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05/18/2025

Keeping things in perspective

For a small amount of perspective during these crazy times, imagine you were an American born in 1900. When you are 14, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday with 22 million people killed. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until you are 20. Fifty million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million.

When you're 29, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, global GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 33. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy. When you turn 39, World War II starts. You aren’t even over the hill yet.

When you're 41, the United States is fully pulled into WWII. Between your 39th and 45th birthday, 75 million people perish in the war and the Holocaust kills six million. At 52, the Korean War starts and five million perish.

At 64 the Vietnam War begins, and it doesn’t end for many years. Four million people die in that conflict. Approaching your 62nd birthday you have the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, could well have ended. Great leaders prevented that from happening.

As you turn 75, the Vietnam War finally ends. Think of everyone on the planet born in 1900. How do you survive all of that? A kid in 1985 didn’t think their 85 year old grandparent understood how hard school was. Yet those grandparents (and now great grandparents) survived through everything listed above.

Perspective is an amazing art. Let’s try and keep things in perspective. Let’s be smart, help each other out, and we will get through all of this. In the history of the world, there has never been a storm that lasted. This too, shall pass.

03/29/2025

09/07/2024

ATTENTION PATRIOTS REPECTFULLY INVITING ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO HONOR ALL OF OUR FALLEN FIRST REPONDERS AND SERVICE MEMBERS !!!!!!!!!!

HOTH Mission
Mission BBQ 9-11 Never Forget Naples
All Military Branches and first responders
Naples, Florida - September 11, 2024
About the Mission:
Mission BBQ Naples has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to stand a flag line at their location for their 9-11 Never Forget Ceremony.

Please bring your 3x5 American Flags and stand in honor and respect for these Heroes.

Primary Staging Details:
September 11, 2024 -- 10:30 AM
Mission BBQ Naples
5795 Airport Rd
Naples, Florida 34109
Ride Captain:

Bruce Page
[email protected]
239-778-4022

Instructions:

Stage 10:30 AM
Brief 10:45 AM
Flag Line as directed by R/C

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

05/21/2024

ATTENTION ALL PATRIOTS
HOTH Mission
Memorial Day Service, Fort Myers
Honoring Those Who Served in All Branches
Fort Myers, Florida - May 27, 2024
About the Mission:
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand a flag line at the annual live service honoring local and national Heroes is to take place at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Field of Honor with a cookout immediately following.
Please bring your 3x5 American Flags and stand in honor and respect for these Heroes.
Primary Staging Details:
May 27, 2024 -- 9:00 AM
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
1589 Colonial Blvd.
Fort Myers, Florida 33907
Ride Captain:
Bruce Page
[email protected]
239-778-4022
Instructions:
Stage 9:00 AM
Brief 9:15 AM
Service 9:30 AM
Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

05/21/2024

ATTENTION ALL PATRIOTS
HOTH Mission
Memorial Day Service, Fort Myers
Honoring Those Who Served in All Branches
Fort Myers, Florida - May 27, 2024
About the Mission:
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand a flag line at the annual live service honoring local and national Heroes is to take place at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Field of Honor with a cookout immediately following.

Please bring your 3x5 American Flags and stand in honor and respect for these Heroes.

Primary Staging Details:
May 27, 2024 -- 9:00 AM
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
1589 Colonial Blvd.
Fort Myers, Florida 33907
Ride Captain:

Bruce Page
[email protected]
239-778-4022

Instructions:

Stage 9:00 AM
Brief 9:15 AM
Service 9:30 AM

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

05/10/2024

NEXT WEEK IS ARMED FORCES WEEK!

We’re inviting all veterans & active service members to enjoy a FREE sandwich every day from May 13-18 on their military branch day as our way of saying, "Thanks For Your Service!"