Rough Riders serve patients traditional turkey dinner

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  • By Staff Sgt. Dan Bellis
  • Detachment 4, Air Force News Agency
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) --  The Germany chapter of The Rough Riders Motorcycle Club cooked a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 23 for the patients and staff of the Contingency Air Staging Facility here.

Tech. Sgt. Keith Hammack, president of the Rough Riders chapter, said the veterans-based club operates with three philosophies in mind -- motorcycles, veterans and family.

"It's a brotherhood," Sergeant Hammack said. "(We) just try to help each other out."

The patients at the CASF came from deployed locations throughout Southwest Asia and are staying at the staging facility temporarily on their way back to the United States. Additionally, 80 percent of the active duty, Reserve and Guard CASF staff are deployed to Ramstein.

Sergeant Hammack said the club members were there to remind the staff and patients of the Thanksgiving holiday and to give them a taste of the holiday season.

Staff Sgt. Tricia Lebsack, CASF staff member, said the Rough Riders' generosity reflects the fact the group obviously cares about the patients and staff.

"They did a wonderful job," she said.