News & Events

JUNE 27, 2010

The start of a great day. Rocky (VP Nam Knights Old Line Chapter) introduced our wounded Hero Sgt. Eric Edmundon & his daughter Gracie, then briefed everyone on the ride ahead.	Sgt. Eric & Ted getting ready for the ride.	Beth, Ted, Brenda & Bob getting ready for a great event. Thanks for all the support Bob & Brenda.
The lady of the day, Gracie, ready to roll.	Everybody getting ready to roll out.	Beth taking her first ride on a Harley in honor of Sgt. Eric Edmundson, on his special day.
Everyone ready to ride to honor Sgt. Eric Edmundson & his family.	Let's get the show on the road, thanks to the support of all the police	Here we go, down forrest drive on our way to Rte 50.
Faces of Valor USA leading Sgt. Eric Edmundson in the side car with his dad and the rest of the ride following up historic Main St. Annapolis.	Sgt. Eric & Dad waiving at the cheering crowds on Main St.	Our friend Dick Clow's Fire truck with local kids riding along to honor the Edmundsons.
Rt. 50 blocked off in honor of Sgt. Eric.	Almost at Old Glory Harley.	Plenty of food for all, Thanks to Chick & Ruth's Suppliers, Saval Foods, Stanley foods, Wagner, Instant Whip, H&S Bakery, Belair Produce, Pepsi & Deer Park Water. & to Martins Caterers for cooking & serving all the food with the help of Bill fisher & staff.
It's great to have such good support from your family, Iris, Larry, Natalie, Stewart, Rissa, Chase, Fran, & even our sponsor kid from USNA Arabia and of course many other behind the scenes people.	Louis Flynn enjoying the picnic.	MSGT. Karl Allen with wife Debra, & children Ryan & Karlee, A true American Family also enjoying the picnic.
Two Nam Knights, Bomber & Preacher, enjoying the picnic after helping with escorting the ride.	Plenty of Police support.	Presenting Sgt. Eric's daughter a check for $5,000.00 for here college trust fund set up by Faces Of Valor USA.
Sgt. Eric giving a speech on his computer. You had to be there to understand—not a dry eye in the house. This is what Face Of Valor USA events are all about. We could never thank Sgt. Eric and his family enough. We all live our daily lives because of men and women like them.	Gracie with proud Uncle Chip (Retired Marine)	Ben Pope, special thanks for all his support of Faces Of Valor ,is presenting Sgt. Eric with just one of many gift cards and prizes he won durning the event. Eric had to be tired from just coming back and forth to get his prizes.
A special thanks for all the support of the Nam Knights of America Old Line Chapter and all the police from Annapolis City, Prince George's County Sheriffs, Maryland National Capital Park Police, Laurel City Police and Anne Arundel County Police for all their support.

EVERYONE PUT JUNE 26TH 2011 ON OUR CALENDAR, FOR NEXT YEARS FACES
OF VALOR USA MOTORCYCLE RIDE, CLASSIC CAR & FAMILY PICNIC EVENT.
Keep checking the web site for more details.

September 11, 2009: Ted and Chick & Ruth's Delly staff serving St. Col. Ty Edwards, US Marine Corps, & family.

May 2nd 2009: Faces of Valor USA escorts wounded warriors out of Annapolis
after their ride from Washington DC. We met some great young heros.

May 15th: Faces of Valor USA at Andrews Air Force Base	Navy bike team shows their support.	Here are some of our Great American Heros!!!
My newest friend and hero Stg. Eric Edmundson. I will never forget Stg. Eric and his family. Beth & I will be making a trip down to NC to visit Eric soon.	Mike & I (Ted) had the honor to meet Casey Thayer who was enjoying some time out of Walter Reed with his parents. Casey was wounded Feb 11th and is already up and around. He has some more surgeries ahead but is doing really well. People like Casey allow you to realize it is great to be an American. Thank you Casey.	April 3, 2009: Beth & Steve Sammis, proud parents of Capt. USMC Benjamin W. Sammis, one of the big reasons the car was built.

Oct. 15, 2008

Oct 15th: Went to Walter Reed to pick up 15 wounded vets in rehab and took them to Fort Detrick for a day out picnic with the Nam Knights

Amazing young men. On the left just out of surgery a week ago and still wanted to go along for the ride. These guys are the greatest!!

July 13 2008 Navy League Picnic

Faces of Valor meets wounded soldiers from Walter Reed.

Met some nice men and women!!

Myself, Randell & Mike Z

4th of July 2008

My co-chair on the first ride Ben Pope. From 3 bikes to 85, Ben who would of thought? Great Job Ben! We will have over 500 next year.	Relaxing with coffee and muffins before the ride.	Beth (Ted's wife) was the behind the scenes person keeping it all together. Beth even got her mom to work the whole day.
My father-in-law, is asking Bomber (Nam Knights Pres.) how he can ride?	Getting ready for the ride	Lets roll . . .
Off we go. 85 bikes from Old Glory Harley to Annapolis Harley.	Coming over the Severn River Bridge into Annapolis.	The biggest ride up Historic Main Street
Thanks to Laurie from Chick & Ruth's for volunteering to help get things set up.	As we arrive at Annapolis Harley, The family is getting all the food ready to serve. (brothers-in-law Wayne, Larry and sister-in-law, Fran. Sister Iris & Natalie are checking in riders as they arrive behind the scenes.	Norm Lewis of Channel 2, speaks with Ted about the ride.
Great friendships, just shooting the breeze enjoy the day.	Ted's fellow brothers of the Nam Knights escorted and controlled the ride. They assured a safe ride for all. (Back right, friend (not a Nam Knight) Andy Wallace of Narley Choppers.com helped get the word out)	OOPS, can't forget all the ladies that keep us all going.
The ride was a complete success with only 6 weeks of planning. Everyone start signing up for next years ride—it will be one to remember.
	Thank you to everyone who helped make the Faces of Valor USA 1st annual motorcycle ride a great success. Sponsors: Nam Knights Old Line Chapter, Old Glory Harley, Annapolis Harley, Pete's Cycle, Suntrust Bank, Holabird Sports, Evolutions Body, Friends of John Astle. Suppliers: Gavins DJ's, Martins Caterers, Stanley Foods, Saval Foods, Wagner Foods, H&S Bakery, Belair Produce. And a special thanks to the Prince George's County Sheriff Dept., Annapolis City Police, Laurel City Police & Bowie City Police for all their assistance in our safe ride.

Raising money at a Aug 2008 Corvette show in Edge Water MD.

Soldiers supporting Faces of Valor USA
wearing the shirts around the world.

Commander John Geisen with the Delly shirt before we had the official FOV USA shirts in Iraq

John Gallemore in Iraq