![Come to the Ride - Walk to Remember on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. in Cuddy Valley, meet across from the Piñon Pines mailboxes. See you there! Walkers, Equestrians, Electric carts all welcome. Join in to honor the memory of all those who died, all those who fought, all those who served. [Dawn Jenkins photo/from archive]](https://mountainenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0158_w-324x243.jpg)
Come to the Ride - Walk to Remember on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. in Cuddy Valley, meet across from the Piñon Pines mailboxes. See you there! Walkers, Equestrians, Electric carts all welcome. Join in to honor the memory of all those who died, all those who fought, all those who served. [Dawn Jenkins photo/from archive]
Some memories offer more colors than red, white and blue
Ride (& Walk) to Remember
Saturday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m.
Meet across the street from the Piñon Pines mailboxes.
Needed: Golf carts, gators or other off-road vehicles for those who cannot make the 4-mile walk. Call Militsa, 661.623 0356.
By Marcy Axness and Patric Hedlund, TME
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. On the morning of September 11, 2001, when he heard the news, Cuddy Valley resident John Fuess was moved to get on his horse and gallop through his community, American flag in hand. Fuess was a Civil War reenacter for Fort Tejon. He knew the power of symbols.
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For those seeking assistance or feeling triggered by these events, help is available:
Veterans Crisis Line.
800.273.8255 (Press 1)
Text 838255 or go to
www.VeteransCrisisLine.net
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His teenage neighbors, Caitlyn “Kate” Kennedy and Emily Brennan, saddled up their own horses the next year, to lead a larger ride. They continued the annual event until they…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)
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