Members of the Patriot Guard Riders are not always riding motorcycles. They also drive cars and trucks.

Another American Soldier Has Died. Who cares? The suffering of soldiers and their families is largely invisible to most Americans. But not to these Americans. 'Patriot Guard Riders' is a documentary about a 200,000 strong motorcycle group who attend military funerals to honor the fallen, and to protect grieving families from a hate group who descend on the funerals and harass them.—Wall Fly Films

"Patriot Guard Riders" takes us on a solemn journey astride souped-up motorcycles to funerals of young soldiers killed in action. Our guides are a 200,000-strong motorcycle group formed to protect grieving families from members of the Westboro Baptist Church who harass them. The intimidating looking bikers escort the fallen soldiers from the airfield to the burial grounds, where they form a protective shield around the grieving families. The film underscores a tragic truth: Soldiers are dying and their families are suffering. It reveals an unlikely but powerful bond between the bikers, the grieving families and the military. Their poignant stories chronicle the emergence of a new kind of patriotism in America, where we honor the troops even if we don't believe in the war.—Wall Fly Films