Tour of Honor - 2018


Tour of Honor - Benefiting Veterans Charities - A Ride to Remember
The Tour of Honor is a great reason to hit the open road, honor our heroes, and contribute to veterans, and police and fire charities. AMA-sanctioned and Iron Butt-approved.
The event is a season-long, self-directed ride to memorials and monuments around the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii. Between April 1 and October 31, visit as many sites as you want, with any route you choose.
Take a photo of each site showing the veteran memorial, your motorcycle, and your rally flag.


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Riding in honor of cousin Russell Fender who served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Barracuda (SSK-1/SST-3/SS-550).
Later he served with the Kissimmee Police Department from 1964 to 1989, rising to the rank of Captain.

For information about Cold War era Barracuda class submarines, check:
http://www.designed4submariners.com/Barracuda_Class__SSK_.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Barracuda_(SSK-1)
For information about submariners' groups, check:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Submarine_Veterans_of_World_War_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Submarine_Veterans,_Inc.

 
Colorado Springs Memorial Park, Veterans Memorial, Colorado Springs, CO
38.827342N 104.796117W
Anchor is dedicated to the sailors and marines who honorably and faithfully serve our great nation in peace and war.
Submariner mounument is dedicated to honor all who have served in the United States Submarine Service, especially those on eternal patrol who gave their lives protecting American freedoms.
 
Saunders County Veterans Memorial, Wahoo, NE
41.209671N 96.622833W
In memory of the USS Wahoo SS 238 and her gallent crew who sank 20 Japanese ships before being sunk by action on October 11, 1943.
During WWII the U.S. Submarine Force suffered the highest loss rate of the U.S. Armed Forces. Of the 16,000 officers and enlisted men that served on submarines during the war 3,506 (22%) were lost. Although only 1.6% of the U.S. Navy, the Submarine Force sank 30% of the Japanese Imperial Navy and 60% of the Japanese Merchant Marine, choking off the Japanese economy. This victory came at a heavy price.
 
Alaska Veterans Memorial/POW-MIA
MP-147.1 on the Parks Highway in a rest area between Anchorage and Fairbanks near Byers Lake, AK
62.746286N 150.128109W
Dedicated to USS S-26, her gallant officers and men "still on patrol". May they sail in peace on eternal patrol. She was the 3rd submarine lost in WWII. 24 Jan 1942, Gulf of Panama.

Alaska


AK1 - Anchor Point, AK
Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker
58.775657N 151.833042W
 

AK2 - Anchorage, AK
Aleutian Islands Memorial
61.208368N 149.841395W
 

AK3 - Byers Lake, AK
Alaska Veterans Memorial
62.746286N 150.128109W
 

AK4 - Fairbanks, AK
Alaska Siberia WWII Memorial
64.560330N 147.717211W
 

AK5 - Homer, AK
Lost Seafarers Memorial
59.600677N 151.418815W
 

AK6 - Nenana, AK
Alaska Territorial Guard
64.560330N 149.096208W
 

AK7 - Seward, AK
Great Rae of Mercy 1925 - Iditarod Trail Race
60.100467N 149.439511W

Colorado


CO2 - Bayfield, CO
Pine River Valley Veterans Memorial
37.23720N 107.60271W

CO2 - Dacono, CO
Carbon Valley Veterans Memorial Park
40.0867502N 104.9425064W

CO3 - Dove Creek, CO
David K. Allen Veteran's Park
37.764065N 108.906117W
 

CO4 - Eads, CO
Kiowa County Veterans Memorial
38.477998N 102.77853W
 

CO5 - Glenwood Springs, CO
Veterans Memorial
39.546886N 107.325997W

CO6 - Pueblo West, CO
9-11 Memorial
38.285193N 104.723933W

CO7 - Rangely, CO
Veterans Memorial
40.087779N 108.808827W

Idaho


ID1 - Cascade, ID
SPC John Borbonus Memorial
44.5107N 116.0317W

ID2 - Coeur d'Alene, ID
Veterans Memorial
47.67154N 116.78173W

ID6 - Mountain Home, ID
Veterans of All Wars Memorial
43.136338N 115.678311

New Mexico


NM3 - Gallup, NM
Veterans Memorial Park
35.525391N 108.7428423W

Pennsylvania


PA4 - Nazareth, PA
Patriotism Obelish
40.7430278N 75.3136945W

Utah

  
UT5 - Monticello, UT
37.872281N 109.34261W

UT7 - Vernal, UT
POW Monument
40.456006N 109.526058W

Wyoming


WY2 - Casper, WY
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
42.849003N 106.318282W
 

WY3 - Evanston, WY
War Memorial and Battlefield Cross
41.266593N 110.965132W

Searching for the Lost Generation - WWI Doughboy Statues


Colorado Springs, CO
38.817758N 104.801866W
by Ernest Moore Viquesney

Denver, CO
39.708657N 104.896455W
by John Paulding
  
Pueblo, CO
38.297269N 104.615155W
by John Paulding

Tatamy, PA
40.740532N 75.253178W
by Ernest Moore Viquesney

Vernal, UT
40.456005N 109.526057W
by Ernest Moore Viquesney

Evanston, WY
41.266593N 110.965132W
by Ernest Moore Viquesney

War Dogs and K9 Heroes


K9 'Jax' Memorial
Castle Rock, CO
39.370703N 104.858565

UH-1 Huey Helicopters


65-12849, Alaska Aviation Museum, Anchorage, AK
61.17911N 149.972604W
 

66-00934, Pioneer Air Museum, Fairbanks, AK
64.839445N 147.774935W
 

65-09541, Veterans Memorial - Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Cripple Creek, CO
38.749750N 105.191933W
 

Col Leo Sidney Boston War Memorial Park, Fremont County Airport, CO
38.433850N 105.013367W

70-16329, Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park, Fruita, CO
39.152923N 108.736070W

69-15660, Casper VFW Post 9439, Casper, WY
42.873916N 106.297707W
 

Sea-to-Shining Sea Tour - Madonna of the Trail


Lamar, CO
38.0892952N 102.6190464W

Springerville, AZ
34.1332651N 109.2851324W


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Last modified: September 9, 2018