Ride for The Wall

Ride for the wall

May 8, 2009 - 7:37 PM
BY WILLIE BANS
The vests are not heavy. Not yet.

But following a cross-country motorcycle ride, through some unpleasant terrains and conditions, the vests, with all their patches and buttons, feel different.

"After some blood, sweat and tears," Ray McDowell said, "it can feel pretty heavy."

For now, the vests that Ray and Kay McDowell plan to wear during the annual Run For The Wall are clean and light, bearing patches with their riding nicknames: "Too Tall," for the hubby and Vietnam veteran, Ray, and "Too Small," for his wife, Kay.

They will take off from Odessa today for California for their sixth ride, which takes them and hundreds of others from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., to Washington D.C., beginning Wednesday and arriving May 22.

They will do so to support the ride's missions: to promote awareness of prisoners of war and those missing in action; help veterans cope with their experiences; honor those killed in action; and support current military personnel.
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