36th Run for the Wall stops at Shawnee VFW

  • Run for the Wall Founder James "Gunny" Gregory, left, poses with the 12th Sergeant Major of the Marines, Gene Overstreet, during the Run for the Wall food stop at Shawnee VFW Post 1317 on May 16. This is the 36th official year for the cross-country ride, and more than 200 veterans participated on the Midway Route. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Run for the Wall Founder James "Gunny" Gregory, left, poses with the 12th Sergeant Major of the Marines, Gene Overstreet, during the Run for the Wall food stop at Shawnee VFW Post 1317 on May 16. This is the 36th official year for the cross-country ride, and more than 200 veterans participated on the Midway Route. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Navy veterans Mike Beauvais, of Tucson, AZ, and Paul Dussalt, of San Diego, CA, talk with local Air Force veteran Kirk Bertolet, as Bertolet's therapy dog Heidi lays between them.
    Navy veterans Mike Beauvais, of Tucson, AZ, and Paul Dussalt, of San Diego, CA, talk with local Air Force veteran Kirk Bertolet, as Bertolet's therapy dog Heidi lays between them.
  • Shawnee VFW Post 1317 welcomed more than 200 veterans on motorcycles and other vehicles with the Run for the Wall on May 16.
    Shawnee VFW Post 1317 welcomed more than 200 veterans on motorcycles and other vehicles with the Run for the Wall on May 16.
  • Shawnee VFW Post 1317 welcomed more than 200 veterans on motorcycles and other vehicles with the Run for the Wall on May 16.
    Shawnee VFW Post 1317 welcomed more than 200 veterans on motorcycles and other vehicles with the Run for the Wall on May 16.
  • Incoming VFW Post 1317 Commander Brandy Schafer, left, serves beans to veterans on the Run for the Wall on May 16.
    Incoming VFW Post 1317 Commander Brandy Schafer, left, serves beans to veterans on the Run for the Wall on May 16.
  • Taisha "Hitch" Harmon holds her four-year-old daughter, Valor, during the Run for the Wall stop at the Shawnee VFW on May 16, as David “Diamond” Camacho looks on. Harmon is an Army combat veteran with six years active duty, and she also conducts the RFTW Podcast with Ted "Boots" Kapner. This is the second year for Harmon and her daughter to participate in the ride, but their first time on the Midway Route.
    Taisha "Hitch" Harmon holds her four-year-old daughter, Valor, during the Run for the Wall stop at the Shawnee VFW on May 16, as David “Diamond” Camacho looks on. Harmon is an Army combat veteran with six years active duty, and she also conducts the RFTW Podcast with Ted "Boots" Kapner. This is the second year for Harmon and her daughter to participate in the ride, but their first time on the Midway Route.
  • Army veteran Don "Shifter" Hughes of Las Vegas, NV, selects a "Buddy" poppy offered by Emmy Keathley, 14, of Shawnee, during the Run for the Wall food stop at the Shawnee VFW on May 16.
    Army veteran Don "Shifter" Hughes of Las Vegas, NV, selects a "Buddy" poppy offered by Emmy Keathley, 14, of Shawnee, during the Run for the Wall food stop at the Shawnee VFW on May 16.
  • Family members from Lawton, OK, welcome their Uncle Bill Strobeck of Spokane, WA, as the Run for the Wall makes a stop at the Shawnee VFW Post 1317 on May 16.
    Family members from Lawton, OK, welcome their Uncle Bill Strobeck of Spokane, WA, as the Run for the Wall makes a stop at the Shawnee VFW Post 1317 on May 16.
  • Family members from Lawton, OK, welcome their Uncle Bill Strobeck of Spokane, WA, as the Run for the Wall makes a stop at the Shawnee VFW Post 1317 on May 16. Shown, from left, are Amanda Hall, Zariah Hall, Brynli Velasquez, 3, and Hannah Readen. This is the first year for Strobeck to participate in the RFTW.
    Family members from Lawton, OK, welcome their Uncle Bill Strobeck of Spokane, WA, as the Run for the Wall makes a stop at the Shawnee VFW Post 1317 on May 16. Shown, from left, are Amanda Hall, Zariah Hall, Brynli Velasquez, 3, and Hannah Readen. This is the first year for Strobeck to participate in the RFTW.
    Shawnee VFW Post #1317 welcomed more than 200 veterans, mostly on motorcycles, with the Run for the Wall (RFTW) on May 16.Coming from Ontario, California, on their way to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, they were traveling the Midway Route of the Run. There are also two other routes happening simultaneously and one which happens around Memorial Day, according to the...

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