IOWA RUN TO THE RUN FOR THE WALL MAY 2002

Vision and Mission for

RUN for the WALL

and the

IOWA POW/MIA RUN

Mission Statement: To promote healing among Vietnam veterans and their families and friends, to call for an accounting of all Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action (POW/MIA), and to honor the memory of those Killed in Action (KIA).

Philosophy: We strive to maintain a safe, supportive and private atmosphere in which all participants can reflect and heal on their journey to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. in the hope that they can return home to a new beginning.

Goals: To guide the participants safely across America. To educate future generations as to the importance of accountability in wartime actions emphasizing that no one should be left behind. To participate in Rolling Thunder in support of their demand for government accountability for POW/MIAs.

Run For The Wall is not just a motorcycle event, its a mission. Its special, not like anything else you have ever been involved in. You will become part of the Run For The Wall family, with family members from all over the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia. Join us in this mission to meet friends, and support a very good cause, that of the POW/MIA. You don't have to ride a motorcycle to participate, some members drive chase trucks, or bring motor homes or cars. The important thing is to join the cause...And Please, Never Forget!

Come meet with us or ride with us across Iowa to show support for those who can't...

mbrundies@hotmail.com

Please try to confirm participation by 5/1/02. I need to provide an approximate participant count to food providers, vendors, restaurants, camping facilities, police escorts, site hosts, etc. Let me know where you will meet us, how far you will be accompanying us, if you will be riding a motorcycle, if you can assist as a road guard or support vehicle, and if you will be camping or are in need of motel accommodations in Omaha or Davenport. Thanks!

Marla Brundies 3231 Diehn Avenue, Davenport, Iowa 52802 Phone: 563-323-8561

SATURDAY May 18th, 2002 - IOWA RUN OVERNIGHT AT OMAHAS FREEDOM PARK, 2497 Freedom Park Road Omaha, Nebraska.

5:00PM POW/MIA tribute and overnight camping, or a bunk in one of the 25 racks in a Vietnam Mine Sweeper at Omaha's Navy Park
SUNDAY May 19th we depart Omaha, Nebraska for Davenport, Iowa via Marshalltown, Iowa and the Iowa Veterans Home where we will have lunch.

7:00AM-8:00AM Donuts and Coffee, Departure Meeting, Thank You and Farewell to Freedom Park

1st Gas Stop on I-80 in Council Bluffs, where we will leave Omaha Veterans who will escort us from Freedom Park through Omaha and Council Bluffs

2nd Gas Stop (80 miles) at Exit 93 on I-80 at Stewart Iowa

3rd Gas Stop (80 miles), 14 miles west of Marshalltown on Hwy-330 at Mike's

Iowa ABATE will escort us to the Iowa Veterans Home

11:30 AM-1:30 PM - Visit with residents of the Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown, where we will be provided lunch and receive tours of the facility compliments of the acting Commandant, Dan Gammon, the Home staff, and Community supporters.

1:30 PM - ABATE Motorcyclists will escort us through Marshalltown to Hwy 14, across Hwy 6, and back to I 80 East to Davenport

4th Gas Stop (80 miles) at Exit 216 on I-80 at Kum & Go.

Sunday Evening May 19th - Quad Cities Honors POW/MIA's - 5:00 PM

       All Veteran's MemorialDavenport Memorial Park 1032 E. 39th St.

7:00-8:00AM Departure I-74 North to I-80 East from Wiebler's Harley Davidson, 5320 Corporate Park Drive, Davenport, Iowa.

Proceed on I-80 to I-280/I-74 East, bypass Peoria on I-474, to I-74

1^st Gas Stop (90 miles) at Exit 83 on I-74 East

Proceed on I-74 East to I-155 South at Exit 101 toward Lincoln, Ill.

2^nd Gas Stop (80 miles) Bobs Shell Williamsville Exit 109 on I-155

Lunch -Williamsville Family Restaurant, 100 W. Main

Proceed on I-155 S until it ends and turns into I-55 toward St. Louis

3^rd Gas Stop (70 miles) at Exit 41 on I-55 SouthProceed on I-55 to I-270 West toward Kansas City then I-70 West to Wentzville

3:30 PM VFW Wentzville, Missouri, I-70 Exit 203 to meet the RFTW Central Route for Dinner, the POW/MIA Ceremony, Camping, and Comradery...

U.S. Unaccounted-For from the Vietnam War POW/MIA/KIA

Body not Recovered - Defense POW/Missing Office

Steven Harold Adams - Spencer, Iowa

Richard Lee Ayers - Waterloo, Iowa

Jerry Prosper Clark - Davenport, Iowa

James Derwin Cohron - Centerville, Iowa

Kelly Francis Cook - Sioux city, Iowa

Ariel Lindley Cross - Des Moines, Iowa

Francis John Davis - Montrose, Iowa

Dennis Lee Eilers -Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Laurent Lee Gourley -Villisca, Iowa

Terence Hastings Griffey - Ft. Dodge, Iowa

Dennis C Hamilton - Barnes City, Iowa

James W Herrick Jr - Panora, Iowa

James Hamilton Hise - Des Moines, Iowa

Lester E Holmes - Plainfield, Iowa

John Dewey Killen III - Des Moines, Iowa

Charles D King - Muscatine, Iowa

Jeffery M Krommenhoek - Sioux city, Iowa

Robert B Leonard - Des Moines, Iowa

Russell D Martin - Bloomfield, Iowa

Paul L Milius - Waverly, Iowa

Glenn R Morrison Jr - Mason City, Iowa

Robert Carles O'Hara - Lost Nation, Iowa

Carl Anthony Palen - Dubuque, Iowa

Delbert R Petereson - Manson, Iowa

Alan D Piittmann - Shelby, Iowa

Robert F Rex Odebolt, Iowa

Norman Lee Roggow - Aurelia, Iowa

Gary Bernard Scull - Harlan, Iowa

Donald L Sparks - Carroll, Iowa

Gray D Warren - Des Moines, Iowa

Lawrence W Whitford Jr - Cedar Falls, Iowa

Rex Stewart Wood - Moulton, Iowa

Reports Totals:

Killed in action, Body Not Recovered: 7

Died in Captivity: 0

Missing: 0

Prisoner: 0

Presumptive Finding of Death: 25

Total: 32