| American Legion Post 305, 9546 Cherry Valley Caledonia, Mi. 49316 Telephone Number 616-891-1882 |
| On Sunday April 29, 2007 a group of motorcyclist, over 450 met at the Kent County Airport to welcome home members of the 1-24th Marines returning from Iraq. The riders included the Patriot Guard of Michigan, American Legion Riders from Rockford and the Caledonia Post's and numerous others. |
| A number of us started at Caledonia Post 305. In attendance was the members from Rockford and Caledonia American Legion Riders and others that joined our group from the surrounding area. We had a group of 40 to 50 motorcycles. |
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| Once at the airport we found ourselves in a group of hundreds of motorcycles. |
| Plenty of time was spent socializing while waiting for the troops to arrive. |
| Then we were informed that the plane in the distance was the Marines arriving. Everyone cheered and clapped hands to welcome them. |
| When we recieved the word that the Marines were exiting the airport in three buses we started the bikes and prepared to leave. A special moment was while we were waiting in line for the ride and the three buses appeared everyone waved. |
| Having reached the Delta Plex, the Marines were greeted by hundreds of well wishers. |
| A big Thank you to Cindy Teater, Karen Mills and Bill White for the pictures of this event. |