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UPDATE:
Conroe PD SGT Gary Hardage
Conroe, Tx
14 Aug 08

Constable Captain Mike just called and said the funeral home is taking

the SGT. to the church at 1130 Hrs. They would like the FLAG LINE SET by this time.

We need to change the STAGING TIME LINE. Corrections are in red below.

The Family and Conroe PD has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to be guests

and to present PGR HONORS at the Memorial Services

for Conroe Police Department’s Sergeant Gary Hardage.

Both the Sergeant and his wife worked for the Conroe PD.

Please keep the Sgt., his family, fellow Law Enforcement Officers

and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

Sgt. Hardage died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident

early Monday morning when an SUV pulled in front of him from a parking lot.

Visitation will be Wednesday, August 13, 2008 from 6:00pm — 8:00pm

at the Metcalf Funeral Home located at 1801 E White Oak Terrace in Conroe, TX 77304.

Phone number is (936) 756-3311.

Memorial service will be Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 1:00pm

at The Ark Family Church located at 450 Humble Tank Rd. in Conroe, TX 77304.

Phone number there is (936) 756-1988.

The Montgomery County Sheriff Department has volunteered to provide a Missing Man Formation.

PGR RIDERS & GUEST RIDERS will stage at the TARGET STORE Parking lot

at 503 I-45 in Conroe and be escorted to the ARK CHURCH

to set the HONOR FLAG LINE for the Memorial Service.

STAGING LOCATION: Target Store, 503 Interstate 45 N, Conroe, TX 77304

STAGING TIME LINE:

MISSION DATE: August 14th
STAGING TIME: 1045 - 1105 hrs
SAFETY BRIEFING: 1105 hrs
KSU (kick stands up): 1120 Hrs

S.E. Texas PGR
“Riding Hard and Standing Tall”

This BLAST contains the following:

* Memorial Dedication and Parade for SSgt Jeffery Hartley

* Friday Evening 18 July 08
* Saturday Morning 19 July 08

* Mission Heads up notice for WWII Army Vet H. Brice Burkett, 83, Spring TX

Memorial Dedication and Parade for
SSGT Jeffery Hartley
Friday Evening 18 July 08 and Saturday 19 July 08

The SE Texas PGR was contact by Hempstead Assistant Police Chief David Hartley,

the father of SSGT Jeffery Hartley, requesting our participation

in two memorial events for his son this weekend.

As you may recall we road for SSGT Hartley in April of this year.

Both of the events are listed below and I hope you can be there for this Gold Star Family.
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Friday Evening July 18Th at 1900 Memorial Dedication
Hempstead City Park

This is an open invitation to all PGR members to be at the unveiling

of the Memorial in honor SSGT Jeffery Hartley, who gave all for you and me.

This is the same location we had the Candle Light Vigil for Jeffery in April.

The memorial was donated by a local business that asked to be anonymous.

Date: Friday July 18th
Time: 7PM

Location: At the Gazebo in Hempstead City Park behind City Hall.

ALL PGR members are invited to attend.
The address is 1125 Austin St, Hempstead, TX

More information in the Waller Times:
http://www.thewallertimes.com/images/NewPage1.pdf
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S.E. Texas PGR
This BLAST contains the following:

*    Final Itinerary Funeral mission for SGT Tousha, Thurs 17 April

If you have a Kick Stand Pad, bring it.

DATE OF MISSION (FUNERAL):  Thursday April 17th
STAGING LOCATION: ( map )  2601 11St, Huntsville, Tx  77340
Directions  The Brookshire Brothers and Conoco Station,  Corner of 11st and Normal Park Dr.
Take Hwy 190 - Exit 116 off I-45 in Huntsville.

