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Next month marks 75 years since my father, Staff Sgt. Roland Piggee, was a part of the Red Ball Express. This truck convoy system delivered supplies to Soldiers who landed in Normandy and were fighting their way into Germany. To sustain the battle, the Army had 6,000 trucks traveling 350 miles each way to provide consistent resup-ply to the frontline. The trucks took a tremendous pounding. They were enemy targets for the German air forces. Equally challenging were the maintenance issues: burned out motors, overheated engines, and worn out tires.