By Ron Cox

About 140 riders and passengers queued up at Everglades Motorcycles in Naples on March 30th to register for the Third Annual Southwest Florida Wounded Veteran Poker Run. Card stops included Alamo Gun Range, Buffalo Chips Restaurant, Rockstar Harley Davidson before ending at the very biker friendly Chicago Boys Bar and Grill in Ft. Myers.

Southwest Florida Wounded Vet is a non-profit organization created in honor of CPL Vincent Mannion-Brodeur. The Corporal was wounded on March 11, 2007 in Tikrit, Iraq. He is currently at Tampa VA Polytrauma Center and has undergone 47 surgeries including the complete removal of his cranium.

The Poker Run offered a rather unique prize, a box of Glocks!!! Three 9MM pistols (G-17, G-19 and G-43) Rockie Lynne was the lucky winner. Lindzy Frost won the poker run with 4 eights and donated half the prize money back. There was also a live and silent auction. After the proceedings Siren Says Rock band set up and played into the night.

The proceeds of the run $3.300 will be equally divided between SWFL Wounded Vet Run, Rolling Thunder FL-5 and the Naples Chapter of LAMA.