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Video: Why they ride

Participants in the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride honor the fallen and support their loved ones

By EMS1 Staff

“I ride because the families and friends of the fallen EMS people need to know we are still here for them every single day of the year.”

Rolling reporter Hillary Gates checks in from mile 15 of the East Coast leg of the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride. This leg takes riders over 400 miles from Boston to Crystal City, Virginia, over the course of 7 days.

Gates and her fellow riders share why they ride – to honor those who have been lost in the line of duty, servicing their communities with dignity and dedication.

The 2023 honorees of the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride include:

  • Albert W. Schlick III
  • Alison Russo
  • Allen Mandeen
  • Andrew Beck
  • Bradley Brown
  • Brendan Bessee
  • Brian Alnes
  • Brian Hricik
  • Brian Treptow
  • Bruce Lang
  • Bryant Lee Woodard
  • Cemal Cengiz
  • Christopher Shearer
  • Christopher Yock
  • Clinton Eric Harris
  • Courtney Parry
  • Curtis Diehl
  • Daryl Tombs
  • David Keller
  • David Lodarski
  • David Spink
  • David Thomas Mejia
  • Dewey Davis
  • Donald Dodson
  • Doug Gertz
  • Douglas Dzubinski
  • Edward “Ned” J. Hayes
  • Ernest “E.R.” Rudder
  • Faye Baughman
  • Frank Duff, Jr.
  • Fred Manno
  • Gabriel Camacho
  • Gary Weiss
  • Gina Ayres
  • Gloria Gordon
  • Gordon Baker, Sr.
  • Gregory Gelsinger
  • James Sauer
  • Jason Lang
  • Jason Runnalls
  • Jason Taylor
  • Jean Lange
  • Jean Lipsky
  • Jeramiah “Jerry” Keenon
  • Jimmy Gill
  • John “Jack” Boyle
  • John Mondello
  • Jon Cannon
  • Jonathian “John” Myers
  • Joseph “Joe” F. Grady, II
  • Juan Marcus Wilson
  • Justin Finkle
  • Keith Peacy
  • Kenneth Enyeart
  • Lisa Robbin
  • Lisa Sillins
  • Mark Einwich
  • Mark Ellis
  • Mark Miller
  • Mark Woodcock
  • Marleen Fairchild
  • Marvin Bethea
  • Melanie Robinson Massagee
  • Melody “Mel” Piehl
  • Michael Earley
  • Michael Lynch
  • Michael Mahoney
  • Michael Patrick
  • Michael Stephenson
  • Nicholas Theofilis
  • Nickolas Ramirez
  • Nisha Jaia Renee Dash
  • Odyssey Sinisterra
  • Pablo Guzman
  • Patricia Castle
  • Patricia Scaduto
  • Patrick Logan
  • Paul Daniels
  • Peter Bushey
  • Randall “Randy” Willems
  • Redwin Mendez
  • Ricardo Torres
  • Richard “Rick” Brown
  • Richard Chatterton
  • Rickey “Shane” Clifford
  • Robert Nolan
  • Robert “Bobby” A. Jones
  • Robert “Bump” Johnson
  • Robert “Don” Parrish
  • Sara Weaver
  • Sarah Kaderli Junel
  • Scott Wood
  • Sean Maguire
  • Seth Ebbs
  • Stephanie Scheiderman
  • Steven Thorsen
  • Tabitha Thompson
  • Terry Cassidy
  • Theodore Steinwachs
  • Thomas Mieles
  • Thurman “Corey” Cordell
  • TIna Evenson
  • Todd Yandre
  • Troy Dettinger
  • Troy Potter
  • Tyeler Harris
  • Will Richeson
  • William Bouma
  • William McMillian
  • William Mullins
  • William Stalls
  • Willie Bunch, Sr.

May they rest in peace. Learn more about the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride, which honors EMS personnel by organizing and implementing long distance cycling events that memorialize and celebrate the lives of those who serve every day, those who have become sick or injured while performing their duties, and those who have died in the line of duty.

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