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October 2025 Southern Route RC Newsletter

RFTW Southern Route Newsletter October 2025


Run For The Wall Mission

To promote healing among all veterans and their family and friends

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 people all over the world

As of 1 October 2025, we have just 224 days until KSU!  I am looking forward to getting to Ontario and seeing my fellow riders!

We had a great time at the Texas Riders Reunion 26-28 September in Kerrville, TX, this year.  Thanks to “Juice” and “Pickles” Tutton for honchoing this year’s reunion and thanks to “Sam” and “Cowboy” Mead for hosting the BBQ on Friday the 26th.  We’d also like to thank “Old School”, Robert Reavis for arranging steaks to be there from a local butcher shop to feed us all at the BBQ.  Unfortunately, Old School couldn’t make it but he was surely appreciated.

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION

Registration opened up on 11 September 2025 and Southern Route is looking good.  If you’ve already registered, thank you.  If you’re waiting for the right time, that time is now!  As you old timers know, the number of registered riders we have, the better the support will be.  These numbers are used by the State Coordinators to plan fuel stops, lunch, and dinner stops.  The number of riders and bikes/trikes will determine how much fuel we’ll need and how much food will be donated.  So, please register early on our website:  rftw.us

     Coast-to-Coast Routes (Southern)
$100 Early Bird
$120 Regular Reg (Starts 1 Feb)
Day Riders (Up to 3 days):  $100

Wall-to-Wall (Sandbox)
$40 Early Bird
$60 Regular Reg

VOLUNTEERS

We are still looking for Volunteers for some specific positions.  We need additional people for our medical team.  If you do apply for the medical positions, ensure that you have the proper credentials. We need a SITREP writer and a Social Media person.  These two positions are critical for the RFTW mission to reach those who are surfing the web for a cause such as ours.  It also allows the loved ones that are home follow us on the run and keep up with the activities and things we do.  Tai “Hitch” Harmon is the RFTW Director of Social Media and is also the guru of all things podcast!  The second season is available on YouTube and other podcast sites for your viewing pleasure.  Drivers for the Merchandise trailers are needed for all routes.

This past Run was the first year for all routes to communicate within the route using the GMRS radio system, and it worked well.  If you have a unit, remember, you only listen to the traffic if you are not in a leadership position.  Within a platoon leadership, it’s best to use hand signals whenever possible to limit the radio traffic so the system is available for communications involving safety of the whole pack.  There is also the ability of most radios to monitor a 2nd channel, which could be set up for a particular platoon and not interfere with the primary channel for the pack.  More info about GMRS radio is available on the forum here.

Start venturing out, riding increasingly longer rides, to have your body acclimated to long rides.  HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE!  You will be strongly encouraged to drink lots of water, electrolytes, Gatorade, etc., all during The Run.  Whenever you attend a briefing or a meeting, make sure you have a container of water with you.

And sadly, one of our Southern Route riders and a member of the Board Of Directors, was involved in an accident over the weekend and succumbed to his injuries.  Michael “Wizard” Turner was the Director of Operations and has been involved in The Run for many years.  Please keep his family in your prayers as his wife, Linda, also sustained severe injuries.

 

Is it May yet!
We ride for those who can’t!
Ride safe!

David “Buzz” Mullen
SR RC 2026