STAGING TIME LINE:
Staging:   0800 hrs
Mission Briefing and Prayer: 0830 hrs
KSU (kick stands up):   0845  hrs
Honor/Flag Line Setup:  0900 hrs

FAST KSU:  1015 hrs

Please join us as we honor this brave warrior, his wife and children.  age 12 & 11.
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*    Final Itinerary Funeral mission for SSGT Hartley, Sat 19 April

DATE OF MISSION (FUNERAL):  Saturday April 19th
STAGING LOCATION: ( map ) First United Methodist Fellowship Hall, 1207 Farr Street, Waller  77484

STAGING TIME LINE:
Staging:   0900 hrs
Mission Briefing and Prayer: 0950 hrs
KSU (kick stands up):   1000  hrs
Honor/Flag Line Setup:  1000 hrs

Please join us as we honor this brave warrior

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PLEASE read more about these 2 BRAVE warriors below:

SHORT NOTICE ESCORT HOME tomorrow THURSDAY April 3rd

Confirmed: Spc. Joshua V. Molina 20, Houston, TX, 3 April 2008

Spc. Joshua A. Molina, died in Baghdad on Thursday 27 March 2008

from injuries he suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

Molina was assigned to the 1st Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment

stationed in Vilseck, Germany. His tour of duty in Iraq was scheduled to end in November.

Born and raised in the Houston area, Molina joined the Army Junior ROTC at Bellaire High School.

When the family moved to Alief, Molina transferred to Elsik High School.

He enlisted after graduating in 2005.

He wanted to be a soldier since he was a little kid, said his younger brother,

Manuel Molina. “He just liked to play war.”

Escort Home

Arrival: 3 April 2008, 1123 hours

Ellington Field, 510 Ellington Field, Houston, TX 77034

Staging Location: Volo Aviation, 11210 Blume Ave, Houston, TX 77034

11210 Blume Ave, Houston, TX 77034

MAP LINK Staging Time: 1000 hours Mission Briefing: 1050 hours KSU: 1100 hours

Escort Destination:

Earthman Funeral Home / Bellaire Chapel, 6700 Ferris St., Bellaire, TX 77401

*    Confirmed Mission Active Duty Cpl. Michael D. Collins, 17, Friday the 29th
*     Pending KIA Mission

Final Itinerary for Cpl. Michael D. Collins, 17, Houston TX, 29 FEB 09

The family of Cpl Michael Collins has requested the PGR be at the services of there beloved son.

Cpl Collins was killed in a motorcycle accident off base.

His services will be this Friday at 1300. Please join us as we honor this fallen soldier.

Scoop of the Mission:
Services will be at American Heritage Funeral, which is right next to Houston National Cemetery, at 1300.

A detail of flag bikes will escort the family the to the funeral home.

We will set up the flag line outside the funeral home at 1200.

Once the services starts we will break down the flag line for a rest while the services are on going.

Burial services will be next door at Houston Nation Cemetery at Shelter A.

A caisson while move Cpl Collins to Houston Nation Cemetery and the family and guest will walk behind the caisson.

We will have a flag line set up at shelter A and leave some members at the funeral home with flags to walk behind the caisson.

Name:  Cpl. Michael D. Collins, 17   JUST PROMOTED

Unit:  4th of the 112th Field Artillery out of Ft. Hood

Funeral Service:  Friday, Feb 29th, 1300 Hrs.

Service Location:
American Heritage Funeral
10710 Veterans Memorial Dr
Houston, TX 77038

The Marines, VS Beserkley

I don’t know if you folks have been following this, but it is worth paying attention to.

As a Southerner, I have watched the Berkeley vs. U.S. Marines brouhaha with a very keen interest. I’m not all that sure those people in Berkeley know what can happen to people who decide to mess around with the United States government.

Somebody really ought to clue those folks in with a little reality check.

This is worth a close read.

It would be hilarious if all PGR riders from across the US would converge on Berkeley and giv’em hell.

Here is some more action you can take.

UPDATE: Berkeley, California city officials met Tuesday night and REFUSED to issue an apology to the Marines!

Additionally, they also neglected to rescind their earlier resolution giving the radical left-wing organization Code Pink a parking space in front of the city’s Marine Recruitment Center and a noise permit.

So it appears that the harassment of our brave men and women in uniform will continue in Berkeley with the tacit blessing of city officials!

The City Council — after hearing criticism from you and tens of thousands of your fellow patriotic Americans — did however vote to rescind the letter they approved a couple of weeks ago calling the Marines “uninvited and unwelcome intruders.”

