MEMORIAL SITES … The Tour of Honor has been taking motorcyclists across the country in honor of veterans and their families for the last 14 years. The stops planned along their route consist of different memorial sites, with Pioneer’s veteran memorial outside of the community center being added to the list for the 2024 Tour of Honor. The inscription reads: “Given with thanks to those men and women who have and will serve our land.” Each facet is decorated with a different insignia of the branches that make up the United States Military.
By: Anna Wozniak
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
anna@thevillagereporter.com
It’s no secret that here in Northwest Ohio we love our United States Veterans. Soon, Williams County will find itself on yet another map, as Pioneer was chosen as one of the seven Ohio stops along this year’s Tour of Honor.
The stops, sponsored by Tad Scott of Clarksville, Ohio, are as follows: Cortland, Darrtown, Painesville, Pioneer, Sardis, Toronto, and Unionville Center.
The Tour of Honor has been going on for 14 years and aims to honor American heroes. The tour serves as “a tribute to all those who honorably served in the armed forces, a shout out to the First Responders who bravely rush to the scene to help those in need, and those and their families who paid the ultimate price while serving.”
The tour not only brings honor and remembrance to the veterans across the nation, it also brings people together in communities some may not have known existed otherwise.
The tour and all of its details can be found at https://www.tourofhonor.com/index.html , and the organization also helps to collect funds for meals for homeless veterans.
The registration fee, $125 per bike and $120 per passenger, includes a $25 donation, flag, patch, stickers, scoring sheet, and for eligible participants, completion certificates and trophies.
Registrations are being accepted through October 30th of 2024.