Escort Plans

[Tom "Boozer" Beitz]

The Cherry Hill American legion Post 372 is the host for the "Wall That Heals" coming to Cherry Hill on April 14, 2009 on Display April 16-19.

American Legion Riders Post 84, Oaklyn is coordinating the escort.

The "Wall That Heals" will be coming to New Jersey from Virginia.

The plan is to meet the Wall at the rest area, Rt 295 Northbound, just after you enter New Jersey from the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

With NJ State Police Escort, travel to Rt 70 West in Cherry Hill. to Kings Highway North at the Ellisburg Circle, To Chapel Ave West, past Cherry Hill West High School and back towards the football field.

As per instructions from the "Wall that Heals"
LEO will precede THREE bikes followed by The Tractor Trailer containing the Wall, followed by the remaining escort with LEO at the tail.

This event IS being sponsored by the Cherry Hill Post 372 American Legion and they have directed that the Escort be lead by American Legion Riders. The three leading bikes will be Vietnam Vets who are members of the American Legion Post 372, and members of American Legion Riders Post 84

After the Tractor Trailer, will be the American Legion Riders.

The order of the remaining escort will be drawn by lots at a time to be determined before the Escort.

[Preliminary count and details]

Wall escort preliminary count and details
To All Groups planning to Escort the "Wall That Heals" to Cherry Hill on April 14.

In less than one month, the Wall will be here. Times and locations are confirmed. Most of the volunteer positions have bee filled. If you have not volunteered to assist while the wall is on display please goto www.alch372.com/vietnamwall.htm

We need to get down to the final details.

HOW MANY WILL BE RIDING THE ESCORT

This email is being sent now to get a preliminary count of who and how many will be riding the escort. An almost identical email will be sent the second week in April to confirm the count and to finalize the ride order and parking arrangements.

Please email [e-mail] with the following
1. Your groups name
2. The name of the one rider to be a part of the lead escort
3. The number of riders you expect.

When the ride order is set, as chosen by lottery on April 10, The order will be posted at
wallescort372.proboards.com/

Also at PROBOARDS, is the opportunity to post your ride plans so you group can arrive together

Here is the timetable.

1000 Trailer arriving at Rest/Informational area, Rt 295 N
1000-1130 The driver will open a few panels for us to see.
1145 Ride Leader Briefing (Escort Leaders brief the Group Leaders)
1200 Groups briefing (Group leaders brief their groups)
1215 Saddle up
1230 Depart rest Area
1330 Arrive Cherry Will West High School

If you know of others who have not received notification of this event, please forward this site and email address [e-mail] to them. Also please feel free to post on your own web site

And finally thank you to the many who have responded, offered their assistance and have supported this nation and those who have sacrificed so much in her defense.