While this is a small victory, apparently Berkeley city officials think that patriotic Americans like you will simply go away and not bother them anymore based on their half-hearted action.

But if they really supported our troops, why did they VOTE DOWN a motion to apologize to the Marines and why are they continuing to sanction the harassment of our brave men and women in uniform?

Berkeley leaders — and other lefty city officials across America — need to know that half-hearted actions and crocodile tears simply are not enough!

We need to intensify our campaign in support of Senator Jim DeMint’s legislation to cut off Berkeley’s earmarks and give them instead to the Marines.

Use the link below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush, Senator Jim DeMint, and the GOP leadership of the House and the Senate.

S.E. Texas PGR
This BLAST contains the following:

* Funeral of murdered Army Veteran Quincy Childress, Ames, Tx,
Saturday, Feb 9
* S.E. Texas PGR news
Funeral for Army Veteran Quincy Childress SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2008

Funeral Service for Quincy D. Childress, 25, of Raywood, Texas, will be held

Saturday, February 9, 2008 at St. Miles Missionary Baptist Church, with burial in Johnson Cemetery.

A native of Houston, he was a graduate of Hull-Daisetta High School,

a member of St. Miles Baptist Church, a veteran of the United States Army and also a pipe inspector.

Quincy was proud of his service with the Army in Iraq.

Quincy was murdered Sunday morning after an argument about the Army. An arrest has been made.

Please join the SE Texas PGR in honoring Quincy Childress and his family.

Mission Date: Saturday, Feb 9, 2008
Staging Location: Walmart, 2121 Highway 146 N, Liberty, Tx, 77575

Staging Time: 1100 hrs
Mission Briefing: 1145 hrs
KSU: 1155 hrs

MAP LINK

S.E. Texas PGR

This BLAST contains the final itinerary for a WELCOME HOME MISSION to be held on Sunday Feb. 3rd 2008:

Captain Brian Fletcher – U.S. Army
Major Carrolton Smith – U.S. Army

FINAL ITINERARY:
Captain Brian Fletcher – U.S. Army, Kingwood, TX – Major Carrolton Smith – U.S. Army.
Captain Fletcher is return home following a 16 month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Additionally we would like to surprise his best friend Major Carrolton Smith who served with Captain Fletcher in Afghanistan and who will also be in attendance. (Second tour in Afghanistan for both) The family of Captain Fletcher has advised us that Captain Fletcher is a very low key type individual who is uncomfortable being in the limelight, or having any attention paid to him. As a result, we will honor the Captain’s wishes, and make the welcome home as honorable, but as brief as possible.

Staging Location: 22999 Highway 59 North. Kingwood Medical Center Parking lot. Western corner of Highway 59 and Kingwood drive in Kingwood, TX.
Directions: From highway 59 heading NORTH, take the exit for Kingwood drive. Turn LEFT onto Kingwood drive, and proceed to the Medical center on the left side of the road. From Highway 59 heading SOUTH, take the exit for Kingwood Drive and turn RIGHT onto Kingwood Drive. Medical center will be on your left.

Staging Time: 1400 hrs
Mission Briefing: 1440 hrs
KSU: 1445 hrs

We will have the new SE Texas PGR shirts for sale at the staging area.

From staging, we will travel approximately 1.5 miles east on Kingwood drive to the subdivision and home of Captain Fletcher. Captain Fletcher is aware of our desire to welcome him home so it will not be a surprise. Major Smith is NOT aware that we plan to welcome him home, so for him it WILL be a surprise.

Lead RC: Gary Livingston (Sidewinder) glivingston2@comcast.net
Co-Captain: Chuck Boyd (Santa) boyd2bikerider@yahoo.com
Support Vehicle: Jerry (Waterboy) Turner

Please Note! This welcome home is taking place on Super Bowl Sunday, and everyone is going to want to watch the game. The welcome home for Captain Fletcher and Major Smith will be a brief welcoming home ceremony concluding no later than 3:30. This should give everyone ample time to return home in time to not miss the opening kickoff of the game at approximately 5:45 p.m. Let’s show these hometown hero’s that we care, by giving a couple of hours of your time to meet and thank these hero’s face to face for all the sacrifices they have made over the past 16 months.

