featured on the 8/17/2023 Land Line Now news and information program designed specifically for America's truck drivers. Melissa's segment starts around 24:50.
Melissa was featured on a Keeping It Roehl podcast.
Camp Toccoa & "Band of Brothers"
Camp Toccoa was the birthplace of the US Paratrooper program, and starting in 1942, over 17,000 men trained for World War II battles there.
The stories of Camp Toccoa, Currahee Mountain ("Three Miles Up, Three Miles Down") and some of the men who trained there were made famous in the book Band of Brothers - E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, by historian Stephen E. Ambrose. The book was later adapted into an award-winning HBO miniseries by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
About Roehl Transport
Roehl Transport has repeatedly been recognized as a Military Friendly Employer by the publishers of GI Jobs & Military Spouse magazines. The company is one of North America's safest and most successful trucking companies because it is built on values like Safety, Driver Driven & Doing the Right Thing.
If you'd like more information about Roehl Transport and this unique load, please contact Lucas Heart, Roehl Transport's Marketing & Communications Manager.