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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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Medical Field Mourns Loss of Good Man - Biker
was leading expert in how brain works
By Warren King
Seattle Times medical reporter
Seattle -- Before dawn most days, Dr. Gary J. Tucker was already in his Matthews Beach study learning more about his beloved field, neuropsychiatry.
He was known for never needing much sleep. And his voracious reading in the wee hours helped feed an insatiable curiosity and spawn new ideas in a relatively new specialty, one that focuses on physical problems in the brain and psychiatry.
"He was really committed to making us understand the brain and how it works as it relates to psychiatry," said Dr. Richard Veith, chairman of the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. "He was an intellectual leader, able to synthesize across broad fields."
Dr. Tucker chaired the same UW department from 1985 through 1997, co-authored the definitive text "Behavioral Neurology," and was an internationally known figure in his field. He also rode a motorcycle just about everywhere.
He died Dec. 6 after a long illness stemming from a stroke. He was 72.
Dr. Tucker grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of a dentist. He was educated at Oberlin College, Case Western University School of Medicine and Yale University. He directed the psychiatry division of the Navy's Aerospace Institute for three years and was invited to be an astronaut, but declined because he had two small children, said his wife, Sharon Pobby Tucker.
He later taught at Yale and Dartmouth and became chairman of Dartmouth's psychiatry department before coming to the UW. He served as president of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, was an adviser to the National Institute of Mental Health and served as editor of the Journal Watch for Psychiatry and the journal Seminars in Clinical Neurology.
He also wrote three books on medical education, psychosis and behavioral neurology.
His work has helped further the understanding of how neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy contribute to psychiatric disorders such as depression, paranoia and dementia.
Dr. Tucker also was known for his love of motorcycles. He rode one to work every day. He rode one on vacations with his wife. He even rode one across the country to scientific meetings, sporting riding leathers and cool boots.
"Colleagues would ask if we drove and we'd say, no, we rode," his wife said. "Then they'd say, 'oh, can we have a ride?' "
The Tuckers were married for 50 years in an "extraordinary relationship, very hard to find in life," Sharon Tucker said. "We were like twins."
Dr. Tucker also relished fatherhood, said his daughter, Clare Tucker Higgins of Seattle. She said she loved his dry sense of humor and quiet confidence, their shared love of dogs, and his unwavering support.
"He thought we were all just perfect," Higgins said.
Dr. Tucker also is survived by a son, Adam, of Tokyo, and two grandchildren.
The family plans a memorial service in the spring. Donations may be made to Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.