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Posted in April 20th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain John JayAre Reichard All proudly came together Friday afternoon, April 12th, for a short notice mission at Southerland Family Funeral Home to honor the service, memory, and family of former Army Staff Sgt. Jack Bennett. Jack was 82 when he took the transfer from our ranks. All on-hand were invited […]
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Posted in April 20th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Sarge Today 4/11/13 the NWFWWR had the privilege and honor to unite several organizations of motorcycle riders under one community banner “RESPECT”. Our great community came together as one to escort our Wounded Warrior guest from the Wyndham at Bay Point, Panama City Beach to the First Baptist Church on Harrison Ave, downtown Panama […]
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Posted in April 20th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Charlie On April 8th, 9th, and 10th local WWR welcomed several flights carrying 14 Wounded Warriors to the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport for the 2013 (spring) Wounded Warriors Beach Retreat. The weather was great with a little wind, but all managed well. WWR welcomed each flight and every Warrior with flag […]
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Posted in April 18th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Redbeard A small event WITH HUGE OPPORTUNITY’S . Although the WWR were few in Numbers, We stood on both sides of the entrance way to the VA Clinic where a Veterans Enrollment campaign was being held in Northfield NJ Near to Atlantic City. The Enrollment VA group came from Wilmington Delaware […]
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Posted in April 18th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Handyman The Welcome Home for Sgt. Dustin Dykstra on 4/7 turned out to be a surprise for not only Sgt. Dykstra, but someone else! Our hero, a 2001 Pennsbury graduate, joined the Army in 2005. His first deployment was to Korea, followed by Iraq. After a year […]
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Posted in April 9th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Sarge On 4/5/2013 WWR joined together with the staff and residents of Sims to honor the memory and service of 12 fallen Heroes who were called from the ranks during the months of February & March 2013. The memorials are brief, yet the impact of the services linger on long […]
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Posted in April 9th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Bob Cornelius The family of Bill Jordon could not express enough praise for the Honor, Respect, and Professionalism displayed by local WWR members supporting the service and interment for Mr. Bill Jordon. WWR participation as “Honor Guard” encompassing bell tolling, cannon firing, Taps, and flag folding with presentation […]
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Posted in April 9th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain HowardK On Friday afternoon April 5th Warriors Watch Riders were joined by A Hero’s Welcome to surprise Spc. Matthew Prestifilippo, US ARMY as he returned to Lansdale Pa for a party thrown in his honor by his mother Deb. Matt Prestifilippo, a graduate of North Penn HS, is […]
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Posted in April 9th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Tim Support of “Unity Tour” sponsored by Bay County Sheriffs Office, and hosted by Applebees, went off without a hitch. The rains came, but so did the people. WWR participation was at peak performance. Thanks to all who supported this worthy cause. In 1997 the Police Unity Tour was […]
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Posted in April 9th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Tim There is something about the asphalt at the local recruiters office that will make a grandfather tear-up. It happen today as new recruit Mickey began her journey to becoming a United States Army Soldier. Mickayla, better known as “Mickey” Bomane was greeted at the Panama City recruiters station […]
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Posted in April 1st, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Sarge WWR, On 4/1/2013 the family of Earl J. Watson expressed their appreciation for WWR participation, and thanked each member present. WWR members stood a flag line to honor the memory and service of their loved one, Navy Veteran, Earl J. Watson. Thanks to all those that attended. […]
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Posted in March 30th, 2013
Ride Report for Ride Captain Tim WWR, What a day for a visit. Sims was busy with activity this morning. There were members in every wing at any given moment. Carol was entertaining with piano music in the activities room. WWR Honor Guard members were rehearsing flag folding protocol, using the lobby billiard table as […]
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