We've hit upon a raw patriotic nerve in Americans searching for a way to identify with those who are supporting and defending our freedoms.

Americans... are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier.

They'll start right in, hollering all kinds of outrageous things. They're going to try and incite anyone they can. They'll tie U.S. flags to their ankles and drag them through the dust. Then when they get to the area police have set aside for them . . . they'll spit on the flags and blow their noses on them.

The group is made up mostly of motorcyclists who have served in the military, but it's not a requirement.

It's all happening kind of fast. It's amazing the response we've gotten. It shows that all this has hit a raw, patriotic nerve, and we're attracting a cross-section of America -- everyone from CEOs to coal miners and aerospace engineers to corner-garage mechanics.

This is just the right thing to do. This is something America didn't do in the '70s. Whether we agree with why we're over there, these soldiers are dying to protect our freedoms.