Taking Eddie Home:

Eddie asked that his ashes be spread "where the grass is green, it does not matter where, it's all one earth" I thought of many beautiful places I could have spread Eddie's ashes; Trinity Alps, Mendocino... The more I thought about it, the more I thought of his wife Helen. Eddie needs to go back to Alabama, the only home he ever knew so that his remains can be laid to rest with his wife.  Helen loved Eddie unconditionally.  She stood by him during the worst of times and sadly even at the expense of her own well being.  I believe Helen represents the families of veterans whose voices are never heard.  This trip is for Helen, and all the families who suffer in silence.

Eddie never flew after Normandy, so to honor that I thought a motorcycle road trip with Eddie's comrades would be a fitting tribute to a fallen soldier.  I am painfully aware that Eddie is not the only veteran living in unfit conditions, and on this trip I hope to raise awareness of the hardships that veterans and their families endure.