Memorial Day 08..... so many places to go... I guess I've chosen GGNC (Golden Gate National Cemetery) as my place... I've done two years of Wreathes Across America and have done many missions to GGNC.
The hill and the flag at the top at half mast, as it always is, always stands out. We had six PGR and as normal we come from many different bike groups, but ALR Dist 13 was well represented!
Gary and wife (I'll have to write her name on the back of my hand Gary!!! I'm sorry... GBG) were there two up, as was Audie and Cheryl, and we had one of our great PGR supporters Mark from the Walnut Creek Hogs was there, I've seen him on many missions.
The last pic is all of us at the San Bruno American Legion having lunch after the services...
The hill, the flags, and the main flag at half mast is always awesome!!!
The boy scouts put up over 112,000 flags, every grave had a flag, VERY impressive and you know what? They did it in three hours! That is amazing!
The flags around the speakers and elsewhere was the avenue of flags and was represented by one of the folks at the speakers box.
They had a nice band, bag pipes for Amazing Grace and some nice speakers. Jackie Speier was there. For those that remember she went to Jones Town with Representative Leo Ryan and got shot five times, Leo died. Some of you might remember the Jones town Massacre.... sigh...
This was a display of rifles and helmets, some were old.. very nice touch... veterans over time...
After the service we went to the San Bruno American Legion for lunch, and a nice place and lunch it was! I thank them for their hospitality and they were all just like family!
One wall had many framed mementos, Bill "the bartender" told us about them!! He was also the Post Commander!
There were may hundreds of folks there, a couple folks at the gate with some signs like 4000 is
enough, get out now, but everyone has a right to their thoughts, that's what those that are buried
there fought for.
There was no protest, just a small poster held up...
The MC at the services came to the American Legion for lunch, she sat next to our table, and
thanked us for being there! She said she read that PGR was going to be there and she was
pleased!
She said the protesters were very quiet when we showed up.. (can you hear anything when your
bike is on??!!! GBG) And thanked us for keeping them quiet.... I said "of course", gee, we'll take
the credit... GBG A joke and was taken as such!
Bill took this picture for us, L to R: Cheryl, Audie, Mark, Cranky, Gary, Gary, next time on the back of my hand!! Gary's wife.. Sorry!
It was a nice ride and a pleasure to meet up with some friends.
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