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Jeep Brand is Most Patriotic Brand in America!

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Jeep FlagJeep earned a spot on the list one would want right as the country celebrates our Independence Day.

Robert Passikoff is the founder and president of Brand Keys, a consumer research firm in New York. In honor of the 4th of July, his company put together a list of what consumers saw as the 25 more patriotic brand in America. Jeep just so happened to be on the list, but not just on the list, they topped it. That’s right, Jeep is, according to this survey, the most patriotic brand in America. Cue the fireworks!

Looking a the list, most of the brands that made it were varied. Food companies like Hershey, clothing companies like Ralph Lauren, but Jeep only has competition from one other auto company on the list. That would be Ford and they came in at 16th.

US Rep Marcy Kaptur, a democrat from Toledo, commented on the honor that Jeep was given. “It will come as no surprise to generations of workers in Toledo that Jeep is the ‘most patriotic’ brand. It’s really what we’re all about as a community.

Jeep is a name synonymous with American patriotism. Considering that it was the work-horse and backbone of the US military over seas during World War 2, the war that created the vehicle, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Jeep name is still seen as so patriotic. Jeep also has a long history of honoring our service men and women.

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Source: Toledo Blade

Jeep’s Interview with One of the Tuskegee Airmen, An American Hero

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The Tuskegee Airmen have been back in the news and public consciousness lately with George Lucas’ new film Red Tails, and Jeep wanted to take the opportunity to bring attention to these true American heroes.

This week on Jeep’s official blog, they published an interview with one of the real Tuskegee Airmen, Washington DuBois Ross. Ross’ account of his life and the war is fascinating and definitely worth a read. One of the best parts of the interview is a story from his time training at Selfridge Field in Michigan.

“Funny story, we used to fly the P-40 over summer homes on Lake Huron. On the way home my engine fails. I went down, split two trees, and sheared off the wings. About 100 people came out from their homes. I’m wearing all my gear and they said, ‘Were you the one flying that thing?’ I said, “No.” [laughs] The worst part: I called the base and they asked, ‘Did you damage the plane?’ ‘No.’ [laughs]”

In the interview, he also speaks about the struggles being an African-American pilot during World War II and how he tried not to stand out.

“I took the test on advanced aviation training. It was all whites when I went to take the test and they looked at me like a foreigner. While we waited for test results, everyone else was worried, like they’d struggled. So I pretended it was hard. I faked it, but I knew I had done well.”

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