Allied Memorial Motorcycle Ride
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There is a Memorial Motorcycle ride coming to North Texas that will be mirrored in eleven states and nine countries on June 25th. It is to draw attention to the allied soldiers that died and are buried on foreign soil around the world.
The genesis for the Allied Memorial Remembrance Ride began in England to remember American soldiers.
"There were two brothers over in Cambridge, England and they did not want our fallen warriors over there to be forgotten" said George "Tank" Sherman of the Allied Memorial Remembrance Ride.
The Allied Ride came to the United States eight years ago thanks to "Tank" and some of his riding buddies like Chris Hamilton who handles things in East Texas for the ride each year.
The ride begins in Benbrook and goes to Terrell, where the British had a pilot training school. The Number One British Fly School Museum in Terrell pays tribute to the British pilots and their time spend training in the United States..
"The museum is designed to commemorate the time when cadets from England came to Texas to learn how to fly" said Don Thurman of the British Flying School Museum.
Besides the United States and England, the Allied Memorial Remembrance Ride will be held in eleven states and 9 countries.
"The ride will also happen the same day in Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, France, Italy, India and the Netherlands is our new country for this year." George Tank Sherman added.
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