He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1965 and became who he is today. But, he never forgot that first tank.
In 1991 the “Terminator” star contacted the Austrian government to see if he could get his old track-wheeled training buddy back. They were old, obsolete, and outdated … so why not? How could the Austrian government refuse their country’s biggest star? He, of course, had to get permission from the United States government as well, but because he was the Chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports at the time and had political connections, it was a breeze. Schwarzenegger paid $20,000 to ship it to the United States (no doubt pocket change for him), but other than that, the tank was absolutely free.
So what did he do when he got it home? He crushed things, of course!
His did it to raise money for charity and funds for after-school programs, specifically disadvantaged or at-risk students in the Southern California area. In an interview with Jay Leno, Schwarzenegger said, “I bring kids out here from the after-school programs. When they stay in school, their reward is to come out here and drive tanks with me.”
Using a tank as an incentive seems to have worked, as Schwarzenegger has raised millions of dollars over the years for his After School All Stars program.
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