Left the house at 5:30am, rode to Biggs Harley in Oceanside (Ca) where I met up with other Biggs HOG Chapter members. We rode along the coast highway and saw many amphib vehicles coming in to land at Camp Pendleton. Little did we know that was the 4th Platoon Echo Company, the Marines we were going to welcome home from Iraq.

Rode to the armory where the amphibs parked and unloaded. After they stowed their gear, they marched in between 36 Harleys, all honking, flashing lights and revving those V-Twins as loud as we could.

You talk about a heart warming experience, HOOO RAHHH !!

Here are a few pics as we set up to welcome them. I forgot my good camera but I had the camera in my cel phone.
Sorry I was too wrapped up in the welcome to take any pictures during.

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Kudos to you and the boys you rode with. Nothing like a little fanfare to welcome our troops home.

Thud, you are DA' Man of the day!

Take care brother,

Primo

 

What better reason for a ride than to thank those guys for their service.

 

Great stuff!!! Love to see that every time.

 

Thanks for sharing the photo's....... Great to welcome them as you did, they served our country with honor!