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Ride for Freedom rolls through Berks

The 32nd annual Ride for Freedom was held Sunday.

The ride was dedicated to all prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action from all wars.

The primary route began in Womelsdorf and concluded in City Park in Reading where a remembrance ceremony was held.

As of Aug. 12, there are still 80,984 missing and unaccounted for from all the wars the U.S. has been involved in, according to ride organizers.

Organizers said the following are the three still unaccounted for Vietnam War veterans from Berks: Lt. Col. Ralph H. Angstadt, Oley/Fleetwood; Col. Thomas W. Dugan, Reading; and Capt. David E. Pannabecker, Womelsdorf.

The POW/MIA Forget-Me-Nots, Reading Motorcycle Club, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 131 and other veterans and motorcycle groups organized the ride.

The 32nd annual Ride for Freedom took riders on a route from Womelsdorf to Reading. The event was dedicated to all prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action from all wars. (Courtesy of Stacy Maddona)
Berks County Commissioner Chrisitan Leinbach participated in teh 32nd annual Ride for Freedom on Sunday.(Courtesy of Stacy Maddona)


Source: Berkshire mont

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