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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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Hollister Coming Together
By Anthony Ha Staff Writer
The Gilroy Dispatch
Hollister - The Hollister Motorcycle Rally Committee will meet its first financial deadline with room to spare, according to rally promoter Seth Doulton.
The committee paid the city $125,000 at Tuesday night's council meeting, and must pay $250,000 by March 1 and the balance of the rally's total public safety costs - estimated at $382,000 - by March 31. If any of those deadlines aren't met, the city's motorcycle rally will be canceled.
Doulton, whose company Horse Power Promotions was hired by the committee to organize the event, said he's been working hard to enlist event sponsors and vendors, especially since the rally was approved in December. He reported that vendors have already signed up for about two-thirds of the available vending space, and that he's distributed 10,000 promotional fliers for the Hollister rally - which brings about 100,000 bikers into town on Independence Day weekend - in the last two weeks.
"It's a little bit of a crunch time at the office, but I feel really good about things," Doulton said. "The response has been overwhelmingly positive."
Committee chairwoman Charisse Tyson, who owns Johnny's Bar and Grill, said Doulton's work has been "awesome." When asked if she was surprised that the rally has exceeded its first financial benchmark, Tyson said, "No, not knowing Seth. I don't doubt for a minute that we're going to make it."
But not everyone is thrilled at the rally's progress. Councilman Doug Emerson has estimated that his constituents are divided 50-50 for and against the rally. And although most local businesses declined to discuss the rally's approval, some have reported closing their doors on Independence Day weekend in the past.
"At this time, I can only say, 'Oh well, whatever, I hope it will be fine,' " said Hollister resident Claudia Olson, a vocal rally opponent. "But I don't think it will be. It's going to grow and become a problem for the community."
Olson said the city's leadership needs to present a vision for what Hollister will be "when we grow up."
"Do we want to be another Sturgis?" Olson said, pointing to the South Dakota city that hosts one of the largest motorcycle events in the world. For her part, Olson is worried the city will become known as a year-round motorcycle haven.
The committee also approved an official rally logo created by Hollister resident Jim Wood of Sage Blanc, Inc. Doulton said the logo has already been licensed to companies producing official rally sunglasses, seats, helmets and wheels, with other negotiations in progress.
The council declined to approve the motorcycle rally in 2006, but tens of thousands of bikers rode into town anyway, and the city had to foot the public safety bill.