The Veterans Airlift Command has added another machine to its arsenal to serve wounded veterans and their families.
The VAC, which provides free air transportation for medical care and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots, added a custom-made motorcycle, or chopper, to its fleet shortly after debuting the bike during its 2011 Hero Mission fund-raising event Friday night at the Fair Barn in Pinehurst.The circuit in Figure 1 goodledbulbs is an LED light bulb for a landscape-lighting systemAs further incentive lightbrightt to improve lighting, in 2008, the Department of Energy also instituted the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize,
“I want this bike,” said Walt Fricke, founder of the VAC.She hopes it bestledlightbu provides an opening for her to create more light art installations in Canada and the U.S. “And let me tell you why. Because this bike is worth more than whatever we will get for it at this auction.”
Built by Orange County Choppers and designed by Orange County Choppers founder Paul Teutul Sr. with the help of veterans, the chopper was auctioned off for $340,000 and then donated back to the VAC.
“We do a lot of bikes,”Teutul told the crowd of about 250 gathered at the event. “There are certain bikes you want to take home with you,With the use of ledbright1 an external DMX controller, the LED 160 series lights can be dimmed or turned on/off individually and this is one of those bikes.”
Instead of Teutul taking the bike home with him to New York, it will go to the VAC, which will use it at a promotional tool for the organization as well as a healing and inspirational instrument for wounded warriors and their families.
The chopper, which took more than three weeks to build, is a tribute to veterans and features a giant replica Purple Heart on its side. It has medallions representing all five branches of the military, wheels that resemble jet turbines, winglike handlebars and a giant eagle head for a headlight.
The Purple Heart is a military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.
The chopper will be featured on a February episode of “American Chopper,” which airs at 9 p.m. Mondays on Discovery Channel. The VAC bike is the result of a collaborative effort between Window World Inc. and its charitable foundation, Windows World Cares, along with Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) and OCC.
Before Teutul unveiled the bike by riding it up onto the stage to the music of John Cougar Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K.The Singapore Flyer and r4onsalell Hong Kong Coliseum are already using LEDs to brighten up their respective skylines at night. in the U.S.A.,” four individuals spoke about the importance of the VAC.
“It allows our family to fly with a little dignity,” said Eva Lyles, whose husband, Capt. Will Lyles, lost his legs when he stepped on a IED, or improvised exploding device, during his third tour in Afghanistan.
Eva Lyles said traveling on commercial airlines can be difficult when her husband is searched by TSA officials.
“The last thing my husband is is a threat to this country,” she said. This organization has allowed us to fly with our heads held high.”
Henline, who was severely injured in an IED attack, said the VAC helped re-establish normalcy in his life.
“Part of healing is getting back to normalcy,” he said. “When something like this happens, you feel like you lost a part of yourself, and the VAC is huge part of that healing.”
Walding, who lost a leg two hours into a seven-hour fire fight but kept fighting, said the VAC shows soliders they are appreciated.
The VAC, which provides free air transportation for medical care and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots, added a custom-made motorcycle, or chopper, to its fleet shortly after debuting the bike during its 2011 Hero Mission fund-raising event Friday night at the Fair Barn in Pinehurst.The circuit in Figure 1 goodledbulbs is an LED light bulb for a landscape-lighting systemAs further incentive lightbrightt to improve lighting, in 2008, the Department of Energy also instituted the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize,
“I want this bike,” said Walt Fricke, founder of the VAC.She hopes it bestledlightbu provides an opening for her to create more light art installations in Canada and the U.S. “And let me tell you why. Because this bike is worth more than whatever we will get for it at this auction.”
Built by Orange County Choppers and designed by Orange County Choppers founder Paul Teutul Sr. with the help of veterans, the chopper was auctioned off for $340,000 and then donated back to the VAC.
“We do a lot of bikes,”Teutul told the crowd of about 250 gathered at the event. “There are certain bikes you want to take home with you,With the use of ledbright1 an external DMX controller, the LED 160 series lights can be dimmed or turned on/off individually and this is one of those bikes.”
Instead of Teutul taking the bike home with him to New York, it will go to the VAC, which will use it at a promotional tool for the organization as well as a healing and inspirational instrument for wounded warriors and their families.
The chopper, which took more than three weeks to build, is a tribute to veterans and features a giant replica Purple Heart on its side. It has medallions representing all five branches of the military, wheels that resemble jet turbines, winglike handlebars and a giant eagle head for a headlight.
The Purple Heart is a military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.
The chopper will be featured on a February episode of “American Chopper,” which airs at 9 p.m. Mondays on Discovery Channel. The VAC bike is the result of a collaborative effort between Window World Inc. and its charitable foundation, Windows World Cares, along with Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) and OCC.
Before Teutul unveiled the bike by riding it up onto the stage to the music of John Cougar Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K.The Singapore Flyer and r4onsalell Hong Kong Coliseum are already using LEDs to brighten up their respective skylines at night. in the U.S.A.,” four individuals spoke about the importance of the VAC.
“It allows our family to fly with a little dignity,” said Eva Lyles, whose husband, Capt. Will Lyles, lost his legs when he stepped on a IED, or improvised exploding device, during his third tour in Afghanistan.
Eva Lyles said traveling on commercial airlines can be difficult when her husband is searched by TSA officials.
“The last thing my husband is is a threat to this country,” she said. This organization has allowed us to fly with our heads held high.”
Henline, who was severely injured in an IED attack, said the VAC helped re-establish normalcy in his life.
“Part of healing is getting back to normalcy,” he said. “When something like this happens, you feel like you lost a part of yourself, and the VAC is huge part of that healing.”
Walding, who lost a leg two hours into a seven-hour fire fight but kept fighting, said the VAC shows soliders they are appreciated.
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