Rain does not dampen Patriot Ride’s spirit
By Eric Hagen
June 19, 2012
Thousands of people Saturday showed veterans and current service members that their service to America will not be forgotten.
An estimated 2,000 motorcyclists drove a 60-mile round trip between Ham Lake and Cambridge June 16 in honor of military veterans and the current service members during the seventh annual Patriot Ride.
It was raining when the Patriot Ride first began in 2006 and it was lightly raining again during the beginning of the seventh annual ride June 16.
Doug Bley admitted he was not among one of the approximately 100 people who braved the rain in 2006, but he has been to every one since then and now serves as the president of the Minnesota Patriot Guard. This organization and the Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund (MMAF) split the proceeds of the Patriot Ride, which has raised about $600,000 the first six years, according to Bley.
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