It cannot be restored, but it can be replaced. Vandals targeted an ambulance meant to honor our nation's heroes last week.
Work is underway to bring it back just one week later, and it's all thanks to a local company who has decided to take action to help.
The owners at Desert Signs in Phoenix saw the ambulance on social media, with its specially-designed wrap surrounding the mobile medical unit ripped, burned and cut beyond repair. The sight forced them to do something, even though the cost was going to be in the thousands.
"It's a labor of love," said Trish Dill. Dill is the co-owner of Desert Signs with her husband.
She says the week of hard work is a small price to support those who serve our country.
"Being able to help promote our veterans; this Emergency Medical Veterans Response vehicle will do just that," Dill explained. "Just to be able to help somebody in our community that needed it."
And Trinidy Currier did desperately need that help. He told ABC15 the wrap was just installed seven months earlier, and he could not afford to pay the roughly $4,500 to fix it right away.
"This was for folks that have sacrificed or maybe loved ones that sacrificed," Currier said last week. "This was for them to enjoy."
Currier had started a GoFundMe page, but shortly after his social media post and the story airing on television, Desert Signs had offered to pay for it all. Also, after seeing the story on ABC15, 3M donated all of the materials needed to complete the work.
Currier quickly took down the GoFundMe page - trying to make sure everyone who donated got their money back. He said he was overwhelmed that another local company could be so generous.
The generosity is also nothing new to Desert Signs. They have donated a wrap in the past to an organization called Helping Hands for Freedom. The 40' RV wrap was for a walk across America, "raising awareness for the 22 soldiers a day that die from PTSD", explained Dill.
The company also donate one to two wraps for DOC band helmets every week. The helmets are for babies but aren't usually covered by insurance, according to Dill.
"Babies literally light up when they see their helmets wrapped," said Dill.
But, as for this special ambulance project, Dill said - it will be a surprise for Currier and his company.
"We took so much time getting really the bare bones of what it needs to be and what message he needs to portray," Dill said.
The big reveal will happen tomorrow afternoon.
"I'm sure there might be some tears when he sees the end result," Dill laughed.
