Chapter 278 Events  
 
 

Ride Details / Recap

  September 11, 2005 Multi-Chapter Veterans Event

It's hard to believe the fourth anniversary of America's awakening into the realities of the world of terrorism has passed.  We have all been shaken from what we thought was our "Camelot" into the reality of a world where terrorism with no military or strategic goal is leveled upon our brothers and sisters. Please, never for one minute, believe that any of us can put another country, religion or purpose in front of our great nation. Nor can we ever drop the pursuit of those who would destroy our way of life.
As our Chapter was at the Vietnam Memorial in NJ, we as individuals or in small groups, circled the upper level where the names of over a thousand of our countrymen were listed by the day and year they died in service of our country. Whether you believe in the wars we as a nation have been involved in or not is irrelevant. These are the names of the people who have died to give us the rights that we all take for granted. What makes us great is the freedoms that wars and conflicts, whether right or wrong, have been fought and paid for with the blood and souls of tens of thousands of Americans. America is a great nation because we are a people who always try to take the right path, we are quick to forget the crimes of other nations against us but we are not without guilt. We hold our heads high and we may appear to be arrogant but are the first to come to the aid of peoples and countries in need. We are wealthy in every sense of the word but our greatest resource and power is not in the global economy or in monetary ways but it's the unlimited depth of us as Americans. We will always be the greatest nation that God has blessed because we have boundless respect and love for each other, let every man and nation take note you attack us for what we have that was paid for with American blood and sweat and we will have no limits to find you and bring you to justice.

Now about the ride. What can I say. It was one of the nicest rides to NJ I have ever done. The Chapter rode like they were together for years (oops we have been), I was impressed with the way we cruised thru traffic.

The BBQ was great! Excellent food! Great people! Another time to see what STAR has to offer. I have to say that our Chapter 278 was the largest group there, both in people attending and on bikes. Greg counted 34 bikes in the parking lot at the BBQ and 14 were us.

The ride home was a little more trying. ( I think it had something to do with the temp being around 90 and the Jersey Shore Traffic and Brooklynites. We spent a lot of time looking at old hub caps bent chrome trim (you gotta love the Belt Pkwy). Well obviously we made it safe and sound to exit 48.

Steve Schmidt
Vice President

[BACK]

 Road Captains

 Members

 Prospective Members