Thanks,

Gary Livingston

SE Texas PGR Ride Captain

1st Lt. Jeremy E. Ray, 26, Houston, TX
28 DEC 07, 1100
This is final PGR itineraries for the services for 1st Lt. Jeremy E. Ray, who gave all for you and me.

This mission is a GO all contacts have been made. Our objective is to help provide a fitting send off for this American Hero. We had a great escort home yesterday, let’s have a big turn out to honor this fallen hero from our area.

Lt. Ray is a graduate of Texas A&M and was only recently deployed to Iraq. The family said they would be honored if the PGR could be there for their son, needless to say it is the PGR who is Honored to be invited to Stand Tall and Silent in Honor of this Warrior.

S.E. Texas PGR

December 12, 2007

This BLAST contains the following items:

Dec 15: Adopt a Hero for Christmas, Katy / BAMC
Dec 15: Welcome home - Dickinson
Dec 15: Our Adopted family for Christmas

S.E. Texas PGR news

Christmas for the sand box
Email Notices
Support Vehicle News
Glossary of terms
Weather warning
New Member info

Adopt a Hero for Christmas
BAMC Visit and Present Delivery
December 15, 2007

December 15, 2007 Christmas Ride to BAMC:

This event is what it’s all about.

All the planning, fund raising efforts, donations and shopping lead us to where the rubber meets the road. On Saturday December 15 we will depart from Katy and bring Christmas gifts to our wounded soldiers and their families at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

We will visit our herosand their families at the Family Assistance Center at Fort Sam Houston.

Please see our web site http://AdoptAHero.info for all the details, and especially for the protocol for entering a military base.

We are going rain or shine. If foul weather, then cages. This is an event not to miss, folks. To bring some Christmas joy to our heros and their families is a special honor. We discovered last year that often times the gift giver ends up himself receiving something very precious.

You may get more details at: http://www.AdoptAHero.info on how to donate.

GIFTS: You do not need to bring gifts. Your attendance is a huge gift it self. Or you can donate ahead of time if you wish or bring gifts with you. All gifts should be un-wraped and from the “Gift suggestion list” on the web site.

Car Pooling is being coordinated.

Contact Honda Bob for details.

Please RSVP to Honda Bob if you plan to participate.

S.E. Texas PGR

This BLAST contains the following items:

Veteran USMC Paul Suttle, Conroe, 28 Nov 2007
Welcome Home in Danbury, 1 Dec 2007
Adopt a Hero for Christmas, Katy to BAMC, 15 Dec 2007
Welcome Home in Dickinson, 15 Dec 2007
S.E. Texas PGR news

Veteran USMC Paul Suttle
of Willis Tx, Service in Conroe
Nov 28, 2007

Paul was born May 5, 1942 in Houston, Tx and passed away November 22, 2007. Paul proudly served in the United States Marine Corps after High School. He is a graduate of the University of Houston. Paul is survived by his wife Florence Gray Suttle and his son, Christopher Arthur Suttle. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Cashner Chapel. Interment:Will follow at the Cashner Funeral Home Garden Park Cemetery.

MISSION SUMMARY: We will have LEO Escort from the Kroger to Cashner Funeral Home (3miles). The Service and Cemetery are at the same location.

DATE OF MISSION: Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007
STAGING LOCATION: Kroger Shopping Center, 2217 North Loop 336 West, Conroe, TX
DIRECTIONS: In Conroe on I-45 north, take exit 88. Krogers is on the N.E. corner of N.Loop 336 and IH-45.

STAGING TIME: 740 Hrs
MISSION BRIEFING: 825 Hrs
KSU: 0840 Hrs (we do not block intersections that Police have not already blocked)

LEAD RIDE CAPTAIN: Bagger Lou SANDBAGGERSAS@aol.com
CO-CAPTAIN: Steve Allison stevenallison@sbcglobal.net

WEATHER: Will start out COLD. Sunny with some Clouds, Temp: 73/49. Small chance of rain.

