In 2002, three friends from Latvia were on summer break in the United States, selling ice cream in Philadelphia. A turn of events left them stuck, so they decided to make the best of it. All three went to work on Rhino Shield installer crews. Kaspar Melderis, Arvis Plots, and Tom Andzans were here to stay. They were living the American dream.
“We came to the United States on summer break from the university, never intending to stay,” said Melderis. “But we loved the United States and the people here. We wanted to make our mark and just starting [sic] working to get our American dream.”