Cambria & Surrounding Counties of West Central Pennsylvania

RED KNIGHTS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB - PA 22 

*Iron & Steel Ride - 2009 - NYC to Fort Benning, GA *

             Mike, our official ride spokesman. Great job, Mike !!                                                                    Why we rode

                        Jon leaving a message on WTC steel                                PA22 guys with Gary (PGR-West Virgina) and "Delaware John"

            Flag flown in all 50 state capitals in 50 days, presented to                  One last chance to sign the steel before we get back on the

                   National Patriotism Museum in Spartanburg, SC                                                                  (soggy) road.

                  At every stop, everyone was encouraged to leave a  message on the beam.  It had to be flipped over to make more room.

                               Along the way, we were welcomed by emergency service rigs and civilians on almost every overpass

 We had almost "two whole hours" of dry weather before pulling into Fort Benning.

                Procession to Fort Benning the day of the dedication                 Lt. Paddy Concannon speaks at the ceremony.  Statue of Colonel

                                                                                                                               Rick Rescorla, who perished in the WTC collapse, is to his left.

                   Bikes lead the procession down the "Walk of Honor" to open the ceremony at Fort Benning.  They're followed by "343".

                         FDNY trades in its leather for the Class A's.                                         Massed color guard military, fire and police

2009 Fire Ride

             The chapter annually sponsors a "Fire Ride".  All proceeds benefit the Cambria County Fire Training Site                                                

* New York Trip *

Day # 1 started with a three hour tour of the New York City Fire Academy, known to FDNY as "The Rock"

                                  No Kenny, you're not taking it home !!                                Our group was permitted to sit in on a drill to recover

                                                                                                                                       a downed firefighter at the multi-commercial complex

                                   A photographic memorial to "343"                               Our group gathers around a statue of FF Steve Siller-Squad 1.

                                                                                                                               When denied access to drive through the Holland Tunnel on 9/11,

                                                                                                                                  Siller ran to Ground Zero to help, but perished in the collapse.

                                                                                                                                      A race has been held every year since then in his memory.

                               Our tour guides from FDNY - Rich and Tom                                                             Jim, John & Doug

                       Next stop was a visit to the FDNY Fire Museum                                                Items recovered at Ground Zero

                         A soul food lunch at the Dinosaur in Harlem                                  Can't beat the parking-on the sidewalk with back tire 

                                                                                                                                                                  against the restaurant.

                         "10 House" - just a few feet from Ground Zero                           Kenny & John getting a look at Ground Zero from the

                                                                                                                                                                    roof top of "10 House"

                                     The final stop of Day # 1 was a trip to Pier 40 and a ride in New York harbor aboard Marine 1

                                                                                       The Manhattan skyline at dusk from Marine 1

             On Day # 2, our group visited a monument erected by the Russian government in Bayonne, NJ in memory of the victims of 9/11. 

                                                     The monument sits on the shore, directly across the bay from the Statue of Liberty.

Day # 3 was spent riding along the Atlantic Coastline  

* 2009 MedStar Ride * 

* Thunder in the Valley *

                                 "Big Donnie" and Terry (FDNY)                             "Turtle" (Nassau Co. Fire Riders) with Doug & Kenny (PA 22)

                                             Gene and Tao of FDNY                                                                  Rich- before the "Nuclear Wings"

The chapter mobilized 18 bikes to serve as a mounted color guard for the

"Windber Rumbles" parade during Thunder in the Valley weekend.

                             "EZE" (Franklin Fire) & Rich  (FDNY)                                 Underpasses- a biker's best friend when the skies open up.

        * Central District Parade - Irvona, PA *

The chapter took 14 bikes to help celebrate the Central District Firemen's Convention Parade

* Cambria County Firemen's Convention Parade - Ashville, PA *