21st annual Marengo "Suicide Ride" Swamp Ride
Wish I Could of NELA Foundation
The annual fundraiser event for the Wish I Could foundation to benefit terminally-ill children.
Over 4,000 ATV's registered to run the Muddy 18 mile course!
Friday 2nd 2006
"The day before the Ride"
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Ride
Also... Alan-W5HUD's
Objective: To setup and provide vital communications & support for the Annual "Wish I Could" Marengo Swamp Ride in Hebert,LA. Communicators were deployed to 5 locations on the Muddest ATV course in the South!
Main Gate: ARES Command Post,"Starting Point", "River Levee", "Suicide Hole" & One communicator / Rider on the trail.
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Setting up the ARES Com-Vehicle
Making repairs and cooking & eating Hotdogs & Smoked Sausage! Yum Yum!
Brandon was not feeling very well!
Kevin - W5KGT,Mark - K5ER,David - W5DSG,Brandon - N5WLG,Melinda - N5MEL,Alan - W5HUD,BT - KE5HLT & Larry - N5ASA
Raising the W5KGT ARES 100' Tower
Emergency Back-up power generator,2m / 70cm Repeater
Kevin is a Pro at raising the ARES portable 100' tower, Helping out was David - W5DSG, BT - KE5HLT & Larry - N5ASA
Wish-I-Could raffle a New 4-Wheeler! Hats & T-Shirts, Campers getting ready for the Big Day!
Caldwell Parish Command Post
NELA Ambulance Service
Gary Peters & Crew
Setting up at starting point on Friday
NELA Ambulance Service has 3 Command posts one is deployed south of New Orleans, 2 are showed here.
Gary has a "Mule" also for getting to people in those hard to get places! and check out that Big Generator!
Gary & Crew unloaded & Tested the "Mule" out in the Suicide Hole #2 at starting point.
Well the "Mule" did pretty good untill in it Sank in the water....Dead "Mule" !
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