Motorcycle ride helps Idaho honor fallen pilots while raising money for their families

One More Day turned their attention towards creating a motorcycle ride to honor these Idaho National Guard pilots and raise money for their families and the response was overwhelming.

THANKS FOR JOININGUS , I'M JAKE GARCIATHE ORGANIZATION"ONE MORE DAY"HOSTED AFUNDRAISER FORTHE FAMILIES OF THETHREE NATIONALGUARD PILOTS WHODIED IN HELICOPTERCRASH IN FEBRUARY.MILITARY REPORTERSTEVE DENT SHOWSUS HOW THECOMMUNITY ISRALLYING TOGETHERTO SHOW THEIRSUPPORT.MORE THAN 200RIDERS.

MANYVETERANS ANDOTHERS WHO JUSTWANT TO SUPPORTTHE MILITARY WENTON A RIDE TOREMEMBERWARRANT OFFICERSJESSE ANDERSON.MATTHEW PELTZERAND GEOFF LAUBHANWHO LOST THEIRLIVES IN A TRAGICHELICOPTER CRASH."WHEN I HEARDABOUT IT ON THENEWS THAT'S HOW IHEARD ABOUT IT MYKNEES BUCKLEDBECAUSE IPERSONALLY KNEWTHE PEOPLE AND IKNEW HOW THEPARENTS WEREDEVASTATED."SAM STONE SERVEDWITH GEOFFLAUBHAN'S FATHERIN THE ARMY AND HEKNEW GEOFF SINCEHE WAS A KID."I JUST WANTED TOSHOW MY SUPPORTBY COMING OUT."AND SO MANYOTHERS DID AS WELLINCLUDINGSPONSORS WHOHELPED OUT INDIFFERENT WAYS TOMAKE THIS RIDE ASUCCESS."WE'VE GOT ENOUGHFOOD DEDICATEDDONATED UP THERETO FEED PROBABLY500 PEOPLE WE GOTA GROUP COMINGOUT BRINGING A BIGTRAILER THAT ISGOING TO COOK ITOUR SPONSORSHAVE BEENPHENOMENAL."ONE DAY NORMALLYFOCUSES ONPROVIDING SUICIDEPREVENTIONRESOURCES FORTHE MILITARY ANDVETERANS BUTAFTER THE TRAGICCRASH THEY TURNEDTHEIR ATTENTION TOPUTTING TOGETHERTHIS FUNDRAISERFOR THE FAMILIESAND DAVID CONLEYLEARNED FIRSTHANDHOW MUCH IT MEANTFOR THE PARENTS."SHE WAS SO SADAND SO HAPPY SHEGAVE ME THELONGEST HUG THATI'VE HAD IN A LONGTIME AND SHE JUSTSAID THANK YOU SOMUCH FOR DOINGTHIS IT WAS SOINCREDIBLE."DAVID CONLEYWON'T KNOW THETOTAL RAISED FOR AWHILE BUT HEBELIEVES THEY HAVEA GOOD CHANCE TOSURPASS THEIRGOAL OF 30,000DOLLARS."IDAHO IS ANAWESOME STATETHEY REALLYSUPPORT THEIRVETERANS I MEANJUST LOOK AT THIS."STEVE DENT IDAHONEWS SIX.THE ORGANIZER OFTHE EVENT ALSOWANTED TO THANKTHE CANYONCOUNTY SHERIFFSDEPARTMENT ANDTHE NAMPA POLICEFOR PROVIDINGGUARD PILOTS ANDHELPING WITHSAFTEY DURING THERIDE.

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