james campbell, Jr

Why are you competing?

Being able to represent 124 Honor Flight Hubs across the USA as a Retired USMC Pilot & Co-Founder of the Never Forgotten Honor Flight 11/11/09; helping design a bike that represents our veterans & the Memorials built in their honor, is something I have been dreaming about for years!!

Describe your dream bike

a patriotic colored theme with emphasis on the 3 major memorial celebrating WWII, Korea & Vietnam era Veterans. theyshowing veterans at these memorials where for the first time in decades they have been able to experience closure. ie a Vietnam veteran leaning on the Vietnam Wall touching the name of this best friend who died in 1968. a veteran, back to the viewer, in a wheelchair, overlooking Arlington National Cemetary. another standing in front of the Wall of Stars at the WWII memorial.

Where would you take your chopper on the open road?

I can see the bike being on display at airports for the Veterans' Welcome Home Ceremonies ....it would blow their doors off!! as well as their families, friends and members of the community that have come to give the veterans the Welcome Home they never received. I can see it leading the many Motorcycle fund raising rides to raise money to send veterans on their Honor Flight!!