My name is Eric Cameron. I am a 53-year-old Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge rider. I started riding motorcycles 37 years ago. I started with café cruisers, and then progressed to street bikes, and finally Harley Davidson’s. I have been with my beautiful bride for over 25 years. We have raised four children and now have two grandchildren as well. I served almost 25 years in the US Army as an Airborne Infantryman. After retirement I entered the Government contracting world, where I now run my own company managing various Government contracts for the military, veteran’s affairs and various other Government entities.
I ride the Hoka Hey as a personal journey and an opportunity to raise money for charity. For many years I knew I was well honed machine that could survive in the woods, the side of a road, or in the worst combat conditions imaginable. Now I use the Hoka Hey and other Long Distance Riding events to see if I still have the capability to push myself past what would be normal limits. To see if I have what it takes to complete a spiritual journey, that will literally take me from one end of the continent to the other. Not only will I be able to do good for others through my fundraising, but I will also be able to do a spiritual journey at the same time.
This Hoka Hey I will be riding in remembrance of SFC Larry B. Pelham who recently lost his final battle from combat. For that reason, I chose to ride for Veteran Suicide prevention. The charity that I chose to raise money for during the Hoka Hey is called 22Mohawks. This organization is established to help Veterans in various ways, but mainly to help them deal with their PTSD so that we can stop losing 22 of our Veterans every day. As a Veteran with five combat deployments, who has been fighting PTSD for years, I understand how difficult the struggle they face is, and I want to give them every opportunity to heal and make it through a couple more days. We owe our veterans the greatest debt of gratitude. This is just one way that we can help pay that debt back. The link to my charity is https://donorbox.org/hoka-hey-2026-riding-for-purpose-riding-for-lives. All monies go directly to my charity.
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