WILLIAMS—(May 20) Vietnam, and other veterans, left Williams this morning on their ten-day journey in remembrance of the veterans whose names appear on the Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington D.C. Their motto, “We ride for those who cannot.” Their first stop every year is the northern Arizona City of Williams.
The Run for the Wall event occurs every year about this time and their first stop is in Williams. The riders came into Williams last night and were treated to a meal at the Cordova Post #14 American Legion hall.
Their mission is to call for an accounting of the POWs and MIAs as the government has promised. The military trains service members to not lose faith because they will continue to search for you no matter how long it takes. Politicians, who frequently pass by this memorial, are probably unaware of that promise since many of them have never served in the military. It might be a good idea for them to visit the wall prior to their next vote to allocate funds for two current “wars.”
Run For The Wall (RFTW) was started in 1989 as an effort by James Gregory and Bill Evans. They were a couple of Vietnam Veterans who traveled across the heartland of America on motorcycles, talking to local radio, TV, and newspapers about the fact that we had thousands of men and women still unaccounted for from all of our wars. The need for this awareness continues today and we continue this tradition every May.
They arrive on Memorial Day in time to deliver their message.
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