Vet wins $2000 detail package on Veterans Day - Professional Carwashing & Detailing

Vet wins $2000 detail package on Veterans Day

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The shop will also offer all veterans a discount on all detail packages.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Great Lakes Chemical held a “military makeover” to honor a local veteran on Veterans Day, according to Fox17online.com.

Veteran Brian West received the prize, an appearance protection package valued at more than $2000, noted the article.

West served 25 years between the Army and National Guard, shared the article.

More than 200 names were submitted for the drawing, many of which came from the Flyin’ Heroes, a “nonprofit that takes veterans on free, guided fly fishing” trips, stated the article.

Read also: C-store chain supports veterans with franchise giveaway contest

Great Lakes Chemical General Manager Terry Heckman said in the article the shop is “going full wet sand on the outside, full interior ultimate reconditioning, like ‘to the nines’ on this.”

The business will offer all veterans 25 percent off any detailing service through the rest of November, reported the article.

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