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I Did Sturgis - 2010!

In a previous post I wrote about all the bike week stuff you can get here at thecheapplace.com.  I covered Sturgis, Laconia, and Daytona in that post, but none of them in great detail. So, beginning with this post and continuing with the next two, I want to write about all three of these motorcycle

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Need Bike Week Stuff? We've Got It!

If you're a biker you're familiar with the annual bike week rallies held at several spots around the country.  Three of the biggest names are Sturgis, Daytona, and Laconia.  Other locations like Myrtle Beach and Red River also hold their own annual biker weeks.  So if you attended

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Honor our Vietnam Vets With a Patch

Have you ever been to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.? If not, you really should consider making a visit if you ever find yourself inside the Beltway. The memorial consists of the Three Soldiers statue, the Women's Memorial, Constitution Gardens, and the most prominent feature,

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Don't Forget the U.S. Coast Guard

If I asked you to list the four branches of America's military, what would your answer be? Would you list them as Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines? If so, you'd be wrong. You see, the Marine Corps is part of the Navy. The fourth branch of the service, and the one most people either forget or

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Keep the Rivalry Alive

When I was just a kid, my father used to sing a song he learned in the army. It was entitled "The Navy Gets the Gravy, But the Army Gets the Beans," and was from the 1951 Jerry Lewis film "At War With the Army." What made this so amusing is that Dad would follow up his rather lusty

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In Support of Our Military

Against a black background is the silhouette of a weary man standing below a guard tower. Over head are the acronyms POW and MIA, separated with a star, while below is the declaration, 'You are not forgotten'. This is a description of a military patch I've seen on display in various locations.

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Patriotic and Proud of It

There's been a lot of bad things said about this country in the last seven or eight years. Unfortunately, a lot of the mouths that have uttered such drivel belong to our own leaders. Nor only politician's by the way, but school teachers, professors, celebrities; they are all leaders to one extent

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What's That Thing on Your Backpack?

So I used to have this bright blue back pack that I carried when riding my 1977 Honda 550 four. I had no saddle bags, and strapping a crate to the back like so many others were doing back in the day was sort of lame, so I just threw the stuff I needed to carry in the back pack and I was on my way. But

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Say What You Really Mean With a Patch

Real Hogs Wear a Back Patch

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