Las Vegas Review-Journal

Ed Bozarth remembers 9/11 with tribute vehicles

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remembranc­e of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Ed Bozarth Nevada Chevrolet displayed two Fueled by the Fallen memorial vehicles on Tuesday. Fueled by the Fallen assists military members and public safety personnel to aid in their emotional, physical and financial recovery needs by displaying and racing memorial cars.

The 9/11 Angel Cruiser Series of five Chevrolet Camaros bares the names of the people who died Sept. 11, 2001, including the name of Palo Verde High School teacher Barbara Edwards, a passenger on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. Two World Trade Center Camaros, a first responder Camaro, a flight victims Camaro and a Pentagon Camaro hold all 2,977 victims’ names.

Actor Kevyn Major Howard, bestknown for playing Rafterman in the 1987 movie “Full Metal Jacket,” is the face behind Fueled by the Fallen and has worked tirelessly to share these cars nationwide. He was motivated to start the nonprofit organizati­on in 2007 after watching the nightly news and hearing about military members being killed in Iraq.

He enlisted the expertise of Chuck Spiker, a lifelong drag racer and former National Go Kart champion, to create a memorial that would get the attention of all Americans.

“The reason we chose race cars is because you can get the attention of a 2-year-old and a 92-year-old with

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