WarChild Riding Group
Sandy's Toddle Inn - Chaffee MO
Bikers Who Care – We Support:
Finding Cures – Saving Children
Free Spirit
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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Motorcycle Events Held for Morgan Shaw
By Toni Lepeska
The Commercial Appeal
Olive Branch MS -- They displayed different colors and patches on Saturday, but two things they had in common -- motorcycles and empathy for a 6-year-old girl most of them had never met.
Rick Grayson, with the Christian Motorcycle Association, drove all the way from Hattiesburg, Miss., to attend the benefit in Olive Branch for Morgan Shaw, shot in the head and left to die behind an abandoned Marshall County home.
"Yesterday was the first I'd heard of her," said Grayson, 51, a red bandana tied around his head and glasses shading his eyes. "I read it on an e-mail. The Lord put it on me to be here. My heart bleeds for this girl."
Two events were held Saturday in Olive Branch to benefit Morgan, abducted on July 22 from her home and rescued 20 hours later by a sheriff who doggedly pressured a suspect as to her whereabouts.
Mitchell Ray, an Olive Branch bar owner, says he knows the family and was stirred to help organize the biker event.
A second Saturday event at the Shriners building also benefited Morgan. Exactly how much had been raised through an auction, raffle and sales of food hadn't been determined.
Morgan is at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. Proceeds will go toward her medical expenses.
Becky Spain, 40, of Southaven, who lost a "slow riding" bike game Saturday, said donations were made by everyone who participated in the games.
"We all gave," she said. "It all goes to the baby. It's a good cause. Man upstairs is watching after that baby."
The event was held at 7852 Craft, across from the former Homer Skelton Ford dealership. Early on, more than 100 motorcycles were parked in front of the former bingo hall as people mulled about inside to look at items for auction.
On the lot, vendors sold T-shirts and cooked barbecue, hotdogs and hamburgers. Boars Night Out BBQ team alone cooked and sold 64 butts by midafternoon.
The event was expected to last into the night, and Ray expected up to 1,000 bikers to participate. He said he would know today how much money had been raised for Morgan's care.