fganger
02-21-2006, 09:29 PM
I hope this is not considered political. If it is, let me know and I'll delete it - no sweat. In any case, it looks to be an interesting story of an interesting group of bikers.
This is the short version:
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Wearing vests covered in military patches, a band of motorcyclists rolls around the country from one soldier's funeral to another, cheering respectfully to overshadow jeers from church protesters.
They call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders, and they are more than 5,000 strong, forming to counter anti-gay protests held by the Rev. Fred Phelps at military funerals.
Phelps believes American deaths in Iraq are divine punishment for a country that he says harbors homosexuals. His protesters carry signs thanking God for so-called IEDs — explosives that are a major killer of soldiers in Iraq.
Long version:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060221/ap_on_re_us/funeral_motorcyclists
The biker group:
http://www.patriotguard.org/
Actually I've contacted them. This is a group I think I'd like to be a member of - I hope this does not get me banned here.:icon_redface:
Frank
This is the short version:
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Wearing vests covered in military patches, a band of motorcyclists rolls around the country from one soldier's funeral to another, cheering respectfully to overshadow jeers from church protesters.
They call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders, and they are more than 5,000 strong, forming to counter anti-gay protests held by the Rev. Fred Phelps at military funerals.
Phelps believes American deaths in Iraq are divine punishment for a country that he says harbors homosexuals. His protesters carry signs thanking God for so-called IEDs — explosives that are a major killer of soldiers in Iraq.
Long version:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060221/ap_on_re_us/funeral_motorcyclists
The biker group:
http://www.patriotguard.org/
Actually I've contacted them. This is a group I think I'd like to be a member of - I hope this does not get me banned here.:icon_redface:
Frank