Veterans go to war to defend the country, but when they come home it
is not always an easy road. Thankfully there are people like Pam Payeur
of
Biddeford, who may not be a veteran, but she fights like a bulldog
for them.
Payeur knows exactly what it is like for wounded veterans when they
return home. That is why she started the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine
and began the Wounded Heroes Ride five years ago with the help of local
motorcycle groups and businesses.
This year’s ride took place Saturday, July 14 and began at Maine
Veterans’ Home in Scarborough. It then traveled by police escort to
Bentley’s Saloon in Arundel where 508 bikes, their riders and some
passengers gathered.
This year’s ride had 200 more bikes than last year’s event. Veterans
unable to ride were bused from Bentley’s to the veterans’ home and back
so they could participate.
“Bentley’s always goes above and beyond,” Payeur said. “The best thing is, in five years we are seeing the same faces.”
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