talking to the Semper Fi Fund about vets and horsemanship
Matt and Kristen will be married on June 12th 2015 which
maybe with mustangs.”
will be a year from the day they met.
“Thank you all for what has truly been a defining moment in
my life. Thank you for donating and if you haven’t yet click on
the link and help out the men and women that have given so
much. For me I wanted to do this and I felt like I had to do this,
but the real purpose was “coming home”, not only for the guys
for the fund but for me as well. When I first was going to do this
my mom asked me what I wanted to get out of this and I told
her, Peace”
“Riding down the road isn’t glamorous or the kind of riding I
like to do but we do it for these guys and we do it for the others
that message me and tell me that seeing the stories of people
who care about them saved their lives. I also ride for me. I hate
to come across as selfish but I do ride for me. This is my long
trail home and I am going home at the end of it. That is my goal
for me at the end of it. I want to go home, it’s been a long time
since I’ve been home. “
“The Long Trail Home” ride from coast to coast is a true
story of courage, hope and love in the face of pain and
despair. Matt Littrell and his story is an inspiration to all of us
and shows us that one person with determination, hope and
courage can make a difference; both in his own life and the
lives of his brother and sister veterans.
If you would like to contribute to Matt Litterll’s Long Trail
Home Semper Fi Fund please go to the following website:
https://fundraising.semperfifund.org/
fundraise?fcid=249300
“The ride was twofold and it started because it was for the Veteran Suicide Statistics
fund and in the end he found his true home and happiness. It 1 in 5 veteran’s deaths is by suicide
was a great adventure!” Kristen told Thunder Roads Colorado. Veterans have more than 200% higher likelihood of dying by
On December 7th Colorado Devil Dogs MC threw a party suicide
for Matt and his fiancée Kristen to welcome them back home A conservative estimate of 8030 veterans commit suicide
each year.
to Colorado.
Patrick McCauley – “5”
www.thunderroadscolorado.com
February 2015
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