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Finding Cures – Saving Children
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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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Red Knights Benefit Britt Cauthen Fund
Bikers ride for firefighter battling cancer
By Jason A. Smith
Henry Daily Journal
McDonough GA -- Firefighters and bikers from all over the southeast are joining forces to benefit a member of the Henry County Fire Department who is fighting for his life.
Chapter 11 of the Red Knights motorcycle club -- representing Henry, Pike and Spalding Counties -- is hosting a charity motorcycle ride on March 31 to benefit firefighter Britt Cauthen of Barnesville. Cauthen, 29, was diagnosed on Feb. 14 with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, as well as cancer of the liver. In the days that have followed, a determined Cauthen has fought to beat the disease, according to Capt. David Adams of Henry County. Cauthen is “fighting tooth and nail” despite finding out recently that the cancer is inoperable.“He’s got an amazing attitude,” said Adams.
“As a paramedic, I know the problem and what I need to do to fight it,” said Cauthen, a fireman for two years. “I’m treating it as a medical condition.”
Cauthen will begin chemotherapy on March 12. He said having a positive outlook on the situation has helped him, his wife Christy, and his daughters Rebecca and Madison, to cope with the difficult time before them. Still, he admits that his wife is “pretty much holding us together” and that he has good and bad days, but that the illness has served to strengthened their bond.
Adams said that people who have heard about Cauthen’s illness have come together to pledge their involvement in the charity effort.
“We’ve got support from riders as far away as Dalton,” Adams said.
An appreciative Cauthen added that he has received e-mails from people in different states who are keeping him in their thoughts.
“I know about half of the people who are coming to the motorcycle ride,” said Cauthen. “The other half is just part of the brotherhood of the firefighter.”
Cauthen said that he has been amazed at how that brotherhood “comes together and takes care of each other.”
County Battalion Chief Joe White sent an e-mail to firefighters notifying them of the event and asking for their help in the effort in the form of donations, volunteers and word-of-mouth. He said that under normal circumstances, it takes about three months to put together such an event but that they are going to try to do it in four weeks.
The ride will begin at Outdoor Powersports, Inc., located at 755 Industrial Blvd., in McDonough, continuing through Henry County and ending at Double D Tavern in McDonough, according to Capt. David Adams who said that charity events like this are not new to the Red Knights, but that this one hits closer to home.
“We did six charity rides last year,” said Adams. “This is the first one we’ve put together for one of our own.”
Adams said that the event will include raffles, door prizes and an auction, and that the Red Knights are currently seeking a live band to perform at the event.
“We’ll have tons of really good prizes,” said Adams, including a $100 gift certificate to Bass Pro Shop, a helmet and a handcrafted knife.
In addition, the event will include a 50/50 drawing, with half of the winnings generated from ticket sales -- at $1 per ticket -- going to the holder of the winning ticket and the other half going to the Britt Cauthen Fund.