Fred Phelps and his family of anti-gay hate mongers showed up at a recent soldier's funeral in Fort Campbell. But the crude and vulgar jeers and taunts of the Phelps family were drowned out by a group of bikers who call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders.
Apparently, the Patriot Guard Riders are 5,000 strong across the nation and always looking for more volunteers. They have lots of online photos of their noble actions at soldiers' funerals across the nation.
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Wearing vests covered in military patches, a band of motorcyclists rolls around the country from one soldier's funeral to another, cheering respectfully to overshadow jeers from church protesters.
They call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders, and they are more than 5,000 strong, forming to counter anti-gay protests held by the Rev. Fred Phelps at military funerals.
"The most important thing we can do is let families know that the nation cares," said Don Woodrick, the group's Kentucky captain. "When a total stranger gets on a motorcycle in the middle of winter and drives 300 miles to hold a flag, that makes a powerful statement."
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