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Uffda 
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Wonder Lake, IL
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| 01 Jul 2008 11:35 AM |
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Vietnam Veterans Wall Escort
Rising Sun Indiana
9 July 2008
Location:
Rising Sun Indiana
9 July 2008-14 July 2008
Staging: Part 1
Dearborn County Fairgrounds
Lawrenceburg, IN
9 July 2008@0800hrs – (8:00AM) Ride and Safety Briefing o815hrs – (8:15AM)
Please note:
IF YOU MISS THIS RIDE AND SAFETY BRIEFINGS, YOU WILL NOT RIDE WITH US!!!
This is a Tri-Sate event and we want to make sure everyone receives the instructions for the Ride.
Kickstand Up @0830hrs – (8:30AM), we will travel I-275 to I-74 to Batesville, IN
We will rendezvous with the truck transporting the Traveling Tribute. We will then escort the truck back to Dearborn County Fairgrounds, Lawrenceburg, IN.
Staging Part 2:
Dearborn County Fairgrounds
Lawrenceburg, IN
9 July 2008@1200hrs – (12:00PM) Ride and Safety Briefing
Kickstands UP @ 1230hrs – (12:30PM)
Please note:
IF YOU MISS THIS RIDE AND SAFETY BRIEFINGS, YOU WILL NOT RIDE WITH US!!!
This is a Tri-Sate event and we want to make sure everyone receives the instructions for the Ride.
We will proceed to Rising Sun, IN with Law Enforcement Support. I look forward to seeing everyone that can make this ride. Rising Sun is a wonderful town and I thank them for inviting us to escort the Travailing Tribute Wall to the Tri- State Area. Also there will be a 9/11 Memorial as well.
We will be riding with Indian and Kentucky PGR Riders as well. I remember what a great feeling I had when we left Rising Sun when we escorted the Veterans Tower there.
Bob Woods
Ohio State Captain
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pggentrup
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Rising Sun, Indiana
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| 01 Jul 2008 2:58 PM |
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I'm looking forward to meeting up with a great group of riders for the escort to Rising Sun.
We had a nice turnout for the Veterans Tribute Tower escort back in late March and the
PGR, as usual, was there in full force and showed tremendous support. The escort from Batesville should arrive at noon in Lawrenceburg and we'll roll out for Rising Sun
at 1:00 P.M. and I told them we would arrive in town around 1:20 P.M. If you can't leave early that morning for the trip to Batesville then we'd love to have you come to the fairgrounds at noon and make the trip to Rising Sun with us and our police escort. I've contacted the Mayor in Lawrenceburg and the restrooms will be available at the Dearborn Co. Fairgrounds. When we arrive in Rising Sun we'll be going downtown to the American Legion Post 59 where lunch will be provided by Mayor Bill Marksberry. Bill is a real
supporter of OUR VETERANS and loves to have the PGR come to town and show their RESPECT for VETERANS and is looking forward to seeing you again. Rising Sun may
be small but it has a big heart when it comes to OUR VETERANS !! This is small town
America at its best !! There is a supplement in the papers in Southeastern Indiana
that has the stories, pictures etc. of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam
so be sure to pick one up. This tells who from Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland, Ripley and Franklin Counties died in the service of OUR nation. It will make a nice memorial and keepsake about these brave warrriors. We're really lucky to have a young lady who
works for the Dearborn Co. Register and she initiated this project back in 2002.
Her name is Denise Freitag Burdette and she has been honored for her dedication to VETERANS. Be sure to invite your rider friends to come along as we escort this
tribute WALL to Rising Sun and if it's your first ride into Rising Sun then be sure to
go to the riverfront and see our VETERANS TRIBUTE TOWER that was dedicated on
April 5, 2008, thanks to the support of the PGR. Bob Woods, Steve Verrigni, Tim Kieffer
and Richard Wilbur have been very supportive of our Rising Sun projects and we're very appreciative for their dedication and efforts. We're looking forward to seeing you in Rising Sun !! We'll be paying our respects to these 58,260 brave souls who are on the WALL starting Thursday, July 10 until Sunday, July13. There will also be a big car show in
Rising Sun on Sunday, July 13. Ride safely !!!!
P.G. Gentrup
Rising Sun, Indiana
25th Inf Div
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bam1591
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| 01 Jul 2008 9:31 PM |
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| god willing, and the creek don't rise i'll be there. |
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gumijagr
Posts: 606
Covina, California
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| 02 Jul 2008 12:47 AM |
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| Ride Safe PGR Brothers! Wish I was there! |
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Riding in Honor of my Brother John: 2nd Marine Division, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit out of Camp LeJune, North Carolina over a year in Beruit Lebanon during the October 23rd, 1983 attack. Also in Memory of my Father: WWll Veteran Navy Phillipines |
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sporty62
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Huber Heights, Ohio
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| 02 Jul 2008 4:55 AM |
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It was an honor to ride with my Tri-State brothers and sisters for the Veterans Tribute Tower escort and dedication. I also had the great honor of meeting Medal of Honor winner SGT Sammy Davis that Saturday. I look forward to participating in this escort as well and will do my best to be there.
Ride Safely!
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Bob Bass
U.S.A.F. Vietnam Era Veteran (64-68)
636th Security Police (PACAF)
K-9 Core
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Riding in memory of John Luginbuhl - Dec 30, 2007. US Coast Guard WWII Veteran -Philippines. |
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Ride_of_Pride
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Madison, IN
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| 03 Jul 2008 6:49 AM |
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I will plan to be on this mission. I was with the Memorial Tower escort to Rising Sun and they sure did give us a nice welcome on that one. The weather will be a bit warmer this time. Maybe I can get a few more to join me.
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Uffda
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Wonder Lake, IL
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| 04 Jul 2008 6:23 PM |
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| Standing in Spirit for all the fallen Heroes, whose names are written on the wall. God Bless them all and all who attend. |
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ. 2. The American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your Freedom. |
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RAW
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West Chester,OH. Ohio State Captain
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| 06 Jul 2008 10:29 AM |
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Final Itinerary for the American Veteran's Traveling Tribute 09 July 2008
This information pertains ONLY to the Batesville to Lawrenceburg portion of this mission.
Staging location:
VFW Post 3183
132 East Boehringer Street
Batesville, IN 47006
812-934-4109
Directions:
Take I-74 to exit 149 (Batesville/Oldenburg) and travel South on SR 229. Continue South and turn left at the first stop sign onto Boehringer Street. Once on Boehringer Street go through the first stop sign and you will see the VFW Post on your left.
Staging times:
8:00 AM to 11:00 AM Staging
11:00 AM Riders meeting
11:30 AM Depart the VFW for Lawrenceburg |
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DJMusicboxx
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| 07 Jul 2008 10:45 PM |
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I am planning to do this mission. I am leaving from McDonald's in Charlestown, Indiana at 5:30. I will stop in Madison and meet a couple of other guys, then we will head to Lawrenceburg. If anyone is interested in riding up from this area and wants to ride up together. Meet me at McDonald's in Charlestown, Indiana at 5:30.
Donna S. |
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