The Jeep was built during WW2 to aid in the movement of troops, supplies and equipment across rugged terrain. Thousands of these vehicles were made and when the war ended may of these Jeep’s were brought back to the states and were put to use by veterans of the war.

While driving a Jeep down a road and coming towards another Jeep, most likely being driven by a WW2 veteran, each person would pay their respect towards one another holding up two fingers as a sign of a V which stood for Victory when WW2 ended.

Over the years unfortunately Jeep owners thought it was just something that other jeep owners did as a way to just say hi to each other. So, the next time you’re driving down the road and do the Jeep wave to another Jeep owner coming at you… remember that this all started by a bunch of great people who served our country when we needed them most.