Nation of Patriots 2015 Patriot Tour makes its way through Waukon

The Nation of Patriots, a volunteer organization with a mission to provide financial support to families of wounded military veterans who have made sacrifices in service to their country, brought its 2015 Patriot Tour through Waukon last week on its way to completion of its annual three-month summer tour across the country. Tour participants display a United States flag, which is transferred between riders at each designated stop along the tour. The tour began over the Memorial Day weekend, May 23 from Madison, WI, making its way through every one of the contiguous 48 United States before finally ending up back in Madison, WI, where it arrived this past Saturday, September 5.
Riders from Ames brought the flag in to Waukon Thursday afternoon, September 3, with more than two dozen motorcycles meeting at the Waukon Wellness Center before traversing through downtown Waukon  on the way to Waukon Harley-Davidson, where they ceremoniously transferred the flag for its final leg of the tour. Members of the local Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter then departed from Waukon Harley-Davidson Friday, September 4 with the flag in their possession, making their way to Badger Harley-Davidson in Madison, WI to complete the journey. For more information about the Patriot Tour or the Nation of Patriots organization, visit www.nationofpatriots.org.