Please monitor the http://SETexasPGR.org web site for updates.

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Bagger Lou - Ride Captain

Mission Staging Update, Veterans Day Weekend Events

Information in the blast:

• Friday - Services in Conroe for Spc Brandon Smitherman
• Saturday - The Texas Honor Ride to BAMC
• Sunday -  Houston Veterans Day Parade
• Sunday -  Brazoria Veterans Day Parade
• Sunday -  Bryan- College Station Veterans Day Parade  

Spc. Brandon W. Smitherman, 21, Conroe, TX, 09 NOV 07

FRIDAY MISSION SPC. BRANDON SMITHERMAN -  UPDATE   5

URGENT STAGING TIME CHANGES:

• STAGING TIME ADJUSTMENT:    1000 - 1045 HR

• MISSION BRIEFING:  1045 - 1055

• KSU:  1100

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FAMILY FLAG BIKE ESCORT REQUESTED:  FUNERAL HOME TO CHURCH.

• NEED 10 FLAG BIKES TO ESCORT FAMILY FROM
•  METCALF FUNERAL HOME TO THE ARK FAMILY CHURCH

• WILL HAVE TO BE @ FUNERAL HOME BY 1100 SO GET TO STAGING EARLY.

• FAMILY BIKES KSU BY 10:50 LATEST  -  LEO ESCORT  N O T  CONFIRMED

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F.A.S.T.:

• WILL STAY  AT CHURCH UNTIL SERVICE IS OVER
•  THEN DEPART DIRECT TO CEMETERY.  LEO ESCORTED

HELP NEEDED

FLAG & WATER SUPPORT VEHICLE NEEDED.

WHEN:  November 9, 2007  Friday

WHERE:  Conroe, TX

MISSION:  Spc. Brandon Smitherman Funeral and Interment Services.

Folks we need someone with the Pick-up truck that can carry our flags,

coolers and water for the riders to HONOR Spc. Brandon Smitherman. 

You will need to pick up the Flags and Coolers with water, run with the procession/escort. 

AT the Church will pass out flags and water to the riders

and support people and the run with the F.A.S.T. team to

the Garden Park Cemetery in Conroe for the final Service. 

Please contact Boomer or JohnnyD is you can help with this.

Boomer
Deputy State Captain - TEXAS PGR
S. E. TEXAS PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS
PGR Road Guard Captain

E-Mail: HrlyBOOMER@yahoo.com
ABC News: ABC News on SE Texas and what we do
RIDING IN MEMORY & HONOR OF ED “OLDIRON” BARRETT,
……………………………….. Gone But Not Forgotten! ………………………………..

Saturday the 10th

The Texas Honor Ride (THR) is this Saturday the 10th. 

All the funds raised go to support our wounded soldiers at Brook Army Medial Center (BAMC) in San Antonio.

  If there is a big turn out the THR may double the amount they raised last year.

The ride leaves from the Park and Ride on the NE corner of I-10 and Hwy 6 just south of Park Row. 

A staging area will be set this week near Park Row for the PGR members to meet at and ride in together. 

This is so we may ride to San Antonio together in a group. 

As we have ridden many missions together this will allow you to ride this long distance

next to riders you know and feel comfortable with rather than a group of strangers who you have no idea of their riding level.

To register on-line for the THR click on the link below:

Register Now !   (After Thursday you have to register on site, print out the form here)

This year BAMC is allowing all able wounded soldiers who can to come to out and have lunch and meet with the riders.   

   Please join us as we support our heroes with the THR.

Ride Captain:  JohnnyD        email: johnnyd@setexaspgr.org

Please RSVP so we have an idea of how many riders we will have. 

PGR Staging Location is in the parking lot of the Harvest Community Church 14311 Park Row, Houston, TX 77079

This is right next door to the entrance of the Park and Ride on Park & Ride Dr.

PGR Staging will be 0630-0700  KSU 0700 to the main staging area

for the THR which is right across the street.

Monitor this tread on the national web site (www.patriotguard.org)

under Texas forums (use must be logged in):

Texas Honor Rider Nov 10th - SE Texas PGR

Please be aware of the requirements to get on base!

