For information on the 2008 RFTW "unofficial" Reunion to be held in Kerrville, TX, September 19-21, click here.
For the registration form for the 2008 RFTW "unofficial" Reunion, click here. Registration deadline is August 28 and the cost must be paid in advance. Before August 15, cost is $30 each; from August 16-August 28, cost is $45 each.
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Posted 6/30 on the President's Latest News on the www.rftw.org site: The Angel Fire Reunion will be held September 5-7, 2008. The following motels are avaliable for use. Monte is planing a ride for Friday the 5th if any one is interested please contact him at 505-454-8499, also there will be lunch served Saturday at the memorial for a small fee of which all proceeds will go to the memorial.
Eagle Nest: Econo Lodge 505-377-6813 Laguna Vista Lodge 505-377-6522
Angel Fire: Angel Fire Hotel 505-377-6401 Elk Horn Lodge 505-377-2811
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6/15/08 - John King, Treasurer of Run For The Wall, was injured in a motorcycle accident on June 11, 2008.
John King, Treasurer of Run For The Wall, was injured in a motorcycle accident on June 11, 2008. John asked us to posted the following information on June 22, after he returned home.
"Brothers & Sisters,
First, thanks for the prayers & kind thoughts.
Second, pardon the typing. Doing it with one hand doesn’t work well.
Here is what happened as pieced together from an eyewitness & the police report. I have very little specific memory of the event.
I was about 30 miles west of Albq. on I-40 heading home. By God’s Grace, Ela was in her vehicle in Albq. & not with me.
I was in #1 lane, cruising at 65 – 70 mph. In #2 lane was a 4-wheeler driving erratically. She went off the pavement into the dirt, regained some control, came back on the pavement & rammed me. Contact speed was 125 – 150 mph, her airbags deployed & her passenger side rear window shattered.
I am told I was ejected upwards & then slam-dunked into the dirt & rocks.
I was wearing helmet, gloves, boots, jeans & vest over a long sleeved shirt.
The 4-wheeler did a 360 in the median behind me before stopping.
The RK tumbled, rolled & stopped short of an eastbound semi.
That sequence took 1 – 5 seconds.
People stopped to help, I woke up in a black place hearing voices as they were loading me in the ambulance. Ela was waiting at the OR door in Albq. We said “Hi” & the surgeons went to work. My left forearm was almost torn off at the elbow. Road rash was minimal & I was breathing on my own after they cleaned out the airway.
I am home now, and this is going to take awhile to heal.
Thanks again for being our family. It was a great ride & I will see you in Kerrville.
John"
We encourage everyone to send John a get-well card and wishes at: P.O. Box 279, St. Michaels, AZ 86511.
The photos of John's bike which are below, provided by daughter Jessica, were sent by Michael Mendell. We are all blessed that John survived this crash.
