Independent photo by Tricia Carzoli | Woodstock resident Angel Santiago, a mechanic and former National Guardsman, decided July 4 was a good time to display his 2/5-scale Abrams M1A2 tank on his property west of Woodstock. He crafted the tank by hand from scratch. “Today was a good day to put it out,” he said. “It is patriotic. It is unique.”
‘Renaissance man’ builds cyclekarts in many replica forms
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Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer for The Independent, frequently reporting on community news. She has photographed for and written for national magazines and regional publications over the past 15 years.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer for The Independent, frequently reporting on community news. She has photographed for and written for national magazines and regional publications over the past 15 years.
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