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Honoring patriotic service

Patriot Guard Riders recognize veterans and active duty military personnel

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Patriot Guard Riders participate in a flag line outside Straub's Funeral Home, in Camas Friday, during the memorial service for Master Sgt. Ed Spencer. Spencer, of Washougal, was a decorated Army veteran who served two tours in Vietnam. "It is our way of honoring and thanking Master Sgt. Spencer for the self-sacrifices he made by serving our country," said Lynn Vaughn, a Southwest Washington ride captain. "If it were not for men and women such as he, there would be no United States of America."

As local residents filled up their grocery carts and gas tanks at the Camas Safeway, Friday in preparation for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, there were numerous motorcyclists gathering nearby to honor a Vietnam veteran.

Members of the Patriot Guard Riders assembled in the Safeway parking lot, prior to the memorial service for Master Sgt. Ed Spencer, 72, of Washougal.

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