{"id":3960,"date":"2016-05-22T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T12:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2016-07-10T00:20:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T00:20:03","slug":"in-pecos-for-one-night-we-saw-a-huge-group-of-motorcycles-doing-the-run-for-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3960","title":{"rendered":"In Pecos for one night&#8230;we saw a huge group of motorcycles doing the &#8220;Run for the Wall&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a 1-night stopover in Pecos on our way to New Mexico, and we just happened to get to a gas station at the same time as a huge group of motorcycles was there for a stop on their way to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. \u00a0They are part of the &#8220;Run for the Wall&#8221; effort to raise awareness and money for wounded warriors of all wars and actions.<\/p>\n<p>There were probably over 200 motorcycles parked at the gas station. \u00a0They were all standing around listening to one man speak, possibly giving them instructions for the next leg of the journey. \u00a0There was a police escort; the police blocked one entrance to the station and was forming a loose perimeter around the group so we couldn&#8217;t just walk up to someone and talk to them. \u00a0When they were ready to leave the police blocked the road going both ways so the motorcycles could all go out as a group.<\/p>\n<p>I caught a couple of pictures with my phone (see below) and here&#8217;s a link to the website for the event:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rftw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rftw.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3962\" title=\"Run to the wall 2016 - motorcycles seen in Pecos TX #2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-2-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-2-190x114.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-2-60x36.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-2-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3961\" title=\"Run to the wall 2016 - motorcycles seen in Pecos TX #1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-1-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-1-190x114.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-1-60x36.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Run-to-the-wall-2016-motorcycles-seen-in-Pecos-TX-1-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a 1-night stopover in Pecos on our way to New Mexico, and we just happened to get to a gas station at the same time as a huge group of motorcycles was there for a stop on their way to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. \u00a0They are part of the &#8220;Run &hellip; 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