An Army
veteran who then went into the Coast Guard is visiting Augusta, but not because
he wants to. Now, a group of riders are making him feel at home.
He
cannot move, but Chris Allison's story will move you.
"He
has two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star," explained his wife, Sharon
Allison. "He was a rescue swimmer, he saved many lives."
He
cannot talk, so his wife will talk for him.
"We're
practically newlyweds. We were married, it was two months," she said.
"Then was out on his motorcycle one day and a woman hit him."
A month
or so after the accident in Douglasville, he ended up at the Augusta VA hours
from home.
Sharon
has been the only one by his side since he came here until Thursday night.
"I
ride with the Christian Motorcycle Association," said David Kiser.
"It's one of the things God has called us to do."
Kiser
and his fellow riders don't know Sharon and they don't know Chris, but then
again, they do.
"That's
what we're here for. We're one big family," Kiser said.
Suddenly,
Chris and Sharon are not alone.
"It
means everything, just that Chris is not forgotten," Sharon said.
"It's also sad for him because he wanted to do this, too, to ride for
people."
Instead,
all he can do is listen and look out his window.
"When
we go out, there's no guarantee we're coming back because people in cars don't
watch out for us," Kiser said.
So they
watch out for each other, and through the window, you can see them pray for
each other.
Unfortunately,
it's a ride these bikers will have to do again, but they will, for anyone on a
two as they call it, because they believe this is their calling.
Chris
can't say thank you himself, but a sign in the window saying "thank you
riders" says it all.
Chris
is paralyzed from the neck down and has to be on a breathing tube. The woman
who hit him is in jail facing felony charges.
His
wife is asking you this when you get behind the wheel, slow down, turn down
your radio, get off your phone -- it's not worth it.
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