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Army to Honor Vietnam Vets through NASCAR (Video)

Do you know a Vietnam Veteran who'd like his or her picture to be featured on a NASCAR vehicle? Well, the Army is looking for vets who served in the Vietnam War and would like their photo (in uniform) to be part of paint schemes decorating both a Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel dragster, and the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 39 Chevrolet driven by Ryan Newman.

You can click here to submit a photo to the Army. You have until September 16 to send in your photos.

The Army's decorated cars will race on November 13 - the Chevy at Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race, and the dragster at Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals.

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Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher, who will drive the dragster, told the San Bernardino Sun:

"It's truly inspiring to represent our soldiers who served in Vietnam. Many of the Vietnam veterans are drag racing fans who grew up at the height of the muscle-car and hot-rod era. We see many Vietnam vets at our NHRA races, and that's why this paint scheme will carry a special meaning for our U.S. Army team."

The Pentagon Channel has more on the Army's NASCAR cars honoring Vietnam Vets. Take a look: