Short Notice area PGR Mission-Sgt. 1st Class Donald Granger US Army Vietnam Vet
Sgt. 1st Class Donald Granger
US Army
Vietnam Vet
Monticello, FL
27 AUG 11
The family and friends of Sgt. 1st Class Donald Granger, 72, have invited the Patriot Guard to stand in honor of their AMERICAN HERO. Sgt. Granger served two tours in Vietnam, May ’68-69 and Sept. ’70-71. He stood for us and it is now our time to stand for him.
Staging: Saturday, Aug. 27, WalMart, 4021 Lagniappe Way, out Mahan St., Tallahassee, FL
7:45 a.m.
Briefing: 7:55 a.m.
KSU: 8:00 a.m. sharp (cars welcome)
We will proceed to Beggs Funeral Home to escort this Hero to Waukeenah Cemetery in Monticello, FL, and form a flag line. Extra flags will be available. Please remember to hydrate and ride safe. The service begins at 10:00 a.m.
This soldier deserves honor he probably did not receive on his return. Welcome Home, Sergeant. Thank you for your service to our country.
Ride Captain Mike Donohoe
havananole@yahoo.com
8505101874
Respectfully Submitted
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In Biker Rogues defense #2 former ABATE member speaks out
To: STATEOFFICE@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATEPRESIDENT@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATEVICE-PRESIDENT@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATESECRETARY@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATETREASUERER@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATESGTATAREMS@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATEPR@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; MASTERLINKEDITOR@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATEMEMBERSHIP@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATELEGISLATIVE@ABATEFLORIDA.COM; STATELEGALCOUNSEL@ABATEFLORIDA.COM
Subject: Abate's intention to terminate Rogue's Lifetime Membership My wife and I have ridden forever and been ABATE members for a very long time joining first in OHIO. We moved to Florida in 2000 and transferred our membership to Independence Chapter in Brevard County.
After several years of observing/learning what the current ABATE President's agenda was becoming we decided to leave ABATE in protest and while we continue to support Biker's right organizations and Bikers in general WE NO LONGER SUPPORT ABATE OF FLORIDA DUE TO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, THEIR TACTICS AND THEIR CURRENT AGENDA.
When there is a different ABATE President for the State of Florida my wife and I will be happy to re-associate ourselves with the organization.
BTW many of our friends feel the same way. I said that to say this: How dare you attempt to terminate the membership of a FREEDOM FIGHTER HALL OF FAMER?? HOW DARE YOU??!! Do you really realize what you are doing?? Rogue is the embodiment of Biker's rights organizations. He has done more for Biker's rights by accident than ANY OF YOU have done on purpose. He has literally dedicated his life to fostering Biker's rights. You may not like what he has to say but I'll bet my last money what he is saying is true.
For you to want him out this bad tells me something. It tells me there's something going on that you don't want to surface. It tells me you could have dirty hands. It smells. It wreaks. It tells me there's a reason why you won't show the books and that is total BS. if you have nothing to hide SHOW THE BOOKS the real books. Not the cooked ones. I'm a nobody but I will tell you this. If I were you I would think long and hard about proceeding with this termination. If I were you I would find myself a nice little angle that would allow me to bow out of this gracefully. This airing of "dirty laundry" doesn't bode well for your organization because people all over the country know this man what he has stood for and continues to stand for to this very day.
Hoping someday to re-join ABATE, very sincerely, Pat Pecorelli....Satsuma, FlAdd to Technorati Favorites
Subject: Abate's intention to terminate Rogue's Lifetime Membership My wife and I have ridden forever and been ABATE members for a very long time joining first in OHIO. We moved to Florida in 2000 and transferred our membership to Independence Chapter in Brevard County.
After several years of observing/learning what the current ABATE President's agenda was becoming we decided to leave ABATE in protest and while we continue to support Biker's right organizations and Bikers in general WE NO LONGER SUPPORT ABATE OF FLORIDA DUE TO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, THEIR TACTICS AND THEIR CURRENT AGENDA.
When there is a different ABATE President for the State of Florida my wife and I will be happy to re-associate ourselves with the organization.
BTW many of our friends feel the same way. I said that to say this: How dare you attempt to terminate the membership of a FREEDOM FIGHTER HALL OF FAMER?? HOW DARE YOU??!! Do you really realize what you are doing?? Rogue is the embodiment of Biker's rights organizations. He has done more for Biker's rights by accident than ANY OF YOU have done on purpose. He has literally dedicated his life to fostering Biker's rights. You may not like what he has to say but I'll bet my last money what he is saying is true.
For you to want him out this bad tells me something. It tells me there's something going on that you don't want to surface. It tells me you could have dirty hands. It smells. It wreaks. It tells me there's a reason why you won't show the books and that is total BS. if you have nothing to hide SHOW THE BOOKS the real books. Not the cooked ones. I'm a nobody but I will tell you this. If I were you I would think long and hard about proceeding with this termination. If I were you I would find myself a nice little angle that would allow me to bow out of this gracefully. This airing of "dirty laundry" doesn't bode well for your organization because people all over the country know this man what he has stood for and continues to stand for to this very day.
