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Participants in America’s 911 Ride say they look forward each year to their brief stop in Cumberland, en route from Shanksville, Pa., to New York.
This will be the 10th installment of the motorcycle convoy that pays homage to those who lost their lives as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Many of the approximately 800 riders have said the reception they receive here is emotional and moving.
They are expected to come through Cumberland on Mechanic Street tomorrow, sometime between 9 a.m. and 9:30, with a short pit stop at Allegany College of Maryland.
Those who turned out to greet them as they passed through Cumberland last year will remember it happened in the midst of a driving rainstorm.
“They didn’t mind riding through all that rain, so we didn’t mind standing in it to greet them,” was a common sentiment among those who turned out for the event.
The forecast for tomorrow morning is for partly sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 70s, perfect weather to turn out and welcome those who haven’t forgotten the victims of 9/11.
Veterans organizations, Cumberland police and firefighters, other groups and citizens look forward to turning out and, in some cases, renewing friendships with people they will see only once a year. ACM donates the use of its grounds, Chapter 172 of the Vietnam Veterans of America provides water for the riders — who also include first responders in their vehicles — and there will be color guards present.
The ride raises funds for a scholarship program dedicated to the children of EMS personnel, firefighters and police officers and to assist emergency services organizations with funds, materials, equipment and volunteers.
The riders will leave the crash site of Flight 93 in Shanksville tomorrow morning, on their way to the Pentagon and the former site of the Twin Towers in New York City.
They have a long way to go. Let’s take a short walk or a short drive to come out and salute them as they pass by.
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