Newsletter
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July 3, 2008
One of our Members, Randy Hecht participtaed in the escort of the 3/4 scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall from Augusta, Georgia to Roswell, Georgia. Here's a short story he provided.
The recent escort ride for the Dignity Viet Nam wall occurred on July 1 beginning in Augusta, GA and ending in Roswell, GA approximately 2:00 pm. For those who could not attend it was a good ride. For those who worked and provided the escort and traffic management – you performed expertly and brought some well deserved praise from the Viet Nam, some family members, and rest of the vets and others who participated. GA State Patrol did an outstanding job, along with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, and Roswell PD. Randy was asked to specifically thank those from Roswell PD who stood at the entrance to Greenlawn as you saluted the truck and its cargo representing 5,480 names of fallen Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airman, and members of the Coast Guard, you brought many tears to some harden eyes and they thank you.
Another one of our members of the Chapter, Walter Swenson represented Purple Heart Chapter 476 and placed a Purple Heart at the apex of The Wall along with a plaque explaining its significance.
For those interested in some of the pictures they can be seen at:2008 Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall Galleries . Randy and his Gold Wing are in picture #23 in the gallery numbered 070108 arrival of the wall and Walter and the Purple Heart are picture #46 in the same gallery (Walter's the one wearing the tie.)
The opening ceremony is July 4th, 2008 at 10:00 am, but the “wall” is open to Vets, family, and those wishing to remember 24 hours a day until Sunday July 6 at 5:00 pm until the closing ceremony. Then it will be taken down, packed and start its journey to Colorado. There is a motorcycle escort leaving between 6:30 and 7:00 pm per the schedule.
June 22, 2008
The Blue Knights Fall Southern Regional Conference (SRC) will be September 25 through 28, 2008 and is open to all Blue Knights who are members of Chapters in the Southern Regional Conference. The SRC is being hosted by Florida Chapters III & I in Ocala, Florida.
June 15, 2008
Pictures from the Loren Lilly Ride on June 14th are in a photo album on the site in the Photo Albums in the navigation bar to the left.
The calendar is now an interactive calender that allows you to view a month and then click on the links for items on a particular day to see them. The calendar default to the current month but you can scan ahead or backwards month by month. Take a look at it over in the navigation bar on the left.
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Group Riding Document and other "Quick Tips" including If You Ride A Motorcycle, 10 Things All Car And Truck Drivers Should Know About Motorcycles, Carrying A Passenger and Preventing Motorcycle Theft are on line on this website. The Group Riding "Quick Tip" is listed as "Group Riding" in the navigation bar over on the left. The others are listed under "Motorcycle Safety" in the navigation bar on the left. The Motorcycle Safety section also has links to other safety documents on the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's web site as well.
Microsoft has released "Windows Live Mail" software which is FREE and will allow you to send and receive your "blueknightsgavi.org" mail as well as hotmail, Yahoo! Premium, Gmail and ISP email such at AT&T, Comcast, Bellsouth, etc all with one piece of software. It will save the mail to your computer and allow you to create mail even while off line to be sent later. This is VERY similar to Outlook Express except that it WILL check web based email like blueknightsgavi and hotmail! In fact this is what Outlook Express has become! To find out more, click here.
May 29, 2008
One of our members, Jamie Lilly was invited last week by State Senator Wiles to witness Governor Sonny Perdue sign State Bill 350 on May 22, 2008. This new bill states the 4th offense of driving without a license within a 5 year span, will become a felony. Before, driving without a license was not really any more than a speeding ticket. It is now being recognized that there are many fatalities caused by unlicensed drivers. Senator Wiles acknowledged this by showing up at the visitation for Jamie's husband, Cobb County Deputy Sheriff Loren Lilly in January of 2007.
You can see a link with pictures and a little more detail here.
May 18, 2008
Our Chapter was contacted by a member of Blue Knights Norway Chapter I during the week of May 12, 2008. Idar is a Captain on the police department back home in Norway. Idar is currently serving in a law enforcement capacity in Afghanistan. He had somehow found a Harley Davidson with a side-car for sale in Jasper, Georgia and was hoping to have a Blue Knight go by and take a look at the motorcycle. He didn't want that person to barter for him, he just wanted them to look at it. One of the members of Blue Knights Georgia Chapter VI, Tom Leyden lives not far from the motorcycle and went to take a look for Idar and sent him email about the motorcycle. Idar bought the side-car equipped Harley Davidson and will have it shipped to his home in Norway. This just goes to prove that Among the Blue Knight Members, "There are no strangers, only friends you haven't met." Idar even sent us a picture of him in action in Afghanistan!
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