2nd Annual RIPRIDE4Vets - 2 June to 16 Jun 2019

RallyPoint Members, Connections, and Friends write these dates down on your calendar and share this message and video on all of your social media platforms. I will have the Donation site up in about a week and I'll post here on RallyPoint.

(2 June 2019 to 16 June 2019) 2nd Annual RIPRIDE4Vets! (14 days) roughly 7,727 miles to raise over $50,000.00 to abolish $5,000,000.00 or more depending on sponsors and donations, in veteran healthcare debt.

BIG NEWS - SGT Billy Mullins from Richmond, VA will be riding his motorcycle with me the entire route! He is trailering his bike to Salina, KS, parking the trailer and riding over to Castle Rock, CO to depart with me early morning 2 June 2019 for the RIPRIDE4Vets! I'm also hoping that Alan Korb will be ready to provide backup maintenance support along the entire route in June! If anyone else along the route wants to join Billy and myself for a few hundred miles you're more than welcome to join the ride! The more the better!

Looking for your input, availability for a "Meet and Greet" and "Interview" along the way and others who may be on my Route in June 2019 for some face time and a handshake - please respond to my email: [login to see]

(This is my route, time table, and schedule)

Day 1 (2 June 2019) – Depart Castle Rock, CO – stop at Good Aviation and Museum to see Ed Good, Board Advisor for VFV, Casper, WY (324 Miles, 4 HRS) - Depart for Malmstrom AFB, MT (7 HRS, 495 Miles) See TSgt Joe Cullinan and TSgt David LaPointe – stay overnight locally Stay Overnight in Montana at Base (if billeting is available) or locally.

Day 2 (3 June 2019) – Depart Malmstrom AFB, MT for Salt Lake City, UT (8 HRS, 580 Miles) Visit CSM Giersch, former BDE CSM – overnight stay locally

Day 3 – (4 June 2019) Depart Salt Lake City, UT for Boise, ID (4 HRS, 389 Miles) to visit PO3 Bob McCord, then depart for Spokane, WA (6 HRS, 425 Miles) – stay overnight

Day 4 – (5 June 2019) Depart Spokane, WA for Puyallup, WA (4 HRS, 291 Miles) Visit COL (Ret) John P. Edwards, former Commander on Active Duty & Mentor, then depart for Battle Ground, WA (2 HRS, 133 Miles) visits Sgt Theodore (Ted) M. Hallock, then depart to Vancouver, WA (17 Miles) visits CPL Dave Hoover, then depart for Salem, OR (54.2 Miles) to visit SPC Douglas Bolton, VFV Board Member – Stay Overnight Locally

Day 5 – (6 June 2019) Depart Salem, OR for Placerville, CA (579 miles, 8 HRS) visit with SFC Mary Beaver – Overnight stay locally.

Day 6 – (7 June 2019) Depart Placerville, CA for San Francisco, CA (129 Miles, 2 HRS) (Visit Capt Jim Wong and PO3 Aaron Hassay), then depart for Las Vegas, NV (8 HRS, 580 Miles) – visit Steve Durgin, CEO & Founder VFV – Stay Overnight Locally

Day 7 - (8 June 2019) Depart for Hollywood, CA (276 Miles, 4 HRS) visit Capt Dwayne Conyers, then depart for Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (1HR, 57 miles) visit with CPT Jack Durish, then depart for Oceanside, CA (1HR, 42 Miles) spend night with my Daughter Lauren & Friends

Day 8 – (9 June 2019) Depart for San Diego, CA (52 MINS, 38 Miles) visit with REBOOT and visit with PO2 Peter Klein, depart for Phoenix, AZ (5 HRS, 361 Miles); depart for Tucson, AZ (1 HR 43 MINS, 113 Miles) will meet & greet and interview any RP Members that respond.

Day 9 – (10 June 2019) Depart for El Paso, TX (4 HRS, 318 Miles) – Stay Overnight Locally - will meet & greet any RP Members that respond.

Day 10 – (11 June 2019) Depart for San Antonio, TX (7 HRS, 551 Miles) to visit Brig Gen Jim Jaeger, VFV Board Member, Sgt Albert Castro, LTC Stephan Porter and many other RallyPoint Members as possible in the San Antonio, TX area – stay overnight locally!

Day 11 – (12 June 2019) Depart for Mission, TX (3 HRS, 245 Miles) visit SCPO Morris Ramsey, depart for Houston, TX (5 HRS, 355 Miles) visit Michael Toth, business partner and other RP Members – Overnight stay

Day 12 – (13 June 2019) Depart for Austin, TX (2 HRS, 165 Miles) Visit any RP Members, depart for Waco, TX (1 HR 35 MINS, 102 Miles) visit any RP Members, Depart for Dallas, TX (1 HR 26 MINS, 94.8 Miles) visit any RP Members, Depart for Forth Worth, TX (33 MINS, 32 Miles) and meeting with a bunch of RP Members in this area PO1 H Gene Lawrence, MSgt David Hoffman, SGT John "Mac" McConnell, Cpl Kirk Sain, Cpl Mark A. Morris, and possibly Tim DeGroat coming back from the Philippines - hope to have more from that area - Stay overnight locally

Day 13 – (14 June 2019) Depart of Oklahoma City, OK (2 HRS, 200 Miles) visit any SPC Diana Dobbs along the way, then depart for Wichita, KS (2 HRS 22 MINS, 161 Miles) visit any RP Members, then depart for Salina, KS (1 HR 20 MINS, 90 Miles) visit any RP Members – stay overnight locally SGT Billy Mullins will be trailering his bike and heading back to Richmond, VA the next day!

Day 14 – (15 Jun 2019) Depart for Castle Rock, CO (7HRS, 503 Miles) End of Mission and Fundraiser.

(Left Day 15 and 16 June 2019 open for any breakdowns during the 14 days)