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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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Great Christmas Present For Area Bikers
(RD Note: The Bald Knob Cross of Peace is where thousands of bikers ascend regularly to conduct bike blessing ceremonies. This news will be welcomed by those that pray this hallowed hill continue as a gathering point for those who seek spiritual sustenance and blessings for their lives. God Bless)
Suit over Bald Knob Cross of Peace settled
ALTO PASS, Ill. — Those concerned with the future of Bald Knob Cross of Peace received a gift just in time for Christmas.
Settlement of two years of litigation involving board members of the cross foundation was announced shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The court document was filed in the Union County circuit clerk's office Wednesday.
Wes Wilkins, who represented former board member Tirzah Tweedy in the lawsuit, announced the settlement. His statement praised the "great Christmas present for all of Southern Illinois."
The conflict had erupted over loans Tweedy had secured for work on the welcome center at the cross. The disagreement escalated "until the board became deadlocked and divided into two separate groups," one composed of the most senior board members who supported Tweedy, the other of those who supported board president Steve Babb, Wilkins said in a news release.
"This case is now over," Wilkins said.
Whitney, who represented Babb and the newer board members, credited Wilkins for working with him to reach a settlement.
"Everyone is mutually pleased that we were able to resolve this," he said. "Both attorneys worked very hard to make this happen." It was difficult, he said, because all parties were standing on matters of principle.
"Our main focus now is to look to the future of the cross," attorney Richard J. Whitney said. "We look forward to saving, restoring and improving the cross."
The settlement calls for Tweedy to acknowledge that the debt was hers alone, without legal obligation by the cross board, for the Bald Knob Cross of Peace Corp. to improve its record-keeping and auditing procedures, and establishes a seven-member transitional board of directors to serve until February 2011.
All current board members agreed to resign from the board. As part of the settlement, they may continue as members but cannot stand for nomination to either the transitional or regular board of directors of the Bald Knob Cross of Peace Corp. for 20 years.
Each of the 18 current board members signed a resignation form agreeing to the settlement.
Members of the transitional board are the Rev. Mark Roath, pastor of Anna Heights Baptist Church in Anna, Ill.; Dr. Ralph Brandon, senior pastor of Covenant Christian Fellowship in Carterville, Ill.; the Rev. Gerald Wright, senior pastor of Spirit of Life Christian Church in Du Quoin, Ill.; the Rev. Steven M. McKeown, senior pastor of Christian Life Center in Herrin, Ill.; the Rev. Doug Cherry, senior pastor of Victory Christian Center of Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill.; Jon Musgrave, executive director of the Southern Illinois Tourism Development Office and member of Second Baptist Church in Marion, Ill.; and Bradley Rogers of Buncombe, Ill., president of the Christian Motorcycle Association.
The court will continue to enforce the agreement, the settlement notes.
The settlement also calls upon the community to "demonstrate the love and forgiveness of Christ by ending any further personal attacks or public criticism of those involved in this litigation."