Awesome encounter tonight, Godda share..
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From: Palmyra Missouri
Awesome encounter tonight, Godda share..
Our town has this deal where all the restaurants in the area and businesses get together on main street in Palmyra and have a like on street smorgasbord, Anywho, to the encounter... I was sittn by my bike (2013 110th anniversary ultra limited) eatn some homemade chicken noodle soup and a WWII vet comes up (his hat said so and even his bomber he flew) and was telln me how fine a machine I had and said him and a buddie had 1940's Harley's back in the day and used to ride all the time and went on and on,and just made his and my day to listen to that hero, He was definitely bring back his memories, Sorry guy's just had to share cuz we were talking bout my touring bike..
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I have a Friend , former NC Senator Harold Hardison, was a side gunner on a B4 bomber i think,...lost his brother over in Japan WWII, He loves to look at my 07 FLHTC, he said when they were in the Service he and a buddy would ride some of the old harleys on the Tarmack...He is 87 years old and i told him i would love to take him for a ride... he is afraid that he might not be able to get off...I go beside his van sometimes when he is around and he loves to just lean on it to feel the rumble, he lokes to give the throttle a bit of a twist....Makes him feel good in hin hoveround scooter....He has some stories i say...
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Our town has this deal where all the restaurants in the area and businesses get together on main street in Palmyra and have a like on street smorgasbord, Anywho, to the encounter... I was sittn by my bike (2013 110th anniversary ultra limited) eatn some homemade chicken noodle soup and a WWII vet comes up (his hat said so and even his bomber he flew) and was telln me how fine a machine I had and said him and a buddie had 1940's Harley's back in the day and used to ride all the time and went on and on,and just made his and my day to listen to that hero, He was definitely bring back his memories, Sorry guy's just had to share cuz we were talking bout my touring bike..
Would NOT be gay to offer the old Vet a ride.
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I have a Friend , former NC Senator Harold Hardison, was a side gunner on a B4 bomber i think,...lost his brother over in Japan WWII, He loves to look at my 07 FLHTC, he said when they were in the Service he and a buddy would ride some of the old harleys on the Tarmack...He is 87 years old and i told him i would love to take him for a ride... he is afraid that he might not be able to get off...I go beside his van sometimes when he is around and he loves to just lean on it to feel the rumble, he lokes to give the throttle a bit of a twist....Makes him feel good in hin hoveround scooter....He has some stories i say...
Know anyone who as a Harley Trike who would take him for a ride? He might feel safer and would be easier to help him on and off a Trike.
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Amen to that Bro, I had to thank him for allowing me to have that new ride... I always try hitting all the Honer flight rides, Make my day to see them heroes get off the bus and get a long over due welcome they deserve, and chokes me up to think about the one who didn't come home....
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We are losing our WWII vets at a rate of over 700/day, every day.. I'm glad you had a chance to share some common ground with one before they are all gone. They were all hero's, to a man....many have never to this day talked about their experiences... I call 'em the John Wayne generation...... pilgrim.
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Great story. The Greatest Generation, any time you get to talk with one of those guys its a real treat and a blessing. We forget sometimes how the sacrifices of past generations has allowed us to have the things we have today. Thanks for sharing.