Archive for July, 2012
Posted in July 31st, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain Mary Kay (MK Patriot) The town of Cicero, IL, works very hard to honor their military families and regularly hosts Welcome Home celebrations at their Town Hall meetings. On Tuesday, July 10, 2012, they hosted their very first wedding and they asked Warriors’ Watch Riders to come out and help […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain RJ They don’t call them “The Greatest Generation” for nothing and spending time with World War II veterans is always a special event. Showing them our appreciation is a small gesture that means everything to them and touches us in unexpected ways. There is always a palpable excitement in the […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain Mary Kay (MK Patriot) The town of Cicero, IL is extremely proud of their hometown heroes. Military Families of Cicero United and the Town of Cicero invited Warriors’ Watch Riders to welcome home one of their own on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Cpl Roger Espinosa, USMC, arrived home to Cicero […]
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Posted in July 29th, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain HoawardK Saturday July 28th began with clear weather as we rallied at the Coatesville Veterans Hospital to provide an escort to the 4th annual hospitalized veterans tribute concert in Gorkas Park in Philadelphia. Warriors Watch Riders were invited by the 21st Ward Veterans Association and by the Coatesville Veterans Hospital […]
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Posted in July 29th, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain Kelly “DirtyDog” Johnson One of the happiest missions has got to be welcoming home a soldier that you met when you escorted him to leave for deployment. Army mom Karen Blevins contacted us to see if we would be able to welcome home her son, SGT Robert Derr, upon his arrival […]
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Posted in July 25th, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain MaryKay (MK Patriot) Military Families of Cicero United and the Town of Cicero are always anxious to welcome home one of their own. They invited Warriors’ Watch Riders to welcome home one of their hometown heroes on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. On June 1, SGT DeLeon completed his active duty […]
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Posted in July 24th, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain RJ One of the toughest things for military moms is taking their children to the airport to send them off on deployment. The same is true for dads and the rest of the Blue Star family, so it is a great honor and privilege for us to provide escort for […]
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Posted in July 23rd, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain Doug Askren The WWR teamed up with OWYH to welcome home one of Naperville ‘s Home Town Heros Friday evening. The Col. has served for 29 years in the US Army,he is currently serving in Afghanistan and was home on R&R, his wife Donna is an Army veteran, having served as a […]
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Posted in July 19th, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain Judy Peoples The welcome home for PFC William Bowers on July 8, 2012 started out at Prospectors on RT 38 in Mt. Laurel . There were 30+ bikes and a few cages along with the Mt. Laurel fire department and police department to welcome our hero. At about 3:15pm I […]
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Posted in July 18th, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain LeeW What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than by helping Clair and Paul Wexler welcome their son Mike home from Afganistan. We gathered at PHL , waited for Mike to arrive and then headed out for Jamison PA. Pa State Police led us up 1-95 where we […]
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Posted in July 17th, 2012
Ride report for Ride Captain LeeW Saturday the 14th was special for the Gerdaitis Family as their Hero Jimmy was finally home after being deployed to Afganistan since December. Warriors Watch rolled up to Jimmys party at the Cherokee Club in South Philly led by Phila Fired Dept ,A Heros Welcome, our own Phila PO “Duff” as well as some others, […]
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Posted in July 17th, 2012
Ride Report for Ride Captain Glenn De Vries The WWR had the honor of sending off Spc Nathan Rogers in 2010 and was called upon to Welcome him home from his stay in Germany and deployment to Afghanistan. We staged at the same parking lot as when we sent Nathan off, but this time Nathan surprised us […]
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