A Bristol Township volunteer fire company lent a helping hand to the U.S. Marine Corps earlier this week.
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The Third District Fire Company on Harrison Street welcomed a group of marines as they returned to the reserve base on Ford Road.
The Marines had just completed a significant training exercise at Fort Dix and needed to clean their vehicles.
“They just got done a big war exercise at Fort Dix and used our undercarriage washer to wash the trucks,” Third District Fire Company Chief Howard McGoldrick said.
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The Marines were part of the 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, a reserve artillery battalion based on Ford Road. The regiment primarily uses the M777 howitzer, a powerful artillery system.
McGoldrick noted that the Marines and their trucks lined up down the street by the fire station.
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The service members mentioned that it typically takes about 2 1/2 hours to wash the trucks with garden hoses, and the 20 minutes it took for the undercarriage washer to clean them was a significant time saver, the chief said.
Neighbors came out to watch the cleaning process and ask why there were military vehicles on the quiet street.
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