Well, here's some proof. I had the very sincere pleasure of meeting this wonderfully friendly forum member and his beautiful lady, Traci, yesterday, at the 4th annual Dennis Kirk Patriot Ride, sponsored by the Mn Patriot Guard. Over two thousand riders attended.

http://picasaweb.google.com/MarshallPGR/Gumpy#

There's lots of "eye candy" on this link !

http://picasaweb.google.com/Marshall...PatriotRide09#

Another Ride Captain took these:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Jared275...09?feat=email#

From the Blackhawks point of view:

http://picasaweb.google.com/MNPatrio...2009Blackhawk#

 

nice pics

 

and thanks for riding for our men and women serving/served. Sorry about the double post

 

Thanks, Brian, last year this ride raised over $70,000. We hope to have gone well over $100,000 this year. Here's our web site: www.mnpatriotguard.org

 

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Ron Kahler's handwritten message was especially poignant and I wish we never had to see sentiments like this.

 

I have to say, I'm surprised. I always thought he had that bike for his wife to pose on.

 

Very nice pics, thanks.

 

You've got that right. SFC Matthew Kahler was from a town just north of where I live, and was my sectors 2nd KIA mission, and my first as a Ride Captain. Nearly 100 PGR members braved below zero cold and stood watch, as the Westboro crowd said they were coming, and the sheriff told us a white van with Kansas plates was in town. Guess it must have been too cold, as they never showed. Here's the link to the mission report, with lots of links on the bottom. Some have become inactive.

http://www.mnpatriotguard.org/comple...rts/kahler.asp

 

Naturally. Unlike the PGR, the inbred members of the Westboro "church" are all a bunch of <deleted> wusses.

 

Love the pis!!! Thanks for posting those.
Gumpy's bike rocks!! Nice!!