Omaha Air Force veteran receives a new car as an annual gift

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Omaha Air Force veteran receives a new car as an annual gift

Air Force veteran receives new car as part of “Keys to Progress” sweepstakes.

WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT. GOING UP. OK ANTHONY THANKS. AND THE OMAHA VETERAN GETS THE KEYS TO A NEW CAR. BE PART OF AN ANNUAL GIVEAWAY JUST IN TIME FOR VETERANS DAY. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 CARL LARSON SHOWS US HOW MUCH THIS GIFT MEANS. PETER TATUM LOST HIS FIRST VEHICLE ALMOST THREE MONTHS AGO AND SAYS THIS NEW ONE WILL CHANGE LIFE. HOW EVERYTHING HAS BEEN. INCREDIBLE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. PETER TIEDEMANN WAS GIVEN THE KEYS TO HIS NEW VEHICLE THURSDAY MORNING, COURTESY OF KEYS TO PROGRESS. UNTIL I ENTERED THIS BUILDING. DISBELIEF IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE. TIEDEMANN SERVED THREE AND A HALF YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE, COMING BACK AND BEING RECOGNIZED IS SOMETHING NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY. A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW PERSONALLY HAVE HAD A MUCH HARDER TIME THAN ME. I mean, BEING RECOGNIZED IS A LOT, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR SOMEONE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I SAW YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS. THANKS. IT MEANS A LOT TO US. JORDAN FECTEAU WORKS WITH PROGRESSIVE, THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDES THE KEY TO PROGRESS. HE’S PARTICIPATED IN SEVEN OF THE TEN ANNUAL CAR DRAW AND SAYS IT’S A SMALL GESTURE IN COMPARISON. WE KNOW EVERYTHING THEY GO THROUGH THE SACRIFICE IS THAT THEY DO TIME AWAY FROM THE FAMILY. YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS THAT SO MANY OF US, YOU KNOW, DON’T REALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE THINGS THEY DO EVERY DAY. AND FOR TIEDEMANN, IT MEANS THAT HIS LIFE CAN CONTINUE AS USUAL. NOW I WILL BE ABLE TO WORK. THAT’S ALL. PETER LIVES WITH HIS BROTHER AND HIS SON AND SAYS THE MOST EXCITING THING IS TO SEE HIS SON’S REACTION TO THE NEW VEHICLE

Air Force veteran receives new car as part of “Keys to Progress” sweepstakes.

Progressive hosted its 10th annual “Keys to Progress” car giveaway Thursday morning and gave the keys to Omaha Air Force veteran Peter Tiedemann. “A lot of people I know personally had a much harder time than I did,” Tiedemann said. “The recognition means a lot, just for someone to say ‘I saw what you went through, thank you.’ It means a lot to us.” Tiedemann’s transmission jumped on his last vehicle, which is when he decided to enter the car raffle. “How it all worked out, unbelievable, almost impossible,” Tiedemann said. He says he will be able to continue commuting to and from work, a 20-minute commute, and will allow his brother and nephew more flexibility. the new vehicle.

OMAHA, Neb. —

Progressive hosted its 10th annual “Keys to Progress” car giveaway Thursday morning and gave the keys to Omaha Air Force veteran Peter Tiedemann.

Tiedemann served three and a half years in the Air Force, receiving an Air Force Achievement Medal for his service in the base’s honor guard.

“A lot of people I know personally had a much harder time than I did,” Tiedemann said. “The recognition means a lot, just for someone to say ‘I saw what you went through, thank you.’ It means a lot to us.”

Tiedemann’s transmission jumped on his last vehicle, which is when he decided to enter the car raffle.

“How it all worked out, unbelievable, almost impossible,” Tiedemann said.

He says he will be able to continue commuting to and from work — a 20-minute commute — and will allow his brother and nephew more flexibility to own the new vehicle.

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