2019 Motorcycle Run for Wounded Warriors

Story & Photos by Ex-Captain & Honorary Chief Steve Grogan

On September 21, 2019, Lynbrook firefighters held their Second Annual Motorcycle Run for Wounded Warriors from Greis Park to Captree State Park.  The run kicked off a full-day of fundraising by Lynbrook's firefighters to help our wounded warriors.  Seven wounded warriors and their families came up to Lynbrook from Fort Belvoir, VA, where the soldiers are receiving rehabilitation.  A ceremony was held before the start of the run with the American Legion Post 335's color guard.  When the riders left the Tally-Ho parking lot for the ride they rode under a huge American flag between Lynbrook's Truck Company ladder and a ladder from the Franklin Square FD. Another American flag arch at Peninsula and Ocean Avenue was put up by Malverne and RVC Fire Departments.  The warriors and their families rode behind the motorcycles in the department's fire-police van.  They returned to attend the concert.