RUNNINGS
BY HARRY KIRSBAUM
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN
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he original Willys Jeep helped
the American GI save the planet
in World War II.
The soldiers who made it
back were so fond of the go-anywhere, do-
anything vehicle that in 1949 the Jeep corn-
pany offered a Willys station wagon to the
American public.
Throughout the years, even through the
years when nearly every car or truck looked
the same, the Jeep was always distinctive.
The Commander is Jeep's newest model
and it features a third row to handle different
kinds of soldiers — the whiny, demanding
ones.
The seven-passenger Commander fits the
role of a typical SUV, but unlike most of the
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