God Bless the Bikers

Perhaps its fitting that Dennis Hopper passed this Memorial Day Weekend- he made the movie and phrase Easy Rider synonymous with American freedom. Every Memorial day my neighborhoods and neighborhood pubs and restaurants fill up with out of town bikers- some from the west coast- who come every year to pay their respects to the fallen war dead by driving to the Memorials in downtown DC.

I think the annual bikers rally was originally to bring attention to the still missing POW/MIA soldiers, but I think it has grown to simply honor all fallen soldiers.

And today was the perfect day to ride. Thanks to Michelle Malkin for the video.

A few years ago I attended the ride of the Patriots. It is the Fairfax chapter that sets out from Patriot Harley Davidson in Fairfax to take part in the annual ride. See that post here.