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Community, Military
Veteran riders group visits Navarre American Legion on trip to Florida’s Gold Star memorials
The low heavy roar of the motorcycles could be heard from a couple of blocks away. The riders were definitely on their way.
American Legion Post 382, located on E Esplanade Street in Navarre, was preparing to house Flags of Honor Escorts, a veterans’ motorcycle group, for the night, Friday, April 4. The group, which had close to a dozen members stop by Navarre, had just held a memorial service at Pensacola’s Veterans Memorial Park to honor Gold Star families and servicemembers who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Members of the Flags of Honor Escorts visited Navarre’s American Legion Post 382 Friday, April 4, during their tour of Florida’s Gold Star Memorial Monuments and state veterans’ homes. The organization, which includes around a dozen veteran or veteran affiliated riders, was founded in 2021 by David “Stupid” McElroy to honor fallen servicemembers and their loved ones.
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