Ride Report for Ride Captains Snake and Shellie Fox 

 

WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM MICHAELS MOM, WENDY ON MAY 1ST FOR AN ESCORT FROM THEIR HOME IN OAK LAWN IL. TO AMERICAN LEGION IN CHGO.RIDGE IL. THE REQUEST WAS MADE FOR US TO ARRIVE AT THEIR HOME AT 7 PM ON MAY 8TH. TO ESCORT HER SON TO A PARTY IN HIS HONOR AT THE GLENN MAKERS AMERICAN LEGION POST. MARINE CORPORAL MICHAEL BARRET 1ST ANGLICO, A FORWARD OBSERVER, BASE CAMP PENDLETON IN CALIFORNIA. MICHAEL JUST RETURNED FROM A 7 MONTH DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. RIDERS STAGED IN PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL CHURCH. APPROX. 50 MOTORCYCLES, AS WELL AS AN ANTIQUE FIRE TRUCK AND MANY CAGES WERE PRESENT. WE WERE ESCORTED TO MICHAELS HOME BY OAK LAWN POLICE  AND CHICAGO RIDGE POLICE AND FIRE.  UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AMERICAN LEGION MICHAEL WAS GREETED BY DOZENS OF PROUD PATRIOTS WHO HONORED HIM WITH A FLAG LINE  AFTER WHICH WE THANKED HIM AGAIN FOR HIS SERVICE, SNAKE THEN PRESENTED MICHAEL WITH A CHALLENGE COIN AND SHELLIE PRESENTED THE BEADS. CORP. BARRET ALSO RECEIVED MANY AWARDS FROM OTHER GROUPS WHO WERE THERE. MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED SHELLIES FIRST MISSION AS RC.