BAY PINES SPECIAL SERVICE- SEPT 1/ 2009

           I would like to thank all of the great people that came out to

           the interment ceremony at the Bay Pines National Cemetery on

           Tuesday the 1st of September. The Bay Pines staff and the families

           of two of the eleven Veterans entered were overwhelmed by the out

           pouring of support for these all but forgotten Veterans.

            We arrived at Bay Pines with 35 Bikes and about 6 cages with about

           50 or 60 people manning the flag line. The Madeira Beach, American

           Legion Post 273 Honor Guard Led the Ceremony. The Honor Guard from

           American Legion Post 138  in Safety Harbor was with us also. There

           were at least 4 other American Legion Posts in attendance Such as:

           Post 148 (The Alifia Post) Riverview, Post 275 in Dunedin, Post 104

           in Pinellas Park, Post 125 in Gulf Port, and probably more. There

           were Am Vets, VFW, Blue Knights, Patriot Guard Riders, Wounded

           Warrior Riders, Fire & Iron, Red Knights and just plain folks that

           all came together to make sure that these 11 Veterans Would be

           Honored in their passing as they should.

           THANK YOU EVERY ONE!! If I  forgot to mention your organization,

           it was not intentional, as I am so proud of the turn out, I wish I could

           name every single person  that came out and stood in the drizzel  for

           these Great Americans.

             

                                     RANDALL MCNABB

                                     CHAPTER DIRECTOR

                                     POST 273 LEGION RIDERS