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8th Annual Officer Down Memorial Ride By: Johnny Reb Hey everyone! Man, it is great to be back. After my incident of going over the high side, I am back to work and ready to show y’all why The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine is the best in the business! April 8th was the day and Hometown Harley-Davidson was the place to be for some awesome biker brotherhood. The event was the 8th Annual Memorial Ride Officer Down Memorial Ride. When me and my wife, Vanessa, AKA Attitude, pulled in we were immediately met by Dean James, the Quartermaster for the Blue Knights MC. Dean who was also taking pictures gave us the rundown of the day’s events. He said we needed to get up with the Pres, Eric Lemon. Now Eric is a great guy and took on this responsibility with gusto! He and his brothers had everything running smoothly. The sign-up booth was getting the job done getting everybody registered and the first 100 riders got a free t shirt. When you signed up you got a roll of paper that listed an officer who lost his life in the line of duty. The ride was 40 miles and ended with lunch at the Mayflower restaurant. Before leaving, the Pledge Of Allegiance was recited, and the Chaplain blessed the bikes and the riders, and said a prayer. Trophies were handed out, with the furthest rider coming from Baltimore! Youngest rider was the ripe old age of 23. The oldest rider was a member of the American Legion riders and he is 79, and going strong! Now the chapter that had the most riders present was the Christian Motorcycle Association, they had 11 members present and accounted for. A real highlight of the day was a beautiful plaque that was presented to Hometown Harley-Davidson for all their support. Chris Riley accepted the award for Hometown. He truly represents the giving and caring spirit that I have found Hometown Harley-Davidson to be. As usual I like to close out with all the MC’s present, if I have missed anyone no disrespect intended. VEMA was there and I want to list the great brothers that I met, Boston, Colonel, Krazy, Stitch, and Psycho. The Blue Knights MC, and Christian Motorcycle Association. Attitude and I had a great day and met some great people, I am so glad that the rally season has really kicked off! This is Johnny Reb Out!
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