Eric Hall Memorial Ride raises money to help veterans

Eric Hall Memorial Ride raises money to help veterans

By TARA HETTINGER
Tara.Hettinger@newsandtribune.com

The sounds of motorcycles revving up filled the air surrounding Faith Lutheran Church, in Jeffersonville, Saturday as 75 bikes headed out onto Allison Lane as part of the Eric Hall Memorial Ride.

The second annual event is in memory of Hall, a Marine from Jeffersonville whose death last year was attributed to post-traumatic stress disorder. He was 24 when he disappeared in Florida while experiencing a war flashback. His body was found just outside of the town where he was staying.

His family decided after he passed that they would start a foundation in his honor to help other veterans get the help they need.

“I took on a huge undertaking, because if I make this much progress,” Becky Hall, Eric’s mom, said with her fingers an inch apart, “that’s OK. At least I did something. And that could help someone’s son, child, husband.”

People drove from all over to be a part of the ride, some even as far as Florida.

“In the military, we believe no man is forgotten and I’ll never forget Eric. I have a picture of Eric hanging in my house. This is something I have to do,” said Leonard Leary, a 65-year-old veteran from Florida who helped search for Eric.
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Eric Hall Memorial Ride raises money to help veterans