Hoping someday to re-join ABATE, very sincerely, Pat Pecorelli....Satsuma, FlAdd to Technorati Favorites
In Biker Rogues defense #1 ABATE of Florida life member writes
We will print any correspondence we receive in defense of Biker Rogue as he is the latest individual targeted by ABATE of Florida President/lobbyist James D. Riechenbach. Also any information regarding the alleged assault on a Gulf Coast chapter member at the ABATE Daytona campground. No anonymous. Stand up or lay down! Send to rgnostic@gmail.com
Don Hylland
1794 Stewart Place
Melbourne FL 32935
Date: 8/23/11
ABATE OF Florida, Inc.
PO Box 2520, Deland, FL 32721-2520
Phone: (386) 943-9610
Fax: same
Email: stateoffice@abateflorida.com
Attn: Board of
Directors
Re: Termination of
John “Rogue” Herlihy’s Lifetime Membership
State Board Members,
I am a lifetime member
of ABATE of FLORIDA Inc. and a member of Independence
Chapter.
I have been informed
that you acting on behalf of the membership have made a decision to terminate
the above mentioned members life membership. As a member in good standing I
call for you to immediately stop your actions and bring this matter before the
members of the organization. You have overstepped you authority and abused your
positions.
This is exactly why a
longstanding member like myself has not been involved in the day to day
activities of ABATE! I have given (as many have) years of service, money and
personal sacrifice for the cause of freedom. Not just in the MRO agenda but in
the political arena also. After several years of service and observing what
the current ABATE President's agenda was and the fact that he had use this
venue as a means of making a living I decided to stop my everyday involvement.
The very fact that when questioned he lashes out and attacks members are absurd
and very unprofessional! The State Board has been complicit in his actions
which is also absurd! This is after all the member’s organization and not
Mr. Reichenbach’s nor yours.
I continue to support
Biker's rights organizations and Bikers. I do not support ABATE of Florida in my daily life
nor serve anymore because of your tactics and the current agenda of DENY, DENY
and HIDEthe truth. When there is a different ABATE President I will be happy to
re-associate myself and serve with the organization. I believe when this
happens we will be able to advance and create the fire this grassroots
organization once had!
In order for this SMRO
to advance and succeed a change must be made NOW! No more empty rhetoric from a
supposed leader who has BS’d his way along for far too long. At this
point he does more harm than good. You that have supported him need to also
step aside for the good of all. Your complicity in this is extreme and has made
you an accomplice and also not valid or credible at this point.
Now back to this issue
at hand! Rouge is one of the original Freedom
Fighters and members of ABATE! He has been there before many of you even heard
of ABATE. Rogue is the face of Biker's rights and MRO’S. He has one more
for biker's rights than many that sit in judgment of him. He has dedicated his
life to furthering biker's rights. Now you have made false statements and
called the man’s integrity in question! This shows more of the same
pattern of Mr. Reichenbach’s screaming insults and calling everyone who
questions him or what is being done with ABATE liars! We as an organization in
the past have been lucky to not be sued from such antics!
On what authority do
you take your actions? Where in the By-Laws does it say you have the right? I
have been around when more than once this has happened. It was brought before
the membership for a vote then and it should now. You have made yourself
accuser, jury and judge with no authority to do so.
Do you really realize
that you are setting up an opportunity to air our dirty laundry in public and a
possible lawsuit? This airing of "dirty laundry" doesn't bode well
for our organization because people all over the country know this man what he
has stood for and continues to stand for to this very day. That he is a man of
integrity. I know many more who say the opposite of Mr. Reichenbach. A major
reason they do not belong or participate anymore.
I believe he has not told any untruths and if you do then
let’s have the membership listen to both sides and see where the hammer
drops! You may not like what he has to say but it might be possible what he is
saying is true. Why do you hide from proving not true! Again, typical of Mr.
Recihenbach and yourselves to duck and cover rather than prove him wrong. The
fact that you do not address the words and you just try to ostracize him tells
me there's something going on that you don't want to surface. It tells me you
could have dirty business at hand. It does not have a good taste to it. It also
tells me there's a reason why you won't show the books! I still question when
at a critical time ( I believe there may have been an audit coming?) our
offices all of a sudden burn and records destroyed. In today’s world of
scanners and disk and thumb drives we had no back up of records? Whose head
rolled for that one? If no one then it should have been Doc’s as the
leader at the time! I call for Mr. Reichenbach to be removed for dereliction
of duty
I now once again
demand that you cease and desist all actions in regards to the termination of
John “Rogue” Herlihy’s lifetime membership award until this
matter is brought before all members of ABATE of FLORIDA Inc.! Then chapter
members and Mr. Herlihy have a chance to address you accusations!
Sincerely,
Don
“GatorDon” Hylland
Lifetime Member
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