Motorcycle Run To Mount KIA/MIA
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If you are looking for a good motorcycle run in June take a look at the 1st Annual Dedication of Mount KIA/MIA in Colorado, June 20-23, 2008. This three day celebration will include, Ute dedication and Prayer Ceremonies, Live Bands, KIA/MIA Ceremonies, and evening events to be announced. From Denver it’s about a 180 mile ride, west on hwy 285, and it may take you over three hours getting there, good mountain run’n.
The Society of Mount KIA/MIA is established for the National Dedication of Mount KIA/MIA in Saguache County of Colorado. This will be a memorial for all U.S. Military personnel who have died or gone missing protecting America’s interests. We are working with & partnering with the local governments around the area of Mount KIA/MIA to bring attention to this living National Monument and inform cities around the country. There will be educational & ceremonial events scheduled at the dedication such as a new & unique KIA/MIA ceremony that was designed just for this dedication, Gold & Blue Star Mom’s, National Service Officer’s, National Guard Fly over, all Branches of Service will be represented, information about those Killed in Action, Missing in Action, Veterans & Family Information Assistance.
Mount KIA/MIA is named in honor of all those “Killed in Action” and/or “Missing In Action” in all of America’s wars. The sound, KIA/MIA, is a meaningful utterance in the Ute language when a place-name suffix is added to it, such as in Kiya’-miya-vat. The verb stem kiya means, “To play,” or “to laugh” in the Ute language. The verb stem miya means, “to walk around” (plural form) or “to do something while walking about” (plural form). The meaning of such a sound in the Ute language is then, “place where people walk about playing,” or “place where people walk about laughing.” Thus it is, KIA/MIA (as in Kiya’-miya-vat) is an appropriate name for a mountain in Colorado that honors all veterans.
The Society of Mount KIA/MIA also needs your help to make this year’s dedication successful, you can participate as a sponsor in one of three levels. Go to their web site for more information; www.mtkiamia.com.
