Archive for November, 2011
Posted in November 30th, 2011
Ride Report posted by Lutz When the WWR receives a super-short notice mission request, that negatively ffects the numbers who can come out. NOT! It was a tremendous response on a beautiful late November Sunday afternoon to ensure that Alex Poli takes something with him when he deploys to Afghanisan: 1. The Honor Coin and […]
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Posted in November 25th, 2011
Ride Report for Road Captain Sidekick When PFC Christopher Asher first entered the States because of an IED injury, no one was there to greet him. For this reason his father, David Asher, wanted to surprise him by setting up a Mug-n-Hug. Accompanied by members of the Second Brigade and A Hero’s Welcome, the Warrior’s […]
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Posted in November 22nd, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain Chuck S Friends, family and patriots gathered at the Prospect Heights,IL Fire Department for what would be a well-deserved tribute to a brave American warrior. Sergeant Ben Stehman was one of three soldiers riding in a vehicle blown up by an IED. Sgt Stehman was thrown from the vehicle and sustained shrapnel injuries to […]
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Posted in November 21st, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain Freedom Diver We met at the McDonald’s on Mannheim & Rt. 72. Justin arrived in a full stretch Hummer, and of course was early, but Flag line was ready, and Justin, and his step-father Tom and family were very impressed with Greeting. After brief welcome at flag-line 72 motorcycles, and four escort vehicles, […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain Ranger Rick On Sat Nov. 19th the Warriors’ Watch gathered at O’Hare Int’l airport to welcome home USMC. Cpl. Tommy Crane. 15 bikes & 14 cages were on hand to welcome Tommy home from Afghanistan. The 22-year-old Cpl Crane is with the 1/5 Weapons Co and has been serving in […]
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Posted in November 16th, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain RJ We didn’t know his branch of service, we didn’t have an RC, didn’t know the mission and we only got 2 hours notice, but we knew all we needed to know. A hero was coming home and that was good enough for 15 or 20 WWR to turn out in the […]
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Posted in November 15th, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain Dirty Dog Warriors Watch Riders were invited to do a “Mug N Hug” by Lou (Hombre) Fettig (President of the Belleau Wood Chapter of the Leathernecks MC) for his son-in-law SP/4 Jens Vadelund on Saturday, October 22nd. Jens was greeted, hugged, thanked, and coined by Warriors Watch Riders at the […]
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Posted in November 14th, 2011
Welcome Home for Todd Jackson of Round Lake, il. Nov. 13th 2011. Beautiful weather, good turnout about 42 bikes and 12 cages among a whole congregation at the Church where we met him also huge turnout at American Legion Hall, Family,Friends, and people just passing by. Had good LEO and FIRE support and a lot of Gracious WWR […]
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Posted in November 11th, 2011
The police department of Hoffman Estates requested the presence of the Warriors Watch to stand a flag line during their annual Veterans Day Ceremony. On the site of the new police department building are located memorials to all the fallen warriors from town with recognition to over 90 soldiers from all branches of service. Every […]
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Posted in November 2nd, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain Weideman13 Ed Weideman The October snow storm the day before did not deter us or the family of SSGT Joe Schmidt from bringing the bikes and cages outto welcome him home. SSGT Schmidt’s Father, Brother In-Law and Cousin rode their bikes and joined the Warriors Watch Riders in the escort […]
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Posted in November 2nd, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain Bob “RJ” U.S. Army National Guardsman MSgt Chris Winling got a homecoming he will never forget, and neither will his neighbors. Winling, a 16-year veteran returned from his 3rd deployment with his elite, 18-man Bilateral Embedded Staff Team to a reception ceremony in Bloomington, IL. After the ceremony, Winling was […]
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Posted in November 1st, 2011
Ride Report for Ride Captain Fuzzy It was a short notice mission and I was a little worried about the turn-out. We had 2 missions planned for the same time Friday evening and I thought we might be stretched a little thin. I should have known that after reading the bio of this Hero it […]
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