CC Biker & motorsports
vol 6 issue 6
Please tell’em CC Biker and Motorsports Sent Ya
august 2021
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2nd Annual 22 State Suicide Awareness Ride
Ghost Writer WRITER
CC Biker & Motorsports newspaper was so excited to attend the 2nd Annual 22 State Veterans, Law Enforcement & First Responders Suicide Awareness Ride which met up at the Hanford Civic Center on the morning of Wednesday July 21 this was the start location of the 22-state ride. The purpose of the ride is to bring awareness to the Veterans, Police and First Responders who sadly commit suicide.
man and roughly a crowd of about 60 showed up to show support for this special event.
Then the truck & trailer arrived which has pictures of fallen heroes from the military, police and first responders, those pictures surround the whole truck, and it is beautifully painted. After the group pictures were taken of everyone in attendance we gathered in a large circle on the grass, Jess Ahumada Jr. “Chief” smudged some sage and welcomed everyone, he thanked We got there early, and the Blue the different groups and individStar Moms were already set up uals for attending, the Assemand greeting folks as they arblyman Salas spoke for a morived, the Blue Star Moms were ment. Chief’s brother honored so warm and friendly to everyone everyone with a prayer in his and ready to give a hug to anyNative language, he explained one in attendance who may need the meaning of the prayer and one. A Gold Star family arrived then preformed his prayer song it and were embraced by the Blue was very humbling to see all the Star Moms immediately surlove and respect everyone had rounding the family and providing for each other. Then it was time support for what we knew must for the riders, truck and trailer to have been an emotional day for set off on their quest to educate this Gold Star family. Riders on the public and draw attention to bikes, the Hanford Police, Fire the devastating facts of suicide Department, a local Assembly-
among veterans, police and first construction, but everyone responders. stayed as a group and were safe. The ride was led by The Ameri- The American Warriors riders are can Warriors, The Combat Vet- escorting the suicide awareness erans followed the truck & trailer truck across the 22 states and to keep it safe and CC Biker and back, the trip is scheduled for 20 Motorsports Newspaper held up days on the road which is really the rear and we were off to escort a long ride and goes to show the the Truck & Trailer down to Te- love, support, and dedication the hachapi which was their first gas American Warriors feel for the ones who are suffering and those and break stop. lost. The bikes roaring up the streets of Hanford drew attention, the The truck is heading to Arlington Hanford police led the group up National Cemetery for a tour of highway 198 to highway 99, the the cemetery to honor those who highway was busy with trucks and cars and ever-present road Suicide Awareness Ride Continued on page 2