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08-25-2012, 04:55 PM
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| Newbie  Joined: Jul 2011 From: Portland, OR | Unique escort into PDX today (pic) You don't see this very often - stopped all traffic headed East on 26 near 1:30 pm. Appeared to be for a funeral procession. It took all I had not to cut through them!  |
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08-25-2012, 05:46 PM
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| Shredder  Joined: Jul 2009 From: Beaverton I Ride: Harley FLHT | It was an Honor ride for PFC Andrew Keller. A Beaverton native killed in Action in Afghanistan. http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/..._andrew_k.html Sorry if giving his life for this country inconvenienced you or made you late for your beer. |
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08-25-2012, 05:56 PM
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| Railer  Joined: Apr 2011 From: Portland I Ride: Yamaha Warrior | 
I owe you the beverage of your choice, or two. | |
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08-25-2012, 05:58 PM
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| Moto2 Contender  Joined: Sep 2008 From: where they don't have lawns. I Ride: Red bike, Brown truck, various collections of junk held together poorly. |
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08-25-2012, 06:08 PM
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| Licensed Joined: Jan 2011 From: Hermiston, Or. I Ride: Harley, softail |
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08-25-2012, 06:24 PM
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| Chicken Strips  Joined: Jun 2010 From: Vancouver, Wa I Ride: 2000 Honda VFR800, 2008 Husqvarna TE-610, 2004 Ninjette | I'm going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt and assume he was just joking about it and didn't have a clue it was for the fallen soldier. RIP brother.  |
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08-25-2012, 06:31 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Jul 2011 From: Portland, OR |
Apologies to anyone I offended. I was just struck by how unique it was. ETA: I also didn't mean cutting through the procession - I meant the roadblock. But I appreciate that it read otherwise. Again, apologies. | |
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08-25-2012, 06:50 PM
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| Shredder Joined: Jul 2009 From: Beaverton I Ride: Harley FLHT | I was assuming you didn't know and why I answered you the way I did. I would have been on this ride if I didn't have to work today, the Patriot guard riders and Sunset HOG were just some of the riders on this ride. I do give you credit for posting an apology. |
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08-25-2012, 08:01 PM
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| Training Wheels  Joined: May 2012 From: Gresham, OR I Ride: '07 Ninja ZX-6 | I was there with the Patriot Guard on Friday when the fallen Soldiers body came through the airport. Wished I could have made todays ride, but had prior plans that I couldn't cancel. Hate when these missions come up, but honored to do them as I served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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08-25-2012, 09:30 PM
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| Training Wheels  Joined: Aug 2012 From: Tualatin, Oregon I Ride: VFR800 | If you guys really wanna see a great movie related to this post, Watch Taking Chance, It's a movie with Kevin Bacon about escorting a fallen hero from Dover delaware to his hometown. There's not a man here that won't shed a few tears and see our fallen Soldiers and Marines in a different light. As a Marine, I get emotional just reading posts like this, seeing that people actually get to witness part of our millitary/civilian process to honor these young men and women. BTW, Kevin Bacon doesn't have a lot of speaking parts, it's one of if not his best performance in my opinion, I'd love to hear from any of you who have seen this movie |
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08-25-2012, 10:40 PM
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| Superbiker  | Just saw this on the news, seems like everybody liked or loved him and that he had a bright future waiting for him here. RIP Andrew, I'm sorry we lost you. |
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08-26-2012, 12:48 PM
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| Superbiker  Joined: Jul 2007 From: Camas, Washington I Ride: 05 zx12r | OT, but since you asked... Taking Chance is a good flick. ( where he salutes the casket coming out of the plane, gets me every time... ) former ET3 Donaca |
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