
SR August 2025 Newsletter
Run For The Wall Mission
To promote healing among all veterans, their family, and friends
To call for an accounting of all Prisoners of War& Missing in Action (POW/MIA)
Honor the memory of those Killed in Action (KIA)
Support our military stationed all over the world
Greetings, everyone! I trust that everyone had a safe and celebratory Independence Day. I had a very enjoyable holiday with my family. The picture above shows we know how to honor, respect, and have fun.
As of 1 August 2025, we will have 283 days until KSU, so start planning your preparations for The Run. Plan for any services your bike will need, check your tires, and start thinking of the items you’ll need to take with you. You’ll also need to prep your body for the 10-day mission. Start by taking rides with increasingly longer mileage as doing this will acclimate your body to the daily mileage we’ll be riding. It’s never too early to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Hydrating will be a daily item in all meetings from platoon to Southern Route morning meetings
All those in leadership roles will need a GMRS radio for communication in the pack and in your teams/platoons. If you have a GMRS unit and not in a leadership position, you can listen only. And if you are monitoring, you’ll be able to anticipate what will be happening. For more information about the GMRS radios, check out the good information shared by Kirk “Pretty Boy” Olsen and others on the RFTW forum. You can find a link “here”.
If you are good with bookkeeping and maintaining a checkbook, we can use you to assist the route with expenditures and deposits, donations, etc. Both the financial lead and an assistant are needed. We are continuing to accept Volunteer Forms for Platoon Leaders, Assistant Platoon Leaders, and Tail Gunners. We are also looking for qualified participants to fill the Medical Team positions along with the SitRep Writer. Please submit your applications as soon as possible. A big thank you for all those who have submitted the applications already.
Registration for all RFTW Routes will open 11 September 2025, with the fees being;
$100 Early Bird, $120 Regular Reg (starts 1 Feb 2026), Day Riders (up to three days) $100. I strongly suggest the Early Bird.
The Texas Riders Reunion in Kerrville is 26-28 September with a $40 registration fee. Info is on the TX Riders Reunion Facebook page.
I am pleased to announce that Don “Doc” Wood will be our Road Guard Captain again this year. Doc was my Road Guard mentor and continues being a mentor to me both as a Road Guard in 2024 and as the ARC in 2025. Thanks, Doc!
I am humbled to be the Route Coordinator for the Southern Route in 2026. My senior leadership team is solid and experienced. Together, with all my riders in the Southern Route, we will continue the mission in 2026.