The F-4 Phantom jet aircraft that has been situated along South Sixth Street in Marshalltown for some 13 years is receiving some spruce up work thanks to volunteers. Spokesman Jeff Heiden says the jet aircraft dates all the way back to the year 1963 and flew for three years in the Vietnam War got some preparatory work done and then went through the process of getting repainted. The F-4 Phantom had been at an Air Force Base in Texas before funds were raised and the plane was disassembled and then trucked up to Marshalltown along about 1993. Heiden says it was placed along South Sixth Street for multiple reasons including to get people thinking about the military and military history, it was also place in tribute to veterans and their many things they have done to maintain freedom in this country. Now as you ride or drive by the jet will have a new shiny coat of paint making it look good.