Orlando Nam Knights Biketoberfest

Yesterday was a day of sharing and remembering. As always I walked around with my camera and observed more than anything else the unity among these veterans, police officers and firefighters. They and their families manage to carry on the tradition of watching out for and caring for one another more than any other group I have spent considerable time with.

While the press is continually focusing on what divides us as a people, the political shenanigans going on in Washington, the truth is, we are really not as divided as they would like people to believe in this country.

Politicians are learning a lesson about messing with the troops, veterans and their families but they fail to learn the most important lesson of all.

Veterans became veterans by being willing to die for the sake of someone else. Politicians can't even manage to get along for the sake of this country and they are willing to let this country suffer because they while they take their careers seriously and worry about being re-elected, they never manage to take their jobs seriously enough to deserve to be.

Published on Oct 13, 2013
Yesterday at the Orlando Nam Knights clubhouse was the annual biketoberfest party and one brother received his 5 year patch while another received his life membership.

After the ceremony to honor the lives of members lost since last year, Amazing Grace was played and there was total silence.