THANK YOU for your hospitality! We truly appreciated the reception and time with you! It is unfortunate that we didn’t arrive, nor depart as we’d planned. We only lost about 42 miles of riding, finishing up with about 493 miles.
It was a safe journey, all arrived back home safely. The final reception in Cantigny Park was awesome and emotional for all of us! What an accomplishment! Five days on the road, over 490 miles on the bikes, so many folks impacted, meeting so many Gold Star Families and hearing about their Fallen Hero! We started together, finished together, all better men and women after meeting so many great Patriotic Americans!
I’m going to keep Immanuel and Rock Falls on top of our list of communities to visit, when we ride the northern route again in two years! We owe it to your community and I know if you have anything to do with it, Rock Falls will be a very memorable stop!
Sincerely,
Eric Murrayon behalf of Gold Star Mission 500