Around the Capital Region and up on I-90, you probably noticed about a mile-long fleet of motorcycles and wondered what the caravan was all about. As our Solomon Syed tells us, it was to honor the memory of Colonie's own Amy Seyboth Tirador, who died in Iraq last November.

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"We appreciate everything she did for us, and for the whole community, and for our entire country," said IBEW Secretary Robert Goo.

To show their thanks, members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Motorcycle Club took to the streets of the Capital Region for Amy's Ride, with all proceeds going to the music department at Amy's alma mater, Colonie High School.

"Amy played the trumpet in the symphonic band and the wind ensemble," said her mother, Colleen Murphy.

Amy maybe even provided the wind at the backs of riders as they made their way from Colonie High School up to Amy's final resting place at Saratoga National Cemetery.

Forming a ring around her family, a warm embrace for those still having a hard time believing the Army ruled Amy's death a suicide when she was found shot in the head last November.

The Army is looking into new DNA evidence which may suggest some of Amy's fellow troops in Iraq actually handled the gun that killed her.

As choppers took flight for a post-ride meal in Amy's honor at the American Legion's Zaloga Post in Albany, this weekend is less about getting answers than it is about showing appreciation.

"[We are] remembering every [veteran] that's in this cemetery, and our troops that are overseas, or in the states, working for our freedom, because that's what Amy did," said Murphy.