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370 Motorcycle Riders Are Rumbling Into Riverside County: What To Know
They have a mission statement, and it's tied to the Vietnam War that ended 50 years ago: "We Ride For Those Who Can't."
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Nearly 400 motorcycle riders will roll into the Coachella Valley this week as part of the annual "Run for the Wall," a cross-country ride to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
The largest cross-country motorcycle ride commemorates the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and honors missing-in-action, prisoner of war, and killed-in-action military service members. The "Run for the Wall" mission statement is "We Ride For Those Who Can't."
From 8:30 a.m. to about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 370 riders will make a rest stop at Shelee's Travel Center, 46355 Dillon Road in Coachella. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians will welcome the riders.
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On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War effectively ended. More than 3 million Americans served, and 1.5 million saw combat. More than 58,000 American soldiers were killed, and over 150,000 were wounded. At least 21,000 U.S. soldiers were permanently disabled.
The average age of troops killed was 23.
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