According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it won’t be long before the snow starts flying here in the Northeast. Jack Frost has already nipped at our toes once this season leaving behind the first hard frost. With daytime temps still in the mid-50s and 60s, however, we are getting out and enjoying these spectacular days of autumn while we can.
Saturday, October 10, 2009, could not have been a more perfect day to witness the unveiling of the new Museum of Springfield History in Springfield, Massachusetts. At the heart of this first-class museum are three incredible galleries: the Indian Motocycle collection, with over 30 of the best selections of Indian motorcycles in the world; a premier gun collection, with many of the finest examples of Smith & Wesson firearms ever produced; and some of the best Springfield automobiles ever assembled, including an exact replica of the very first automobile in America, the Duryea, invented in downtown Springfield in 1893. Each gallery shows what a profound impact the Springfield area had on our nation, and the world, as an industrial hub during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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.
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.
