Fort Hood gearing up for another vehicle auction Aug. 15 - The Killeen Daily Herald
Fort Hood usually has two such auctions per year, but the one scheduled in January didn’t happen because inventory was low, said Teresa Maynard, an MWR marketing specialist who helps organize the auction. a 1995 Chevrolet S-10 pickup that does start. Also on the list, which is on the Fort Hood MWR’s website: six small fishing boats, several kayaks and a 1994 Ford E350 passenger bus. Some of the vehicles were abandoned at Fort Hood’s Sprocket Auto Crafts Center, where soldiers can take their vehicles and work on them at no cost. Most of the vehicles were used for years by MWR, and were purchased with non-appropriated funds, officials said. The money raised from the auction all goes back to Sprocket for lifts or other equipment, Maynard said. The auctions are “pretty popular,” usually drawing a couple hundred participants, Maynard said. 9 at the Sprocket Auto Crafts Center, Building 9138, Old Ironsides Avenue. Source: kdhnews.com
