The Tour of Honor Motorcycle Ride began in 2010 as a way for motorcycle riders to honor veterans and first responders in all 50 states. The riders have raised tens of thousands of dollars for veteran and first responder charities across America. The “tour” takes place between April and October of each year and has over 1,000 participants nationwide. To qualify for a certificate, each rider must visit at least 7 designated veteran or first responder memorials where they stop to take a picture of themselves and the memorial as proof of their visit. The stops can be all in one state or spread out over many states, depending on how long of a bike ride each person wants to take. The riders also keep score cards of each site they visit that they send in with the photos to get their participation certificate. The state of West Virginia has seven designated memorials, and the veterans’ memorial in New Cumberland was chosen as one of the sites for 2025. Many of the riders who have visited the memorial so far have left behind the official Tour of Honor token or some other piece of memorabilia like a set of dog tags to honor the local veterans. Recently a participant from New Philadelphia stopped to take a photo in front of the monument and left behind one of his tokens. New Cumberland is honored to be one of the chosen sites this year, and we hope that many more riders choose to visit our memorial before October.
Shown in the photos are some of the tokens left behind and the rider from New Philly.
