On 9 June, they took off from Internistrian to scope Glogłówka after 5 days and to travel nearly 600 km. On the way, they will visit the graves of soldiers who did not return from the mission home. On their graves, they will light candles and remind their fallen friends. Participants of the 2nd Veterans Bike Rally want to pay tribute to those who died in serving Poland.
– 2nd Veterans rally is simply a road full of emotion, memory, emotion and pride. We are going to celebrate those who gave their lives, serving Poland and to show that we do not forget. all kilometer is simply a silent tribute, and all minute of silence – a proof of respect. This rally combines generations and environments, due to the fact that the memory of the dead is our common cause. That is why we are moving – together with the heart, with the mission – says the manager of the Centre for Veterinary Activities outside the borders of the state Lt. Col. Catherine of Rare.
70 people participate in the rally, which began on 9 June in the Interstate. These are members of the families of the fallen soldiers – 11 representatives of the American Gold Star Mission Foundation, members of the household of the fallen Soldiers Association “Memory and Future”, students of the manufacture School I Degree of Veterans Activities outside the State Borders in Włoszakowice and veterans from military units, police and State Protection Service. Their expedition is divided into 5 stages. Cyclists will travel from the Interstate through the Italian Zakowice, Żagań, Jawor and Brzeg to scope the finish line in Głoguk on 13 June.
One of the rally participants is Barbara Pastusiak. Her son, Sergeant. Marcin Pastusiak served in the peculiar Branch of the Military Gendarmerie in Minsk Mazowiecki. He died on a mission to Afghanistan in 2011. She decided to take part in the rally due to the fact that the athletics was always close to her – she played volleyball, cycling, yoga and Pilates, among others, and after the death of her son, physical activity besides became a therapy for her to calm down the pain of losing her only son. – However, another motivation was more important: to go for Marcin. To add a brick to the memory of the victim he bore," emphasises Barbara Pastusiak and admits that she was happy erstwhile only a fewer days ago in the territory of Retkinia in Łódź, 1 of the roundabouts received the name of the sergeant. Martin Pastusiak. During the rally she will remember her son, she wants to celebrate his memory.
Mariusz Sybilski, head of the education and tradition squad of the Veteran Centre for Activities outside the State Borders, stresses that the rally is intended to commemorate soldiers who have given their lives, serving their homeland in missions outside the state's borders over the last fewer decades. “When we participated in a bike rally organized in the United States, 1 associate of the household of a fallen soldier said that the hero dies twice: the first time he loses his life and the second erstwhile individual last says his name. Our rally is to guarantee that the names of the fallen soldiers are not forgotten. We will match the victim they have suffered," says Mariusz Sybilski.
The organizers of the 2nd Veterans Bicycle Rally are: the Veteran Action Center outside the State Borders, the General Command of the Armed Forces Types, the household of the Lost Soldiers Association “Memory and Future” and the manufacture School I Degree of Veterans Activities outside the State Borders in Włoszakowice.
