Oklahoma Biker - The Riders Ragazine May - Jun 2017 | Page 22

Let’s get ready to RRRiverwalk!
By Amy Addams & AVMC
afford his medications, food and other
basic needs? Or the young single dad,
with two wonderful boys, who gets laid-off
because the days he takes chemo for a
brain tumor makes him unable to function
but his VA claim is still pending?  How
about the vet who had to take several
days of unpaid leave this month because
his wife is extremely ill and can’t care for
their two small children?”
It’s that special time in a biker’s life
when the leaves are green, the flowers
are in bloom and you don’t have to ride
that ‘sickle with your mittens on, so that
must mean it’s time for the FOURTH
Annual Riverwalk Rally! This year
is bigger than ever.
To return to the U.S. and find your
benefits held up is enough to make
anyone lose hope. Sandy Oxford
and her band of military angels are
battling the darkness vets face every day.
The TVC staff go out into the streets
(literally) and help so many get back
some normal. They find vets help with
First, the ‘Why’ of this event. American PTSD, and help them with housing and
Veterans MC (AVMC) is 90%
jobs. Given that 22 veterans still commit
war veteran members. They take the
suicide daily nationwide, their jobs are
commitment to their brothers and sisters more of a calling.
in arms very seriously. And while our
new administration has promised to help
our vets, it hasn’t happened yet. Sandy
Oxford at Tulsa Vet Center (TVC)
gave some insight about some of the
people she helps (get some tissues):
“For any of us, some days can be
tougher than others and even little things
seem overwhelming, but too many of
our military veterans face much bigger
daily challenges: What about that veteran
living in his car AND he has no food or
personal hygiene items? How about a
76-year-old veteran who has worked
his entire life, never asked for anything,
but his retirement just doesn’t stretch
as far as it used to and he finds himself
job-hunting for part-time work just to
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AVMC is asking for you to come out for
an evening of fun, food and affordable
beers to help them help our veterans.
You don’t have to hire a sitter or spend
big amounts of money. You do NOT
have to be a biker or empty your 401K.
They’ll have dinners for $5, you can buy
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