Bikers gather in W.Pa. to honor first responders
SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: Guests visit the Temporary Memorial of the crash of Flight 93 during the 8th anniversary of the September 11,2001 crash of Flight 93 September 11, 2009 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members and …
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Posted: 08/19/2010
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. - Bikers are gathering in a rural western Pennsylvania town for a 455-mile trek to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Participants in the annual ride sponsored by America's 911 Foundation say they want the focus of the ride to be on never forgetting the attacks, not on the controversy over a proposed mosque near ground zero.
The foundation says it has no position on the proposal and feelings among bikers Thursday were mixed. Some say they don't see the harm in building an Islamic center there, while others call it insensitive to the victims' families.
Friday's ride is the group's 10th. More than 700 bikers are expected to ride from the site of the crash of Flight 93 to the Pentagon on Friday. The following day, they'll ride to New York City.
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