Memorial located
in Junction City, KS
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Subject: Run For The Wall Stopover, Junction City, KS 17 May
2009
NOTE: RFTW Showers are available at both local truck stops for campers
1300 Set up the Dining area tables and chairs at the Sears parking lot (for
breakfast meal)
Manhattan CMA will do a “Bike Wash” for donations to support (Run
for the Son)
1600 City Cycle Sales open to support RFTW
1630 Begin establishing a flag line on Washington Street (both sides
of street) south from the 5th street (220 flags on 10' poles.
These flags are normally used to support Patriot Guard missions).
1700 Welcome RFTW riders to Junction City and introduce the mayor,
he will make welcome remarks. After the mayor completes his remarks
I will introduce CSM Champagne. Once he completes his remarks
I will explain the schedule for the riders and have strip maps
of the area passed out.
1730 The event will then be turned over to the MC (Joe Balardo).
Joe will make his remarks and then introduce the "guest speaker"
(Bonnie Templeton) for the memorial service. Once the
speaker’s remarks are completed we will do a balloon release.
When the balloon release is complete, riders will depart for the
Marriott Convention Center.
1830 Riders will be served a meal by the American Legion Riders,
Post 45 (Junction City) when they arrive at the Convention Center.
(Everyone is invited to join the riders for the meal. Riders with an
arm band eat free, everyone else is ask to make a $5.00 donation).
Once they finish their meal they will be free to check into their motel or
set up their tent in the designated (free) camping area. (Sertoma Park).
2000 Bus will start transporting riders from the Marriott to American Legion
2030 Dr Crosby will give a presentation to the riders at the American Legion
(This is open to everyone including soldiers from Ft Riley,
especially those assigned to WTB). Dr Crosby will be discussing
how to deal with subjects such as PTSD and other Combat Related problems.
Note: Once the event at the American Legion is completed everyone is finished for the
day. Following is the schedule for the next morning (18 May 2009)
0500 Breakfast will be served to the riders in the north west corner of the Sears
parking lot. Everyone needs to be finished with meal before "ride briefing"
begins.
0700 The ride briefing will be conducted in the Sears parking lot (near the
breakfast area). The RFTW advanced party will depart NLT 0700
0800 Riders in the main body of RFTW will depart heading east toward their next
"stopover" in Wentzville, MO.
Note: The dates listed above are firm but some of the times such as arrival and
memorial service are "flexible", at least until the RFTW leadership locks in the expected
arrival time.
An MKT (Mess Kitchen Trailer), Water Buffalo, and a mess team consisting of an
NCOIC and 4 Cooks will be provided by the “Big Red One”. CMA will only be required
to furnish the meal and serve this year. The “Mess Team” will do the cooking.
HOOOAHHH
Chuck Ford
CSM, USA (Ret)
RFTW Stopover POC
Michael Kuhn
