Generally, the purpose of camouflage is to help the wearer to better blend in with their surroundings. Employees at Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. have taken that definition and turned it upside down. The company, which is one of the nation’s largest propane distributors, rolled out its new camouflage bobtail truck in San Diego last week in recognition of the men and women serving in the military.

The specially designed bobtail has been painted in camouflage colors as part of an innovative fund-raising campaign launched by Ferrellgas to raise funds for the Navy Wives’ Food Locker — a charity that provides food pantry-like services to the families of deployed service men and women. In addition to a $2,500 contribution Ferrellgas made to the Navy Wives’ Food Locker, the company also will donate 1 cent for every gallon of propane pumped through the camouflage bobtail each year.

Ferrellgas, which employs more than 500 veterans nationwide, including Chairman Jim Ferrell, created the camouflage bobtail to honor the memory of Air Force Staff Sergeant Timothy Bowles, who was killed in action March 15, 2009 in Kot, Afghanistan. Bowles’ father, Louis Bowles, is a Ferrellgas driver in Pecos, N.M.

“We make no secret about our support for our men and women in uniform and we’re proud to have so many of them now wearing the Ferrellgas uniform,” said Steve Wambold, Ferrellgas President and Chief Executive Officer. “We can never repay them for their service to us all, but we’re going to keep finding new ways to try.”

The camouflage bobtail was dedicated to Staff Sergeant Bowles during a special celebration Thursday, May 27 hosted by the San Diego Ferrellgas Service Center. Ferrellgas leaders and representatives from the Navy Wives’ Food Locker were on-hand to unveil the new truck to the Bowles family for the very first time.

The camouflage bobtail is the newest of several charity trucks launched by Ferrellgas throughout the country to help support various causes, including medical research, United Service Organizations (USO) and green initiatives. To learn more about Ferrellgas charity trucks, visit http://www.ferrellgas.com/Our-Company/Charity-Trucks.