Statewide Motorcycle Escort – 10th Mountain
Event Date
07/11/2014
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We will again this year be escorting Banshee Troop 1/71st Cav of the 10th Mountain to Shelter Island. This unit was once led by LT Joe Theinert who was Killed in Action on June 4th 2010.
Just as the LT led his platoon in combat we will lead them to his hometown. There will be a motorcycle escort for the Troop from Ft Drum to Shelter Island on Friday July 11th. We ask that all of NY join us throughout the state to show the Soldiers of the 10th Mountain how much we appreciate their Service to Our Country. Below is an itinerary of our route south along with times of refueling and ride thru’s at thruway service areas. Even if you can’t join the escort for any part of the ride, please come stand a flag line or hold a Thank You sign at one of the below points. This escort ride in not only for the Troops but also for Joe’s Family.
This will be the third year providing an escort to the Troop. We are waiting to find out what time the Troop will be on leave to set the times of the stagings. Yesterday I met with the CO of the Troop and he informed us there will be 15 Soldiers spending the weekend on Shelter Island.
Any interested rider interested in doing the complete escort can ride up the night before with us. We will be staying a local inexpensive hotel. Otherwise riders can meet up with us along any stage along the route.
Many of you joined the Troop for the 2011 & 2012 escorts and there is still so much talk of it on post, The 10th Mountain flag that we all signed in 2011 is proudly hung at the HQ.
Please feel free to meet us at any stage or ride by.
& please spread the word. We would really like to get the word out and have as many riders as possible join us.
Date: Friday July 11th, 2014
Departing Fort Drum – KSU 0730 Walmart Shopping center
We will be stopping for breakfast at Lloyds of Lowville, appox 0800 till 0900
Rte. 26-South (Great bend Rd), to Rte. 12.
We will continue on Rte. 12 to I-90 East, to I-87-South.
Please stage at the following travel plazas
Mile Post…. Between Exits….Plaza Name….. Time
210 … 30A / 29 Indian Castle (ride by only) 1015 hrs
172 … 27 / 26 Mohawk (ride by only) 1045 hrs
153 … 25 / 24 Guilderland (fuel stop – 15 minute stop) 1130 hrs
127 … 21A / 21B New Baltimore (ride by only) 1200 hrs
96 … 20 / 19 Ulster (ride by only) 1235 hrs.
66 … 18 / 17 Modena (ride by only) 1310 hrs.
33 … 15 / 16 Ramapo (fuel stop) KSU 1350 hrs
We will then be proceeding over the Tappan Zee Bridge & south on I-87, east on Cross County, over the Whitestone Bridge, Cross Island to the Long Island Expressway, taking the LIE to exit 70-south, at this stage we will be refueling and meeting up with Shelter Island Police to be escorted to Shelter Island.
Suffolk County- Please be staged at the 7-11 on CR-111 in Manorville (1/4 mile south of LIE) (refueling & restrooms available). 1700-1730 hrs.
We will be going through Sag Harbor by way of Jordan’s Bridge Approx 1830 hrs.
Any LEO or FD involvement would be much appreciated.
timeline is tentative right now.
Ride Safe, God Bless & Thank You
Frankie Bania (631-294-5248)
For more info please contact me at FrankB@bootsonthegroundny.
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