NORWICH – Members of the Old Dogs Brotherhood from New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey will come together to lead the New York chapter of the Freedomride 2010 bike rally, in recognition of Armed Forces Day on May 15.

The nationwide rally, in this, its first year, begins and ends behind Howard Johnson, and will take riders on a lengthy tour of Chenango County, including stops at Seeber’s Tavern in Smithville Flats, The River Club in Afton for lunch, southward on Route 7 to the Driftwood and westward on Route 79 to Route 12 and Davy’s Last Chance Saloon before returning north to Norwich, all in a show of support for those defending our country, past, present and future, according to local coordinator Tom Prosser.

Prosser, whose son serves in the Marine Corps, said while “we may not all agree why we’re at war, we still have to support our troops no matter what, because they are the ones that provide us with our freedom and ensure that we stay free.”