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Ride Report for Ride Captain Gpopss

On 7/7/2011, Warriors’ Watch Rider’s had the privilege of sending off Marine LCpl. Tom Boran as he deployed to Afghanistan. He left behind a loving family and a 7 month pregnant wife Kelly as he went to serve Our Country, and we let him know we’d be here to greet him when he returned.

On Sunday 3/11/2012 CPL. Tom Boran and his wife had their 5 month old baby boy Michael Thomas Boran christened one week after Tom’s return from deployment, and Warriors’ Watch Rider’s and A Hero’s Welcome kept their word.

At the request of Mary Small, Tom’s Mother in Law, we gathered to help this family celebrate their special day. We rallied at a nearby shopping center and once the family had departed for the church we headed over to the house where we lined the sidewalk with our bikes and formed a flag line in the street. Most of the neighbor’s came out to join us as they had for the send off we had done and they were proud to be a part of this event.

Cpl. Boran had no idea we were there, but as they approached all that was visible was a sea of Red, White and Blue! After Tom endured a very long line of hugs and handshakes we formally thanked him for his service.

In addition, we were able to show our appreciation to Cpl Boran’s sister, Marine Sgt. Elizabeth Boran who served in the Marine Corp from 2004 through 2009 and served a tour of duty in Iraq during her enlistment. Liz was truly touched, and her allergies got the best of her after we presented her with our Honor Coin!

We all gathered for the customary group shot. As we prepared to leave the family was extremely gracious in their show of appreciation for our effort to support their Marine, and we assured them that Cpl. Boran certainly earned it!

Pics by Techgirl, DJolly and Tom