Ride Report posted for Rick We took cover as spring showers dampened the staging area, but not our spirits as we gathered and waited for Ranger Rick’s ride brief. We would be revisiting the home of one the 101st Airborne’s finest, Eric Tucker who returned from Afghanistan in January.  This time, Eric brought two of […]

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Ride Report posted for James S.   Ok, so I finally have evidence I’m getting “Old Timers” memory…   A request came in to welcome home SPC James Hackemer. I made the initial contact with dad “Dan”, and he was very enthusiastic about this welcome home. He had a good idea of what he wanted, […]

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Ride Report posted for Ranger Rick A party was being held for Army Spc. Paul Marquette of Des Plaines Ill. on April 16 2011. Paul was honorably discharged in Jan 2011. He lived in North Carolina until last Thursday when he came home. Paul was in the Army 4 years with one 15 month tour of […]

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Ride Report posted for James S It truly doesn’t get any better than this… The NIL WWR received an invite to welcome home a US Army Captain. The Mom, Marilyn aka “Mickey” asked if we’d be able to welcome her son home. She was quite enthused about the WWR and like many parents wanted the […]

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Ride Report Posted for James S   With spring quickly approaching the need to ride and welcome home some fine military fighting men and women was getting unbearable…….     Fortunately a request came in from Mom Harber. Her son was home and she asked if we could escort him to a welcome home party.  […]

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Ride Report posted for Matter Fellow WWR Member and former “Red Legs” Field Artillery Sgt. Smitty strikes up a conversation with a fellow “Red Leg” at an Honor Flight Mission.  It seems they have even more in common.  They both wish to be sure their fellow men and women at arms know they are truly […]

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It was cold and crisp this morning when PFC Tucker’s  mother called me at 9:30 to inform me that the PFC, whose arrival at O’hare Airport was scheduled for 5:30PM caught an early plane out of Atlanta and would be here at noon.  After conferring with NIL Coordinator, Matter the calendar was updated and we […]

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Ride Report posted for RJ This was definitely what you would call a teaching moment.  Your RC on a stage with a true American hero and 100 kids hanging on every word. Some future WWRs? Proud Americans, for sure. From our staging area in a school parking lot in Gurnee, IL, we stopped outside the […]

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Ride Report posted for RJ It was cold, foggy and snowy; Christmas shopping traffic was horrendous and it was a very short notice mission.  And still we were there to welcome Marine hero John Young back from his tour of duty. John’s mom, Renatta met with USO representative Bob Stone with plenty of time to […]

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This mission is a little closer to home.Our good friend rick,who is the editor of our local hometown paper.This was his son, we gathered up 9 bikes and met Rick at the airport.Now Chris told his dad that he did not want any special treatment,well that did’nt go over to well with Dad and us. […]

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Ride Report posted for Bob Abrams Another two-fer!  Waiting at the Des Plaines Oasis for Sgt LeBlanc to arrive enroute to his home in Lake In The Hills from O’hare Airport, we caught Sgt Steve Gallagher trying to sneak into town without some WWR hugs. Not on my watch, Sgt Gallagher.  We just had time […]

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Ride Report posted for Bob Abrams This was a textbook case of planning on the run.  It was 9:15 am when I saw the posting that said an RC was needed to escort Sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base to a VFW post in Winthrop Harbor, IL at 10:30 for Xmas dinner.  After a couple […]

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