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Remember Our Fallen day 10: Arrival!!

Today was so very exciting for me. When I rode the last day to DC with another organization, I was riding with my dad. Unfortunately, he had a mechanical issue with his bike and we found ourselves arriving to DC … Continue reading

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Captain’s Blog, Remember Our Fallen Ride Date, day 9; Students, Students, and Happy Birthday’s

The title is a shout-out to my son who suggested that since I’m a retired US Army Captain, I go full Star Trek. My family and a few riders started the day at our hotel with the presentation of a … Continue reading

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Remember Our Fallen ride Day 1

Today was day one of the Remember Our Fallen ride. We left our hotel at about 7:00 am and rode to the staging area about 20 minutes away. There we met two other groups making a similar journey along different … Continue reading

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Westward bound Day 6: Monument Valley

This morning we awoke in sight of the wonders of Monument Valley. The sites you’ve seen as backdrops in countless movies are indeed real and not “green screened” creations of someone’s imagination.  I don’t know how God dreams this stuff … Continue reading

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RFTW Day 6: Storms are at our back, looking ahead to DC.

Today started out under threat of severe weather.  Weather.com has been reporting on severe weather in the region for several days and into the days ahead. Tornadoes and hail have been the norm across the region.  We’ve been overwhelmingly blessed … Continue reading

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Halfway there: Wind blown in Kansas.

Today was day 5 of Run For The Wall.  Hard to believe it is half over. We are also about halfway, or a little better across the country.  Today we rode from Goodland Kansas to Junction City Kansas.  Our biggest … Continue reading

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RFTW Day 1: Guest post by Duane

We are now in Gallup, N.M. Yesterday was Day 5 for 2 guys on 2 bikes over 22 days. It was also Day 1 of the Run For The Wall. We rode over 400 miles and were hosted until late, … Continue reading

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RFTW Day 1: Please Stand By

Good day loved ones.  It’s been a crazy long day. Fairly sure it’s the longest of the trip.  We are bushed.  Tomorrow is a good piece shorter.  Dad will guest blog his thoughts on today’s activities and I’ll write something … Continue reading

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All ready to go!

Tomorrow is the big day.  Day 1 of The Run For The Wall. God has been with us every step of the way so far and I don’t anticipate that changing at all. Dad’s bike was not operational on Friday. … Continue reading

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Arrival!!

Day 3 of 22. From Turlock to Ontario.  Our route took us down Hwy 99 to Interstate 5. We summited the Grapevine in what felt like subzero weather. Temps weren’t much better in Ontario, but our spirits were warmed by … Continue reading

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