Hundreds show support for wounded Marine

Hundreds show support for wounded Marine

By Matt Stephens
Updated: 10.03.10
When asked if they support their troops, more than a hundred bikers outside T’s Bar in Conroe responded with a deafening positive response.

As many as 300 bikers showed up at the bar Sunday to participate in a benefit for an injured Marine, 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Jordan McBryde. McBryde, from the Spring Branch area, was serving his first tour in Afghanistan when he was hit by an improvised explosive device on Aug. 10.

His mother, Sheri McBryde, said her son suffered lacerations on both legs and fractured his forearm. Despite the injuries, she said he son is in high spirits as he undergoes therapy.

“He’s come a long way in six weeks,” she said. “I just found out he can actually walk with a cane now.”

Lisa Hamlet, McBryde’s aunt, said the event was a surprise to Sheri McBryde, who works with the bar’s owner at a Harley Davidson dealership.

Paul Lance, Jr. Vice Commandant for the Eastex Detachment No. 779 of the Marine Corps League in Conroe, said the benefit was a partnership between the bar and the Marine Corps League.

Lance said they hold about six or seven similar benefits a year for wounded Marines to provide them support and monetary help.
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Hundreds show support for wounded Marine