A benefit Veterans Honor Ride with 130 motorcycle riders organized by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army and the American Legion Post 716 was recently held on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos.
The ride helped to fund improvements to Veterans Services Center’s infrastructure and services, including at the JFTB, and is a call to action to honor local military at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station as well for their extraordinary sacrifices over the last 13 years of war.
Local dignitaries present included Asssemblywoman Young Kim, Los Alamitos Councilman Dean Grosse, the California State Commander for Disabled Veterans Jim Torres, and the California Highway Patrol to name just a few.
It provided an opportunity for citizens along the route to salute all veterans for their service to the nation, to honor military service, and create camaraderie among like-minded people from those services who share in the love of country, and promote charitable causes that benefit veterans and communities.
There were riders from the American Legion Post 716, Vietnamese Harley Owners Group, Gold Wings Riders Association, West Coast Spiders, Vet Hunters, UnderDogs, Combat Vets Association, Bikers for Christ, the U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Army Infantry.
Volunteers included those from the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army, Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy in Los Alamitos, Pacifica Naval JROTC in Garden Grove, CERT in Seal Beach, JFTB Military Police, O.C. Motorcycle Towing, JFTB Fire Department, Anaheim Police Department, Huntington Beach Police Department and Fire Department.
Major sponsors included Coca Cola in Orange, “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in Whittier, Home Run Media in Huntington Beach, Rainbows Environmental Services and Republic Services in Huntington Beach, local news media in Huntington Beach, Seashore Pest Control in Huntington Beach, Cambridge Financial Partners in Newport Beach, Seashore Pest Control in Huntington Beach, Cambridge Financial Partners in Newport Beach, Phu Do & Anh Tuan Law Corps in Garden Grove, Vietnamese Harley Owners Group, Saigon Broadcasting Television Network and Saigon Entertainment Television in Garden Grove as well as support from the City of Garden Grove and other small businesses through their generous ad contribution, donated items for the silent auction/opportunity drawing, and donations from community.
