The purpose of this group is to support the aims and purposes of the American Legion.
Our group is sponsored by local American Legion Post 356
and works in conjunction with the Post to provide service
to the community, state and nation. American Legion
Motorcyclists are involved with many charities and Veterans
issues. The American Legion Riders program has provided a
lot of enjoyment for those members who share a common
interest in motorcycling.
We would like to stress that we are neither a “Motorcycle Club”
nor an “MC.” We are the Legion Riders, a recognized
non-territorial Veteran’s Fraternal Organization.
From the Director:
Hello,
and welcome to our home on the web. The American Legion Riders are part of the
American Legion Family. We take part in Legion functions, fundraisers, and other
functions that go hand-in-hand with the Legion Family. We are a family oriented
association that loves to ride our bikes. Many of our riders are also Patriot
Guard Riders who ride to Honor our Vets who pass away, or are K.I.A..
Sometimes, we just saddle up and
ride for fellowship and fun.
Whether you are an American Legion, SAL, or Auxiliary
member, you can join the Riders as long as you have a motorcycle, can go the
speed limit, and have a motorcycle endorsement on your drivers lic..
We
would like you to stop by the post sometime and visit us at one of our meetings.
Our meeting dates and times are posted on the Meeting page.If you are interested in joining a great, fun, family
oriented organization of motorcycle enthusiasts, come on by! We’d love to meet
you!
Any
questions about eligibility are located on the Membership page. If you are still
not sure? Contact the post commander.
Legion Riders Poem
The American Legion Rider
When our country is harmed, there are those that respond.
With honor and duty they're sent
In war and in peace, with strength and resolve,
It's the blood of the soldier that's spent.
We fight and some die, on those foreign lands.
With freedom and God at our side.
And when our service is done, we need to keep on,
So we join the Legion that rides.
The souls of the fallen and breath of the living,
Bestow Gods blessings on this country's side.
So with flags held aloft, and the sounds of thunder,
We join the Legion that rides.
When our day is past, and our duty is done
God's angels will ask, "Have you been a provider?"
"What have you done for your country and man?"
I'll answer with pride, "I'm an American Legion Rider"
Post 356 Riders Dedicating New Flagpole on Veteran's Day 2008
Legion Riders, VFW Post 2137 Riders and Patriot Guard Riders
coming together to Honor a Fallen Hero.
Honor and Respect
From our National Chaplain… Larry L.
Vollink
10 November 2008
Legion Riders Prayer
Almighty God, we give you thanks, for giving us a land
of the free that we can enjoy riding through its beauty of trees, valleys, and
mountains and rivers. You have blessed us with good health to our bodies, minds,
and spirits, so that we can
appreciate your awesome gifts of owning a bike to ride and friends and comrades
that can appreciate the same. Help us to help those in need in their lives, so
that they too can prosper in all that they are capable of doing and becoming for
the glory of God. We ask for your safety and protection as we travel far and
near and to unknown places. Make our lives to be good examples as a Legion Rider
who cares
about veterans, and our troops who are serving, and Lord be with their families
right now. Especially at this time, be with those who are grieving for those who
have given the Ultimate Sacrifice for their beloved country. Give each of us the
strong
sense of Your presence and Your Guidance in all things. In your name, we pray.
AMEN
Patriot Guard Riders
UNDER THE LEATHER AND BEHIND
THE SHADES
Author Unknown
Under the leather and behind the shades stands a biker. We ride for the sense of
freedom it gives us. The encouragement to take the road less traveled in the
chance that we may encounter something new. We ride for the friendships we make
along the way, as well as, the solitude of the open road. We don't really care
what you ride, just that you do. Under the leather and behind the shades is a
beating heart. A heart filled with compassion that on any given day will be
riding for those in need. Ask one of us for help, but don't be surprised when
all of us show up. Under the leather and behind the shades stands a proud
American. We are as diverse a group of people that you could possibly assemble.
We are men, women, tradesmen, doctors, lawyers, retirees, military, civilian and
on and on and on. We stand silently with reverence and one voice that, in the
silence, can be overwhelming. Under the leather and behind the shades stands an
invited guest to the funeral of a soldier that we most likely have never met. We
hold the flag of our nation as a tribute to the greatest sacrifice anyone can
make. Out of respect for the fallen, we travel to stand firm for a family, a
community and a nation to lean on. Under the leather and behind the shades
stands a biker with sons, daughters, brothers and sisters of our own. Beneath
the rough exterior we tremble and weep at your loss. You may not see that, for
we are there to support you. That’s why we stand so silently under the leather
and behind the shades.
Definition of a Veteran
A Veteran - whether active duty,
retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his life,
wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America",
for an amount of "up to and including my life."
That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer
understand it
