This sad story about an Iraq War veteran having his mototrcycle stolen shows how much the freedom of the road and two wheels plays on the imagination of soldiers in particular.
SGT Peter Hopson had saved his combat pay to buy the bike as a reward for surviving the war. He lost two buddies before he got back. I hope SGT Hopson gets a new bike soon and is able to resume the dream.

I'm also looking forward to riding with all my Iraq veteran buddies in Iraq some day in the future, when that country decides riding motorcycles is more fun than killing each other. It may be some time before that notion comes to them, though.