Absolutely NO guns or weapons allowed on base

It is a Federal Crime!

Motorcycle Entry Requirements For Military Base Motorcycle riders on military bases are required to abide by many regulations that are not required by state laws.  The Texas Honor Ride has obtained permission to reduce the military requirements for our police escorted riders if our riders comply with the following requirements while driving on base:  Driver must have a valid motorcycle drivers license both driver and rider must wear: helmet required, eye protection, full fingered gloves, long sleeves, long pants and boots.   THR riders cannot freely roam around the base. During our safety briefings you will be informed of the base restrictions.

Veterans Day Sunday the 11th:

Houston Veterans Day Parade:

For the second year in a row the PGR is honored that the City of Houston

has asked us to ride in the Veterans Day Parade.   

We encourage our PGR Veterans to ride with pride on the day our country shows its appreciation for your service. 

 

We have a special request from the Gold Star Moms. 

They have requested PGR members to walk along the sides of the Gold Star Moms

who will ride in cars at the parade. 

This is an honor to do so and appropriate for us to be at the sides of our Gold Star Mom’s

who many be stood for at the services of their son or daughter.  

 

Gary Livingston will RC this ride. 

Houston Veterans Day Parade

 

Staging location:

Houston Police Federal Credit Union ( See map of location attached)

1600 Memorial Drive

Houston, Texas .

Time:

10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Prayer and meeting announcements:11:45 to 11:50:

KSU: 11:50

Ride to Parade Staging area - 10-20 minutes

Parade area staging: 12:30 to 1:00 p.m.

Parade KSU: 1:00 p.m.

  

Directions to Bike staging area at HPFCU:

 

From the North- Take I-45 South and exit at 49B. (Houston Ave.)

Take Houston avenue south to memorial Drive (approximately 1 mile)

Turn right onto memorial drive. HPFCU is 1 block north on memorial on the right. 

 

From the East - Take I-10 west into downtown then I-45 North.

Exit 49B to North Main Street.

Turn left on to North Main, go under I-45

then take an immediate left onto Houston Avenue.

Follow Houston Avenue south approximately 1 mile to Memorial Drive.

Turn right onto Memorial Drive and the HPFCU is approximately 1 block north on the right.

 

From the South - Take I-45 North and exit 49B to North Main Street.

Turn left on to North Main, go under I-45

then take an immediate left onto Houston Avenue.

Follow Houston Avenue south approximately 1 mile to Memorial Drive.

Turn right onto Memorial Drive and the HPFCU is approximately 1 block north on the right. 

 

From the West - Take I-10 east to exit 767B. Exit and turn right on to Taylor street.

Taylor Street turns into Sawyer.

Stay on Sawyer. Turn left on to Washington, then right on to Houston Ave.

Turn right on to Memorial Drive and the HPFCU will be approximately 1 block north on the right.    

 

Road Guards will be needed both before the parade

at staging to assist with directions, as well as actual road guard duties

from the bike staging location to the parade staging location.

Road Guards need to arrive at the bike staging location

no later than 10:30 a.m. for assignments and instructions.

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Please RSVP with Gary if you will be riding or walking with the Gold Star Moms

Gary L. Livingston    Gary.Livingston@hp.com  Cell - (936) 718-1421

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City of Houston Veterans Day Parade Nov 11th

Brazoria Veterans Day Parade:

For the second year in a row the PGR is honored to be invited to ride in the Brazoria County Veterans Day Parade. 

  We encourage our PGR Veterans to ride with pride on the day our country shows its appreciation for your service.

Brazoria County Veterans Day Parade

This is an annual event to honor the area’s Veterans. It is hosted by a different community each year.

This year the parade will be in Danbury, We have been invited to join the parade

and ride with the other members of the motorcycle community in the area.

Mission plan:   Show our support for the local veterans and the communities that support them.

Date of mission:   Sunday, 11 November  2007 

Staging location:     Goe Harley Davidson, 1350 S Hwy 288B, Angleton, TX 77515 .

There will be two staging areas.

