Missouri Vietnam Wall Run 2019

Tyler Graef

Sunday, September 22, 2019

The first-ever motorcycle pilgrimage to Missouri's National Veterans Memorial wall took place Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Perryville. Motorcyclists drove from Springfield to Perryville to see the memorial wall.

Tom Royal, right, points out the name of his eldest brother, Francis P. Royal, who was killed at 19 in 1966 when Tom was 2, during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Participants arrive during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rhonda LaGois, right, socializes during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
A custom-painted "ratbike" is seen parked near a Missouri State Highway Patrol vehicle during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. Members of the highway patrol escorted riders to the memorial. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Harold Mabary smokes a cigar after arriving at the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Marine Corps veteran Bob Shults reclines on his motorcycle while socializing during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
George LaGois is seen reflected in a motorcycle mirror during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Tom Royal touches the name of his brother, Francis P. Royal, inscribed on the wall during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Ed Hazen of Kansas City removes his hat for a prayer during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

An attendee's patriotic shirt is seen while United States Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston (ret.), right, delivers remarks during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Missouri Governor Mike Parson, center, talks with organizers William Scott Magill, left, and Terry Willey, during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Ken Taylor, center left, and Daniel Lowery, center right, bow their heads for a moment of silence as the names of POW/MIA names from Missouri are read during the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Bob Davis of Willard, Missouri, is seen after the first-ever Missouri Vietnam Wall Run Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. Davis's vest patches are references to his late son, Cpl. Kindall Johnson. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)