20TH ANNUAL SPECIAL FORCES BROTHERHOOD

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Story & Photography by Tony Centonze Dozens of riders came out for the annual Special Forces Brotherhood Memorial Motorcycle Ride. Joel Pruitt, president of Special Forces Association, Chapter 38, talked about the event that included a silent auction, beer and food, and a special remembrance ceremony.

“We’ve been doing this ceremony since around 2002,” Pruitt said. “Will Williams organized the first one, the dog-tag ceremony came later. In recent years, the Special Forces Brotherhood Motorcycle Club has handled the ride for us. They’re all Chapter 38 members, and retired 5th Group SF guys.”

Honored at the ceremony are fallen soldiers. “Each rider carries a dog tag from one of our fallen that they place on a wreath. We recognize Distinguished Service Cross and Medal of Honor winners from the Vietnam War, others by the year we lost them. Then, everyone we’ve lost since 1988, when the legion moved to Fort Campbell.”

Everyone is invited to join the ride. It always starts at Appleton’s HarleyDavidson at noon. There is a 2-hour ride, and then the ceremony at the Chapter 38 Clubhouse in Oak Grove, Kentucky. Charles Tinnin & Ryan Wahl Chuck Lewellen & Monty Johnson

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