Son Of The Year Builds His Father, A WWII Hero, A Motorized Tank Wheelchair To Roll Around In

(Source) A 96-year-old war hero has been given a new lease of life after his son built him a wheelchair designed like a tank. Eddie Shaw’s son built the all-terrain vehicle after finding it increasingly difficult to push his father’s wheelchair around on rough ground.

The ‘tank’ is made of from an old motorised wheelbarrow, has a van seat, caterpillar tracks and is powered by an engine. It is the perfect mode of transport to enable, Eddie, who came under tank fire while fighting in Africa in the Second World War, to enjoy days out at the coast. Peter, 60, said: “My father lost his wife two years ago so we decided the best place for him to live would be close to us in Ellesmere.  “I like to go and take him on a day trip once a week the house has a folding wheelchair which they would give me and off we would go.

Well if you didn’t feel like a shitty son before today here you go. This is awesome, war hero who is getting up there in age getting a motorized tank chair to roll around in like a boss. Seriously I watched that video and read this story and thought 2 things 1) Fuck yes and 2) I’m just about the worst son of all time. I think I got my Dad a shirt from Under Armour for Father’s Day, this guy just built a mini tank and it was all worth it for this one shot. This is pure happiness.

I’m such a failure.