The front parking lot will be for Veterans on their bikes

and in the rear will be riders wishing to ride to honor the veterans.

There are no provisions for cages as this is a BIKE event only.

There will be LEO escort from Goe’s to the staging area for the parade.

We have no responsibility other than showing up and ride to honor the Veterans in this area.

 MAP:  Click here

Staging time:  1130 - 1220 

KSU:                1230  

 Ride Captain:   Capt Mike (Mike Williams)   wilflowtx@aol.com

 Capt Mike, Senior Ride Captain   

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  Brazoria County Veterans Day Parade Nov 11th SE Texas PGR

Bryan College Station Veterans Day Parade:

This Veterans Day we are celebrating Veterans Day

and the USO celebrating 66 of service to the Armed Forces.

One of the floats in the Parade is for the families of the fallen hero’s that the PGR has completed missions.

The following families are scheduled to be on the Fallen Hero’s float;

Twitty Family, Edwards Family, Warford Family,

and I am contacting Tommy Coats’s to invite him and his wife to be on our Honor the Fallen Hero’s family float.

The Patriot Guard Riders are requested to escort the float in the parade.

I will be there with my bike to escort the float

and I hope other PGR members can show up to help escort the Fallen Hero’s Honored Families float.

The Edwards family is looking forward to the PGR being there

so they can personally thank the PGR members that honored their son during the Caldwell mission.

Please have people contact me if they are planning to ride to honor our fallen hero’s families November 11, 2007.

Dale

Please contact Dale at dale@damcomputers.org today or tomorrow at the latest. 

Thank you for all you do,

JohnnyD

John Darner (AKA JohnnyD)
Patriot Guard Riders
Deputy State Captain Texas

 “Riding Hard & Standing Tall” 

 

Subject: Jury Sides With Father Of Fallen Md Marine

Jury Sides With Father Of Fallen Md Marine
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
WBAL Radio as reported by Scott Wykoff and The Associated Press

A federal jury in Baltimore has ruled that a fundamentalist Kansas church

was wrong to protest the funeral of a fallen Marine in Westminster.

The jury awarded $2.9 million to the family of Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder,

who was killed in Iraq. It found that the Westboro Baptist Church

invaded the family’s privacy and intentionally inflicted emotional distress

when it picketed Snyder’s funeral last year.

FULL STORY

Attention: Patriot Guard Riders
S.E. Texas PGR is switching to a new email system

On Oct 12 a new email system was introduced to all members in the current distribution list.
If you have not already done so please join the new system to avoid missing any mission announcements.

This old system will be discontinued shortly.  You can join via EITHER of the two methods.

• Goto the web site:  Http://setexaspgr.org and click on the “Email Notices” tab and enter your email address.
• Open the confirmation email that was sent to you Oct 12 and click on the “confirmation” link

If you have any problems please email me:  windrider.127@SETexasPGR.org
Windrider - S.E . Texas PGR - Senior Lead Ride Captain & Communication Director

Attention: Patriot Guard Riders
FINAL MISSION ITINERARY, PVT ROBERT HOLCOMB, CONROE/HOUSTON INTERNMENT

….. UPDATED 2   Internment Service: Houston National Cemetery ……

The family of Pvt Holcomb was pleased with the PGR Escort on Saturday and they asked us to accompany them from the funeral home to Houston National on Friday. 

We are honored by the request.

There will be two teams working in two CONCURRENT phases.  Both will join up at Houston National to help this grieving family say their final goodbyes.  Please join us one more time for Pvt. Holcomb and his family.

