Sunday, August 22, 2010

NYC arrival of America's 9/11 Memorial Ride (8-21-10)

UPDATE Aug 23: added more pics (slide show) scroll down:.


VIDEO as the bikes exited the Holland Tunnel:




August 21, 2010. The Holland Tunnel, NYC. Americas 911 Foundation Memorial Ride. Bikers (700-800) rode from Shanksville, Pennsylvania to the Pentagon and the came roaring into NYC .

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In the morning they will form a memorial line on the north end of Ground Zero.

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The America's 9/11 Ride is about remembering the Heroes, Volunteers and Victims who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and since.

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It was an amazing and thrilling and deeply moving experience to welcome them as they exited the Holland Tunnel.


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The bikes formed a caravan uptown (with police escort) to 54th Street and 7th Avenue.

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And then they had a great 'block party' at 54th street.

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More pictures will be posted of the bikes, particularly the police bikes which had the State ID on them. Lots of pics were taken of the 700-800 bikes parked at that location. That will be posted next.

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Part 2 Slide show at Ground Zero:



Part 3 is different States ID when they were at 54th street



For more info on their ride, go to http://americas911ride.org/

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