Tech. Sgt. Ryan Holmes, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., leads a group of motorcycle riders with the Patriot Guard Riders as they approach the main gate area of McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., May 14, 2008. The contingent of Patriot Guard Riders escorted Staff Sgt. Peter Bundesen, from McGuire's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, from the Philadelphia International Airport to McGuire after Sergeant Bundesen returned from a deployment to Iraq. The Patriot Guard Riders are "a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation who ride motorcycles and have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America?s freedom and security," according to their Web site. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
A group of motorcycle riders with the Patriot Guard Riders approach the main gate area of McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., May 14, 2008. The contingent of Patriot Guard Riders escorted Staff Sgt. Peter Bundesen, from McGuire's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, from the Philadelphia International Airport to McGuire after Sergeant Bundesen returned from a deployment to Iraq. The Patriot Guard Riders are "a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation who ride motorcycles and have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America?s freedom and security," according to their Web site. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Staff Sgt. Peter Bundesen waves while he and his family are being escorted by a group of motorcycle riders with the Patriot Guard Riders approaching the main gate area of McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., May 14, 2008. The contingent of Patriot Guard Riders escorted Sergeant Bundesen, from McGuire's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, from the Philadelphia International Airport to McGuire after Sergeant Bundesen returned from a deployment to Iraq. The Patriot Guard Riders are "a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation who ride motorcycles and have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America?s freedom and security," according to their Web site. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Staff Sgt. Peter Bundesen shakes hands with a member of the Patriot Guard Riders who escorted him home from the Philadelphia Airport to McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., May 14, 2008. Sergeant Bundesen, from McGuire's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, returned from a deployment to Iraq and here he stopped to thank all the riders for escorting him home. In his words, Sergeant Bundeses said "it was too much" and "totally unexpected." (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Staff Sgt. Peter Bundesen, center, stops for a group photo with members of the Patriot Guard Riders who escorted him home to McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., from the Philadelphia International Airport, May 14, 2008. Sergeant Bundesen, from McGuire's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was coming home from his deployment to Iraq. The Patriot Guard Riders are "a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation who ride motorcycles and have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America?s freedom and security," according to their Web site. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)