Been a few years since I participated in this event, and this part was a first. Escorted the Semi into the Funeral Home / Cemetery.
Our Chapter has been passing around communication on this for a few weeks. Some of our folks participated last year and we're back in the mix this year. Seven us in all from the Chapter along with another half dozen from the Guardians MC along with Rockwall PD escorted them in.
Been watching the weather and it's looking a lil' gloomy. It's misting out in the morning and it looks like it'll burn off by noon. Wrong. Around 1100 hrs I saddle up and head over to the Chiefs; 67 deg and misty out. Few minutes later we're headed to Quinlan to top off the tanks and rendezvous with Dutch and Shooter. Once Shooter pulls in on his trike we fire up the bikes and head down 276 picking up SwampRat along the way. Pull into Cracker Barrel with Honey Badger waiting for us and after we finally get seated, Pullout makes it in just in time to get his order in with the rest of us. Now... time to relax, BS and catch up. If you don't count the half cup of warm java and the late to show green beans.... damned good lunch; SwampRat was our host.... js. Hour later, saddled up and headed over to the TA truck stop for the Pre Brief with the LE and MC folks. Then, the officers light up their vehicles and start clearing the path for us. Twenty minutes and several intersections blocked later, we're pulling in. Success. Now the fun part. Time to unload 114 boxes of wreaths onto a trailer and the back of a truck. We have more than enough people and another thirty minutes later, mission accomplished.
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| CVMA | Guardians | LEOs |
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LEOs | Guardians | CVMA | Driver (in red)
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| UNLOAD! |
The mist has started back up, temps are around 70 .. and .. time to head home. Few folks are headed west which looks 'clearer'. Pullout is going to wait a lil bit to see if the weather clears up his direction (North). The rest of us... fuk' it... saddle up, head east into the doom and gloom. It'll mist up again, windshields are wet and hard to see through .. but... overall, stayed dry in the big picture.
Saturday, we lay the wreaths among the warriors that passed before us.
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| Saddle up to Head Home |
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| Head East ! |
p.s. Hey SwampRat .. thanks for the pics!
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