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Patriot Guard Riders Mission Statement
Notice - The PGR store is open since the first of the new year.
Thank you for your patience.
The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation. We have one thing in common besides motorcycles. We have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America’s freedom and security. If you share this respect, please join us.
We don’t care what you ride, what your political views are, or whether you’re a "hawk" or a "dove". It is not a requirement that you be a veteran. It doesn't matter where you’re from or what your income is. You don’t even have to ride. The only prerequisite is Respect.
Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family. Each mission we undertake has two basic objectives.
1. Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities.
2. Shield the mourning family and friends from interruptions created by any protestor or group of protestors.
We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means.
Folks, this is not just important…
It’s what we do!
Join Us!
RD - SE Missouri Ride Captain
Stars & Stripes Museum
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Over the last 139 years, millions of copies of The Stars and Stripes have been distributed throughout the world. And, it all began during the Civil War in the town of Bloomfield, located in southeast Missouri. It was here on November 9, 1861 that ten Illinois Union soldiers, using the vacated press of The Bloomfield Herald, published the first "Stars and Stripes" which they named after the American flag. One of the original copies of that 1861 paper is now owned by the Stoddard County Historical Society and to be put on loan with the museum. The Stars and Stripes flourished during each of the five major wars this country has fought. |
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During World War II, General George C. Marshall referred to The Stars and Stripes "as a symbol of the things we are fighting to preserve...free thought and free expression of a free people". Many famous people have been connected with The Stars and Stripes: Cartoonist Bill Mauldin; Andy Rooney and Steve Kroft of "Sixty Minutes" were former Striper's as was Harold K. Ross, founder of the New Yorker magazine. Grantland Rice, Ernie Pyle and other war correspondents have also contributed to the newspaper. Several former S & S staff members and various war veterans have donated personal letters, unpublished behind-the-scenes reports, back issues of The Stars and Stripes and other interesting war-related items to be displayed or filed as reference material. |
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All this history will be preserved. A Stars and Stripes Museum/Library with climate-controlled storage, handicapped accessibility, display and meeting rooms will be invaluable for research. The facility serves historians, students and writers, as well as the general public. |
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Bikes, Blues & BBQ Train
BY DUSTIN TRACY
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville AR -- People attending Bikes, Blues & BBQ this year will be charged for transportation between venues for the first time in the rally’s history.
The price of gas and the overall expense of running an event of the rally’s size contributed to the decision to charge for transportation, said Nelson Driver, chairman of the rally’s board.
“ It’s not something we wanted to do, ” he said. “ The more money we save, the more money we can give to charities at the end of the year. ”
The price addition does come with a new option. Aside from the typical shuttle buses running through Fayetteville, the rally goers also will have the option of riding the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad between the Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center in south Fayetteville and Dickson Street in downtown.
Driver said people can purchase a $ 10 armband that will give them access to rally transportation for the entire week, including the shuttle buses that run to and from the track center, and the train, which only runs the Friday and Saturday of the event.
“ If you’re wearing that armband, you can ride as much as you want, ” he said.
Driver said the board was excited to have the train for two days. It will be called the Bikes, Blues & BBQ Blues Train and will be able to carry 240 people per trip, which is more than the capacity of 14 buses.
“ It’ll be a great crowd attraction, ” Driver said.
He said the expense of the train contributed to the need to charge for transportation.
The board plans to build a platform for people boarding and un-boarding the train in south Fayetteville.
Driver said he thinks the train will make conditions a lot easier for bikers looking for a safe place to park their motorcycles instead of having to drive around Dickson Street for hours looking for a spot.
Brenda Brown, a spokesman for the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, said the train shuttle will start at about noon Friday and run until about 1 a. m. Saturday, then will reopen at 11 a. m. Saturday and run until 2 a. m. Sunday. The normal passenger train that runs from Springdale to Van Buren will not run on Saturday during the bike rally, she said.
The railroad often works out private charters with various organizations, Brown said, so the arrangement with Bikes, Blues & BBQ is not unusual.
The ninth annual Bikes, Blues & BBQ will take place Sept. 24-27. The festival last year attracted about 350, 000 people and raised more than $ 100, 000 for local charities.