Sturgis Baghdad II I’m pleased to announce that the Biker’s of Baghdad will help sponsor this year’s Sturgis Baghdad II the third week of August in the infamous Green Zone downtown Baghdad. This event gives those who ride a brief diversion from the constant workload and worry associated with working in a combat zone. For a few hours (with live music and bikers walking around in leathers, tragically without their scoots) people can forget what’s going on outside the inescapable T-Walls and feel like they’re back in the world doing what they love most. Scott Hedlund, a BoB member, is putting this together and is looking for assistance either from folks deployed or folks at home. For those of us at home anything biker related would be welcome, particularly items from dealerships that they might be willing to donate to sponsor the event. Last year many dealerships donated left-over event t-shirts or close-out items for other events and I plan on visiting my local HD dealer in the hopes of gaining their support. For those of you willing to do so, please contact your local dealership for anything they’re willing to donate and send all items to Scott Hedlund at the below address. Folks, we’ve all been there, the combat groundhog day: Get up, eat chow, go to work, go to bed, get up, eat chow and on and on and on. Let’s show our support for our brothers and sisters still in harm’s way by doing what we can to give them that brief operational pause, because we all know how much it means when we can forget Iraq’s harsh reality, even for just a few short hours. Errors, Omissions, Goofs My apologies if I have committed any errors in any of your member cards or names posted to the website or in the newsletter. If any errors are noted pleased notify me immediately and I will make the corrections.			Club Officers We are looking for 5 new club officers in addition to the President and Vice President to fulfill the following roles: Membership Coordinator – Will serve to approve all membership requests based upon requirements for Full or Honorary membership. Deployed Member Representative – Will serve to coordinate and track all members currently deployed to combat zones. Home Member Representative – Will serve to coordinate and track all members in the US and International members. Event Coordinator – Will serve to coordinate all BoB events. Historian – Will maintain a record of all BoB events for prosperity. In addition to the states duties these 5 members, along with the Pres and VP will form a voting panel for all club decision-making. Only full members can serve as voting members. New Members Please welcome the following new members of the BoB club: Jack Romine – IPLO – Iraq Kevin Seckler – IPLO – Babylon, Iraq Roy Lehto – Army – Iraq John P. Lehmann – 1st Cav Div – Iraq Richard Jordan – USMC – Iraq Brant Hollingsworth – IPLO – Baghdad, Iraq Joe Haberland – Contractor – Balad, Iraq, Afghanistan Scott Jeffers – Army – Baghdad, Taji, Fallujah, Iraq Christina Jeffers – Army – Talil Air Base, Iraq William Rogers – 101st Abn Div – Iraq Erik Lindborg – Army – Balad, Iraq Jody Freitas – 42nd Inf Div – Baji, Baghdad, Iraq Ben Staffey – 101st Abn Div – Kirkuk, Iraq Colin Cremin – 1st Armored Div – Baghdad, Iraq Javier Colmenero – IPLO – Baghdad, Iraq William Steeves – MNSTCI – Baghdad, Iraq Charles Teller – IPLO – Baghdad Seamus Smallwood – Army – Iraq
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	Upcoming Rides: This is just a small list of rides that may be of interest to us all. If there’s any missed please let me know and I’ll add them. Calendar of Events HogDaddy’s Bike Show/Swap Meet (Little) Sturgis, KY APR 23-24 Mrytle Beach Bike Week Myrtle Beach, SC May 13-22 Run For The Wall All along the US May 17-28 May the RFTW run is dedicated to all POWs/MIAs Sturgis 2006 Sturgis, SD August 7-13 Cruiser Mecca! Sturgis Baghdad II Baghdad! Baby! 3rd week in August 2nd Annual provding a little bit of biker home in sunny baghdad 2006 Vander Clute Memorial Motorcycle Ride Reno, NV August 26 Active duty military ride for free!       Cool Links: www.thunderroadsmagazine.com www.motorcycleevents.com www.rftw.org www.patriotguard.org