This morning I took part in an event. The primary purpose was to honor and remember those that lost their lives 10 years ago. The sight,sound, and feeling of hundreds of motorcycles starting, riding down the road for over a mile in length, going through the Margaret T. Hance, I-10 tunnel and just feeling the rumble, watching in awe as DPS, Phoenix PD, and Mesa PD are zipping by to block traffic, do a complete traffic stop on the Loop 202 even... just to let us ride by.
This hits home for me.
There were people doing there job, supporting this effort, actually risking their lives to provide the support and 'inconviencing' a few motorists at the same time! There's another post about karma there... but I had no tailgaters on my way home after the ride today, must have been the RW&B on the back of my bike!
My grandfather served in World War II, no one else from my family has entered the Military. But I chose a different path, and I rode today for not only my grandfather's legacy, but my fellow Firefighter/EMS brethren who risked their lives, and in some cases lost them... to serve there fellow man and Country in the only way they could!
I read some comments lately regarding "it's been 10 years, stop remembering and look to the future..." I want to say something to these people, but I don't. When America was attacked on December 7th, 1941... for months, years, even decades after, "Remember Pearl Harbor!" "Remember December 7th!" America lost that reminder a few generations later in the 80's, especially after the fall of the Soviet Union... but this is a lesson hard learned. My grandfather even said to me as a young child... "Never forget!" He was talking about Pearl Harbor at the time...
So to those that want to "move-on" and start looking forward... an old Boy Scout trick I learned once is to stop every once and awhile and look back towards where you came from... helps you keep your bearings! Helps you stay on course!
I choose to remember...
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