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 The
"Freedom Ride" was started in 1994 by a local motorcycle club;
H.D. Riders.
The ride is held in conjunction with the POW/MIA Vigil as a way of
bringing both attention and participation to the issue. It was
modeled after "Rolling Thunder" which takes place every
Memorial Day in Washington D.C. The
Freedom Ride is held every
summer during Laconia
Motorcycle Rally and Race Week.
Bikers gather for the 11 mile journey that winds its way along the shores
of Lake Winnipesaukee. The trip ends at Hesky Park in Meredith
culminating in a special Thursday night Vigil. The Freedom Ride is
event whose sole purpose is to "keep the promise."
Some of those who have attended: Tom Cook, son of unreturned POW Col. Donald Cook; Pat Plumadore, sister of MIA Kenneth Plumadore; former POW's Charlie Crafts, Ike Camacho, Mike Benge and Mike Durant. Other attendees have included Col. Mike Peck, Adrian Cronauer, Senator Bob Smith, Pat Blassie, sister of the "Unknown Soldier" Michael Blassie, Judith Rupperick, and David Dolby, MOH Recipient. If you would like to read a first hand account of what the Freedom Ride is all about please click on the link below which will take you to a story written by Steve Golding about his visit to New Hampshire and participation in the 2001 Freedom Ride. Steve Golding's Review of the 2001 Freedom Ride Please click on the links below to download last year's Freedom Ride/Vigil Flyer. |
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