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Fourth Annual Missouri Vietnam Wall Run
September 16, 2022 @ 8:00 am - September 17, 2022 @ 11:00 am
Veterans in Defense of Liberty’s® Liberty Riders of America™ Division is hosting the Fourth
Annual Missouri Vietnam Wall Run 2022™. This free veterans motorcycle (and four-wheelers)
event will be held on Friday – National POW/MIA Recognition Day – and Saturday, September 16
and 17, and will honor America’s fallen in Vietnam revered on the “Wall”, as well as our
POW/MIA’s.
During the inaugural 2019 Wall Run Program, Governor Mike Parson presented a proclamation
recognizing the Vietnam Wall Run as “The Official Annual Ride of Remembrance in Missouri.”
This multi-statewide motorcycle run will ride to the veterans’ memorial event and the Veterans’
Memorial Wall in Perryville (with the only identical Sister Wall to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in D.C.). A
ceremony with featured speakers including Col. John Clark, a six-year Vietnam War P.O.W. in the
Hanoi Hilton. The keynote speaker will be Don “Doc” Ballard, the last living Medal of
Honor recipient in Missouri.
“The Saluting Marine,” Veteran Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers, USMC will, join us again this year as a
special guest. S . S . G . Chambers is known to the world for standing at attention for hours during the
Rolling Thunder event held each Memorial Day weekend in Washington D.C. as a demonstration
supporting the need for accountability of America’s POW/MIA.
Liberty Riders of America (L.R.A.), will join with Bikers on the Square for Veterans bike rally on the
Perryville town square, which offers incredible free live music, veterans events, food, and vendors.
Perryville and Bikers on the Square will turn out for a patriotic welcome to Missouri Vietnam Wall Run
on Saturday during an enormous and exciting motorcycle Parade of Honor escorted by eighteen Law
Enforcement motorcycles.
Springfield route will meet at Mike’s Unique’s with kickstands up at 8 a.m. on Friday, September 16.
St. Louis route will meet at Off Track Saloon with kickstands up at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September
17. Rendezvous of all riders who would like to participate will be Saturday, September 17 at 11 a.m.
at Fredericktown Walmart for an incredible Parade of Honor to Perryville Veterans Memorial Wall.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend, and participation in this event is free! For updates
and more information, go to www.missourivietnamwallrun.org, the Missouri Vietnam Wall Run
Facebook page, or call 573-915-2437.
Details
- Start:
- September 16, 2022 @ 8:00 am
- End:
- September 17, 2022 @ 11:00 am
- Event Categories:
- Community Events, Motorcyle Rides
Venue
- Mike’s Unique’s
- MO United States + Google Map
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