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David David..........
Had some awful thunderstorms over night in the W Tx and Srn NM area, thus really cut down on the numbers. We did have 7 bikes and 2 cages. Everyone came prepared with flags. Not going to mention names as I'm embarrassed to say I have a lousy memory and forgot half. Suffice to say we did have one rider out of Albuquerque and another from Alamogordo. We staged as advertised and rolled into the parking lot across from the church with time to spare. 15 minutes prior to the arrival of the hearse we were deployed on either side of the doors. Procession to Ft Bliss had close to 75 vehicles. AT Ft Bliss we formed behind one of the honor guard units. Following the service we quietly returned to our bikes. Two of Sgt Villa's relatives followed us over and thanked us for coming. Told them it was our honor and privilege and thanked them for their families sacrifice. There were 2 tv stations in attendance, 1 of which requested an interview. He started off asking who PGR was and how/why we formed. I downplayed the Ks bunch an he understood so that when we did the on air interview he didn't mention the Ks bunch.
Would like to thank BikerBride (Pam) for the use of her Windstar to transport the flags from the church to Ft Bliss. This saved a lot of time as we did not have to take the time to disassemble and reassemble the the flags. She also was thoughtful enough to bring coolers with water and gatorade.
Cowboy
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