
Good day all! I hope that everyone has returned home safely, recouped, and settled back into home life! This is David “Buzz” Mullen, newly appointed 2026 Route Coordinator for the Southern Route. The Board of Directors has approved Kevin “Short” Short as Assistant Route Coordinator, and the Board is currently reviewing the nominees for Road Guard Captain. Once the Board has reviewed my nominee, I will post that in my next newsletter.
A little about me: I was born and raised in King of Prussia, PA, which is located about 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia. During my years in the Army, I decided to make El Paso my home while stationed at Ft Bliss. During my time in service, I spent six years as an Infantryman and all the other ash and trash duties that came with it. In those years, I was stationed at Ft Carson, CO, Joint Security Area, Korea, The Old Guard, and Berlin Brigade. I applied for and was accepted to attend Officer Candidate School. After a few duty stations in the States and Germany, I retired in February 1992.
My FNG year was 2014, and since then, I have continued to accept various leadership roles in The Run. TG, APL, PL, RG, and last year, I was the Assistant Route Coordinator. A tribute to Lennie “Big Red” Hodson as he took on the role of Route Coordinator. Never having the chance to be an ARC, he tackled the RC job and Continued the Mission. Thanks, Lennie!
I have selected Kevin “Short” Short to be my Assistant Route Coordinator. He has ridden with the Southern Route All The Way since 2019, Sandbox Route 2023, and Patti’s Posse ATW 2021. He has held positions including TG, APL, and Platoon Coordinator in both the Southern Route and the Sandbox Route.
For those of you who wish to be in leadership positions, please submit volunteer forms as soon as you can, which can be found at rftw.us website. Click on Southern Route, then click on Volunteer Sign-Up, fill it out, and send it in. Those of you with whom I spoke during The Run will also need to fill out the Volunteer Sign-Up form. You can accress the volunteer form HERE,
Remember that the Texas Riders Reunion will be held in Kerrville, TX, during the timeframe of 26-28 September 2025. It is a great time to meet up with friends and riders. Roger “Cowboy” Mead and Sam handed over the reins to Phillip “Juice” Tutton last year, and it was a great experience, as always
OUR MISSION
To promote healing among ALL veterans and their families and friends.
To call for an accounting of all Prisoner Of War & Missing in Action.
To honor the memory of those Killed in Action (KIA) in all wars.
To support our military people all over the world.
Remember that we are on the mission stated above. We are not going to just ride across the country for the sake of it. We ride to accomplish that mission!
Registration will be open on 11 September 2025, so please sign up as soon as you can, as it is of great importance to our state coordinators, as they need that information to give to our supporters on The Run.
Have a safe summer and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!