Some of you may have heard of the "Long Walk", in reference to an EOD Tech's walk down to an IED, but have you heard of the "Long Ride"?

TSgt David L. — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:58:52 -0400

The hardest part of being an EOD Tech is leaving the relative safety of the "safe area", or the up-range area of an EOD incident. Some EOD folks are trying to give back to the injured and surviving family of EOD members by raising money by, now get this, riding across the US on motorcycles in BOMB SUITS! Read all about it.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= [login to see] 272288

http://www.eodwarriorfoundation.org/

http://uxoinfo.com/blogcfc/client/index.cfm/2015/10/2/A-Long-Ride-to-Honor-Those-Who-Take-the-Long-Walk

Timeline Photos - EOD Warrior Foundation | Facebook

"A Long Ride to honor those who take the Long Walk" -Bobby Klepper, a bomb technician himself for 34 years, came up with the plan while discussing his...

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Oct 6 at 2015 4:10 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:10:26 -0400

Thanks for sharing TSgt David L., our EOD Techs are combat multipliers at home station and especially during combat operations. Two of the companies within the BN are 702 EOD & 720 EOD, full of professionals that continuously put the safety of others in front of themselves.

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 6 at 2015 4:28 PM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:28:04 -0400

Freakin Awesome!
I shared the FB link for this to my "VFW Post 9972" (Gratuitous plug) FB page as we do have a number of riders and enthusiasts in the area that may want to play escort with him up to San Diego! Maybe we could push for more escorts here in RP? Just a thought. Thanks for posting!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 26 at 2016 10:49 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:49:29 -0400

I always heard the "Long Walk" as a reference to a certain month long selection in the mountains of West Virginia. . . Interesting to here it as an EOD reference too.