Memorial Day Parade
 

A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I'd be willing to give a disabled vet a ride in the sidecar. The ride would be in the local Memorial Day Parade. I didn't hesitate. This a pic my wife took of Roger and I.
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I've known Roger almost twenty years. Ex-Marine, Vietnam Vet and owner of the local bakery. Over the last three years I have seen his health deteriorate to the point that he can hardly walk. He is very involved in the VFW, where he is a past commander. The parade is very important to him and this was the first year that he knew he wasn't up to marching. When he learned that I volunteered the Ural, he was the first to ask for the co-pilot seat. So I obliged him.

The parade went well, though I had to slip the clutch a lot. Going to have talk to whoever routed the last 300 yards of the parade uphill on a fairly warm day. We got to the end and as I helped Roger get out of the sidecar, he hugged me and said he owed me big time. He doesn't owe me anything, it's the other way around.

A big salute to both of you!

Yes , they deserve all our gratitude . I was watching footage of the rolling thunder in Washington and was wondering about some of the older Vietnam vets. If they could not ride any more . Funny that you had this post . And we'll done!

Queso, that's fantastic!


I once used my quad in the Canada Day parade in Abbotsford, to participate with the float our church put together. A couple hours of slipping the clutch on a very hot day made me decide that I'd never do it again. That said, if it was for a Vet, I wouldn't hesitate.

If that doesn't make you proud to be an American nothing will. Great job

Bravo Zulu, Cheesy! Bravo Zulu!

Tell that Marine "Ooh Rah" for me, Doc Oliver!

Oh yeah, there are no ex-Marines. Once a Marine, Always a Marine!