Over 200 motorcycles line up at the Owego Free Academy (OFA) in Owego, N.Y. during last year’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor Tribute Ride. The 104-mile ride down Route 38 ended in Hannibal, N.Y. (Photo by Wendy Post)
Close to 200 participants are expected to gather in Owego, N.Y. for the seventh annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor Tribute Ride on Saturday, July 11. Route 38, designated in 2009 as the “Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Highway of Valor,” stretches 98 miles from Owego to Sterling, N.Y.
The escorted ride begins at 10 a.m., and will depart from Owego Free Academy located on Sheldon Guile Boulevard in Owego, N.Y. Food and entertainment will await participants when the ride concludes at the American Legion in the Village of Hannibal, N.Y.
Registration takes place between 8 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. on the day of the ride, and the public is welcome to participate.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor Tribute Ride is sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapters 377, 480 and 704, and Chapter 17 of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club.
Communities along the Route 38 Corridor are urged to come together along the Valor ride route and wave, clap, display American flags or thank you signs to show appreciation and thanks to the Vietnam veterans who were not given a Welcome Home four decades ago.
For more information, contact Harvey Baker, VVA Chapter 377 at (607) 898-3507; Bill Chandler, VVA Chapter 480 at (607) 222-6357; or Dan Baker, Chapter 17 of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club at (607) 229-8153.
Information can also be viewed at www.cyberspokes.
