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- [Mohamed] After Army Reserve Staff Sergeant

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Eric St. Hilaire was involved in

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a traumatic motorcycle accident,

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fellow soldiers with the 94th Military Policy Company

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jumped to action in organizing charity rides

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with St. Hilaire and his family.

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St. Hilaire's mother says she was deeply touched

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by the outpouring of support

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from the military and the community.

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- Since his accident in August

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we've just been touched to the depths of our hearts

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with the military especially.

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They've been there around the clock,

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helping and supporting and loving us, caring for us.

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- [Mohamed] The response from the local community

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was deeply moving to organizers of the ride,

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when more than 50 motorcyclists came to show their support.

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- It gave me the warm and fuzzies

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to know that a lot of these people he doesn't even know.

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Nobody's every heard of him,

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but they're doing something for a soldier.

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- [Mohamed] From the 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

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in Epping, New Hampshire,

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I'm Army Private First Class Mohamed Elmaola.