Thursday, July 17, 2008

ALR Three Servicemen Ride







On July 12, 2008, 30 American Legion Riders from Chapter 356 in Panama City, Florida joined up with over a 100 motorcycles of local motorcycle clubs, including ABATE, AMVETS Riders, Christian Motorcyclists Association, Patriot Guard Riders, U.S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club and Vietnam Vets/Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club and rode to Apalachicola, Florida for the dedication of the Three Servicemen Statue, a bronze sculpture that is the only authorized “detail,” or partial sculpture, created from the original molds used for the Three Servicemen Statue in Washington DC.Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, was the keynote speaker. Scruggs was the driving force behind the effort to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. in the early 1980s. The Wall, as the Memorial is also known, was dedicated in 1982.The ceremony also featured an exhibition of Vietnam-era “Huey” helicopters, a wreath laying at the new statue and a military honor guard.
News from Patches Kirchoff Panama City, Florida

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