Posted by Kerry Atkins | Posted in Benefit Rides & Runs | Posted on 12-10-2009
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This is the last installment of a multi-part series of “The Ride Home” 2009 by my dad, Gy. Sgt. John Ferguson (Ret) USMC. Photos are compliments of John Incata of Rolling Thunder NC 5 as well as Rolling Thunder NC 7 and Rolling Thunder South Carolina 2. Send-off video is compliments of Jacksonville Daily News reporter Aneisa Holmes. “The Missing Man Table” video is courtesy of the Illinois Women Veterans and the “Taps” video was created by Kerry Atkins.
September 19, 2009
Saturday began with the Rolling Thunder Heroes Escort Ride from the Walmart parking lot to the Andersonville National Historic Site for the Annual POW Recognition.
Posted by Kerry Atkins | Posted in Benefit Rides & Runs | Posted on 08-10-2009
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This is the second installment of a multi-part series of “The Ride Home” 2009 by my dad, Gy. Sgt. John Ferguson (Ret) USMC. Photos are compliments of John Incata of Rolling Thunder NC 5 as well as Rolling Thunder NC 7 and Rolling Thunder South Carolina 2. Send-off video is compliments of Jacksonville Daily News reporter Aneisa Holmes. “The Missing Man Table” video is courtesy of the Illinois Women Veterans and the “Taps” video was created by Kerry Atkins.
September 18, 2009
Up at 4:00 a.m., breakfast in the dining hall at 5:00 a.m., buffet style. Rolling Thunder Chapter NC 5 then staged the motorcycles in the motel parking lot. DJ gave a blessing
Posted by Kerry Atkins | Posted in Benefit Rides & Runs | Posted on 06-10-2009
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Yep, that’s right. My dad is a Rolling Thunder. He is also a retired gunnery sergeant who escaped death when blown out of a Jeep in Vietnam. Faithful to the Corps, he devotes much of his time to causes that benefit our military men and women. He recently participated in The Ride Home with Rolling Thunder NC Chapter 5. Rolling Thunder is the Veterans’ voice of concern for American soldiers listed as Prisoners of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA). “The Ride Home” is an annual pilgrimage that recognizes and honors our nation’s POWs and MIAs. This year it was held in Andersonville and Americus, Georgia on Sept. 19-22.
The following is the first part of my dad’s account of The Ride Home. A special thank you goes to John Incata who graciously permitted us to use his photos and Aneisa Holmes, from the Jacksonville Daily News, who videotaped the send off.
