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1992: His book Wall Of Blood was published. It should have been a
time of celebration. It wasn’t. A few months later his father would
commit suicide. Next came the Palatine Massacre. Then his original
location Brown’s Friend Chicken store mysteriously burned.
time of celebration. It wasn’t. A few months later his father would
commit suicide. Next came the Palatine Massacre. Then his original
location Brown’s Friend Chicken store mysteriously burned.
Flag on truck and pictured below
was his Uncle Raymond’s casket
flag who had served proudly
during the Second World War.
was his Uncle Raymond’s casket
flag who had served proudly
during the Second World War.
If that was true what would he do with the rest of his life? Like
so many times before, Fred Leo found answers by turning to
Yamane, the man who saved his life, and his Vietnam War
experiences. He decided to visit his squad leaders’s grave
site (Yamane photo left). From there he would journey across
America to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in
Washington, D.C. for a Yamane “wall rubbing.” Similar to the
1976 Bikecentennial, he would rebuild his old bike and name
the tour “Journey To The Wall.”
He chose as a support vehicle a 1953 Korean War era
Weapons Carrier M-39 because it was like the one he had
driven in Vietnam.
so many times before, Fred Leo found answers by turning to
Yamane, the man who saved his life, and his Vietnam War
experiences. He decided to visit his squad leaders’s grave
site (Yamane photo left). From there he would journey across
America to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in
Washington, D.C. for a Yamane “wall rubbing.” Similar to the
1976 Bikecentennial, he would rebuild his old bike and name
the tour “Journey To The Wall.”
He chose as a support vehicle a 1953 Korean War era
Weapons Carrier M-39 because it was like the one he had
driven in Vietnam.
| Journey to the Wall page one of two |
At 44, Fred Leo felt maybe there was a higher power trying to tell
him something, something like, “Though you’ve dedicated 40
years of your life to Brown's Chicken, it’s time to leave.”
him something, something like, “Though you’ve dedicated 40
years of your life to Brown's Chicken, it’s time to leave.”
1993 (photo top right) M-39 Weapons Carrier, bike
tour at the Golden Gate Bridge, Oakland, CA.
tour at the Golden Gate Bridge, Oakland, CA.
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