Sunday, November 28, 2010

Greg Gammack











Yesterday we attended a memorial service in Mesa Az. This was in honor of our long time friend Greg Gammack at his wife Patsy's home. He died of a heart attack while riding on the east coast in September. It was quite emotional but really a wonderful tribute to a great American. A large group of the Arizona Patriot Riders, who Greg rode with, did a service in his honor. This is a picture of Greg last year and one of his new bike he sent me before his final ride. He proudly carried the Marine and the American flag, as you can see. A few years back, on one of our many rides, I asked Greg if he ever received enemy fire as a medivac helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He said "hell yes almost every week, and on Mother's day 1968, I was shot down 3 times that day". He was each time given another helicopter and sent out again. Can you believe it! Many of his friends didn't come back from that war, so we owe these military men and women a lot for what they do. The way I see it, If you live in any country under the protection that military heros like Greg provide, You should support them or move out!