BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Riding for the fallen.
Slow Roll Buffalo organized a Memorial Day Remembrance Ride, in honor of military personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Army Veteran Lloyd Nolan shared, "I ride for Slow Roll because they're good people and I'm here to ride for the fallen."
Nolan is an Army veteran.
He joined at the age of 17 as a private, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who served in the Korean War and WWII.
Nolan explained, "I joined when I was 17. I never had a drafts card to fight for this country. I'm a era Vietnam veteran and I started out in Fort Johnson, Louisiana[formerly Fort Polk]. Tiger Country."
Nolan was honorably discharged after a year of service.
Bicyclists of all ages and skills met at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park for a slow-paced ride.
The 68-year-old rides every Monday but this ride is a little special to him.
"I ride with Slow Roll because it's just like family. I like to get out and meet people. Today, I'm riding for the fallen," Nolan said.
Julio Serrano is also an Army veteran having also served for the National Guard and Air Force Guard, and served a total of 10 years.
He rides to remind himself to be grateful.
"We do it for the soldiers that have fallen, and the ones that didn't make it back home from WWI to the Vietnam conflict. We ride for them," Serrano said. "For the remembrance, for what they've done and sacrificed their lives to give us the freedom that we have right now."
