Franklin County, Ohio! A man from Ohio has finished a 10,000-mile motorcycle challenge, all in the name of supporting veterans.
In 2020, veteran Patrick Romeo became the first person to finish the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge. He doubted he would do it again after finishing it once.
Additionally, 988 was designated as the crisis and suicide hotline. The rider number he was assigned in 2020 and will retain forever is 988, which is a coincidence. For that reason, he has returned to the challenge this year.
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According to him, it was more than simply a coincidence; it was a sign. I immediately thought of my number 988 when it was released. Riding across the nation with it plastered on my windshield and working with the Resurrecting Lives Foundation (RLF) to get the word out would be the best way for me to support our soldiers and help promote it.
Competitors must sleep outside on their motorcycles and refrain from using GPS to finish the challenge. Additionally, they need to collect funds for a nonprofit organization. Romeo opted with RLF because of their mission to reduce veteran suicide rates.
“The fact he has chosen to do this for us again is just the most magnificent gift we could ever ask anybody to do,” RLF founder Dr. Chrisanne Gordon told NBC4 in a recent interview.
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Romeo mentioned that he had to endure fifteen hours of rain at the start of his most recent tour. Intense smoke and fog caused by wildfires also met him later on.
He explained that this time around, “it was really about 988 and about our veterans,” rather than the journey itself, as he had done before.
He admitted that he considered quitting the challenge on occasion, but that the purpose kept him going. To keep going, his loved ones texted him words of encouragement.
A combat veteran son-in-law of Romeo’s texted him, “I’m sure there are a lot of veterans that would like to quit right now but isn’t that what RLF and 988 are for, and why you’re doing this run.” This was the one that affected Romeo the hardest. He urged me not to give up too soon because there were still a few miles to go.
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