Welcome to the CRVL forums, Dvajax! Thank you for your service and sacrifice! The mobile life is a wonderful way to enjoy that which you fought for.
An Astro van should serve you well.
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wow your title of the thread made me think a vet is missing while traveling I was thinking this was a scary post and someone had gone missing and needed to be found.....I am so glad it is not one of those posts!!!
This forum has tons of info on car/suv/any rig ya got traveling so just search info ya might need or ask specific questions on what you wanna know and all can chime in and help if needed.
Sounds like you are in good standing and doing well with what your goals are and hitting the road enjoy the US and your adventures!!