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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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Missouri Law Helps Biker Stop Light Dilemma
ozarksfirst.com
But by the end of the month, it will be legal for some people to run red lights. However, the new law only applies to people who ride motorcycles and bicycles.
Those vehicles don't weigh enough to trip the traffic sensors that change the lights. Bikers hope this new law speeds up their lives.
Sam Johnson, a motorcycle driver, says "I've sat at red lights on a motorcycle before for 10, 15 minutes."
He's tried using gravity to trip the sensors.
"I'll pull my front brake real hard coming in just so maybe a little extra weight will be pushed down," explains Johnson.
But the red light still won't budge forcing him and other bikers to think about breaking the law.
"It's a dilemma. You don't know what to do. Do you run the light? Do you just sit there? Do you take a right-hand turn?" asks C.J. Crankshaw, a motorcycle driver.
Another biker, Jeff Harvill, adds, "If the police are behind me, is somebody pulling out in front of me."
So the guys are thrilled to hear they'll soon be able to blaze through those red lights.
"If people are responsible with it and not just use it as an excuse to run red lights," adds Johnson.
But bikers won't be able to run just any red light. They can only do so if they've been sitting at that light for an unreasonable amount of time.
"They're not going to go through an intersection unless it's safe," says Crankshaw.
Still, the question lingers of how long should bikers wait before running a red?
"If there's traffic, an unreasonable amount of time would probably be like five to 10 minutes," says Johnson.
Harvill says, "Over ten minutes."
And if the coast is clear?
"An unreasonable amount of time would be two minutes or three minutes," answers Johnson.
Crankshaw hopes the law will prevent accidents.
He says, "I think a lot of motorcycle guys get hit from behind when they're sitting dead stopped at a light because when most people take their brakes off, we hardly have any lighting. We're vulnerable."
Missouri will be the eighth state to have such a law.
As for enforcing this law, the Springfield police department says officers will have to sit down, review how other states determine what an unreasonable amount of time is. Then it will come up with a policy that can be enforced on our roads.
The new law goes into effect on August 28.