need and to personally welcome them home.
LONG TERM OBJECTIVE: To establish at a national level an American Legion Riders (ALR)
Operation Wounded Warrior (OWW) Program, which would involve every state ALR making a
“local run” to their VA health centers and military health care facilities to deliver health and
comfort items to veterans and wounded military service personnel.
BACKGROUND: In early June 2005 Chapter 9 responded to a public service announcement
(PSA) by setting up collection points and placing an article in the local paper. Chapters 36 and 2
got involved in July after a state meeting and the planning and working phase began to make a
run to the ALR West Coast Rally and then personally deliver the health and comfort items.
Operation Wounded Warrior began.
By Aug 10th, we had received approval to access Camp Pendleton without safety vests and
were promised an escort across the base. Several local organizations got involved and allowed
us space to put up display booths at different events including Tucson’s SAAVI (South Arizona
Association for the Visually Impaired) Bike Show and Wal-Mart. Cash donations were also
received from individuals and corporations such as Phelps Dodge, Heritage Homes, Alliance
Service and Control and Border States Electric.
The success of Operation Wounded Warrior 2005 was obvious. We delivered over 600 cubic
feet of health and comfort items to our troops. This was done with a short planning cycle in
conjunction with the West Coast Rally and during the same weekend as all of the 9/11
memorials.
Chapter 129 received approval for access to Fort Sam Houston’s Brooks Army Medical Center
in San Antonio Texas, for Operation Wounded Warrior 2006. Legion Riders from Arizona,
Nevada, New Mexico and Texas worked on Operation Wounded Warrior.
On Tuesday, Oct. 3th, 2006, ALR from Post 129 departed AZ with $80,000 of health and comfort
items. 42 Motorcycles, 48 riders and several trucks delivered the items to our wounded son’s
and daughter’s who served in harm’s way.
Operation Wounded Warrior 2007 is on the way. See flyer below.
check out to:
Operation Wounded Warrior
C/O American Legion Riders
P.O. Box 671
Queen Creek, AZ. 85242
or
Operation Wounded Warrior
C/O Union Bank
20713 E. Ocotillo Rd
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
Warrior Web site
