HAYDEN, Idaho — The Hayden City Hall Pfc. Robert J. Gordon Veterans Memorial Plaza has been added to this year’s national Tour of Honor map.
Nearly 1,200 motorcyclists have ridden each year since 2011 to memorial sites on the Tour of Honor in honor of veterans, first responders and sometimes working men etched in history at the sites.
“It’s kind of cool because people find names of people they knew,” said Idaho sponsor Ken Tracy. “Like former classmates. Every year we have a story like that.”
Each state has a tour sponsor who adds seven memorial sites to the map that includes 500 sites across the country, and the tour changes each year. Motorcyclists then visit sites and collect photos they take during their visits. Any registered rider who collects photos of seven sites visited by Oct. 31 will receive a finisher certificate.
Participants range from veterans, law enforcement, casual bikers, businessmen and retirees, often between the ages of 50 and 65.
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