I was answering an email from the mother of the singer/songwriter for Hailing Star, when it occurred to me that people in the UK might not know what PGR does.
So it was off to YouTube to find some videos.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a Private or a General – if the family asks, as many of us as are able will turn up to show respect and our thanks.
[youtube aHzSiV5MBq4 They Ride In Respect]
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[youtube FWhpA9MrkPw]
You can find more here.
I would note right now that it’s not about the right or wrong of conflicts – past, present, or future. It’s solely about respect for the sheepdogs who risk their lives every day on our behalf. The PGR membership is made up of people from every walk of life, religion, or political affiliation, whether on bikes or cars (or, in my case, a wheelchair).
It’s about gratitude, and respect.
“On behalf of a grateful nation” must seem so formualic, so ritualized, it may feel to have no meaning.
But if the family members can look across to see us, a bunch of total strangers who have come to pay our respects and help bring a fallen hero home, I hope they can see that there are people who are grateful.
It doesn’t make things “better” for them, given their loss – but if it gives them some comfort to know their loss wasn’t forgotten, wasn’t ignored, then that’s truly “Mission Accomplished”.