Date/Time: Friday, October 19, 2007 - TWO CONCURRENT PHASES

PHASE ONE:  ROAD GUARDS & FLAG BIKES ONLY:
Staging Location:     KROGER PARKING LOT, N.E. Corner of N.LOOP 336 & I-45 Northbound, Exit 88, Conroe, TX
Time: 1050 - 1125 Hrs
Mission Briefing: 1125-1135 Hrs
KSU: 1140 Hrs
Arrive Funeral Home:  1145 Hrs
KSU for LEO Escorted Houston National Cemetery Run:  1200 Hrs

NOTICE:  IF YOU CAN MAKE THIS PHASE PLEASE ADVISE BOOMER & WINDRIDER VIA E-MAIL.
HrlyBOOMER@yahoo.com & windrider.127@peoplepc.com

PHASE TWO:   NON-FLAG & FLAG BIKES, ALL CAGES & FLAG CAPTAIN WITH WATER SUPPORT
On other missions this phase has been called:   F.A.S.T.
Staging Location:   EXXON Station, Northeast Corner Steubner Airline Dr (Veterans Memorial Drive) and W. Belt Dr (Frontage Rd for Sam Houston Tollway W)
Time: 1130 - 1210 Hrs
Mission Briefing: 1210 - 1220 Hrs
KSU: 1225 Hrs
Gate Time for Internment: 1300 Hrs
Ride Captain: Boomer email: Boomer@SETexasPGR.org
Co-Captain: Windrider email: Windrider.127@SETexasPGR.org

WITH LOVE & HONOR FOR OUR BROTHER “UNCLE ED”, ED BARRETT (OLDIRON)! 

We’ll truly miss you my friend.

Thanks,
Boomer

This is for PGR and Katfish. Thanks for what you do…Thanks.

This brings tears. Pass it on.

Hat tip to Bacon.

All PGR,

It is with great sadness and regret that I pass along the following information from our State Captain, David David.

“At Noon today, Ed “Old Iron” Barrett passed away. All details are pending;

however there will be a Memorial Services in the DFW area.

Burial will be somewhere in Oklahoma. Dates and locations will follow.”

Ed was instrumental in the formation of the Patriot Guard Riders in Texas.

He was tireless in his support of our Warriors and their Families. I am proud to have ridden and worked with him……

…I shall miss him dearly.

John “Top” Kammerer
Deputy State Captain, North Texas Area
Patriot Guard Riders

Ed “Oldiron” Barrett:

Visitation:
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 from 1:00 PM till 3:30 PM at the New Hope Funeral Home (500 East Hwy. 80) in Sunnyvale, Texas

Services:
The services for will be at the New Hope Funeral Home (500 East Hwy.
80) in Sunnyvale, Texas on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 3:30 PM.

 MAP LINK

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the United States Welcome Home Foundation

WELCOME HOME 

Ed “Oldiron” Barrett was a gentle man with a heart as big as his shadow in the late afternoon sun.

He was affectionately called “Uncle Ed” by those close to him.

Ed’s love of motorcycles goes back at least 50 years.

His wife and three daughters have many fond memories of their motorcycle adventures.

Like all of us that ride, most of those experiences were good, while others would have to be chalked up as learning experiences.

Although Ed was not a veteran, he was one damn proud American.

Ed’s involvement with the Patriot Guard Riders began the first week of January 2005

when he rode with three other members in freezing temperatures 350 miles from Dallas to Wheeler, TX for his first of many Missions.

Ed soon became a Ride Captain and organized some of the PGR’s most memorable Missions.

He later volunteered for the position of Assistant State Captain and also held collateral duties as a Forum Moderator.

I considered Ed to be my friend, mentor, confidant and most importantly, my brother. I will truly miss him.

Stand Tall & Silent,

David A David aka Double D
State Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
Rowlett, TX

& Welcome Home Lake Jackson

This PGR email BLAST contains two missions for Oct 4, 07:

1. DOMESTIC KIA MISSION  - DEPUTY CONSTABLE JASON NORLING,
2. SPRING, TX, 38, 0930AM,SPRING TX.
3. HOMECOMING TRIBUTE MISSION for SPC KEITH FORD &
4. SGT LLOYD FOLKS, 1715PM, LAKE JACKSON, TX

First PGR Mission for Oct 4, 2007  

CONFIRMED FINAL ITINERARY MISSION 

DEPUTY CONSTABLE JASON NORLING, SPRING, TX,

38, DOMESTIC KIA,  SPRING TX.

Tragically Deputy Constable Jason Patrick Norling, Precinct 5, Harris County,

38 was struck and killed by a passing motorist on a cell phone while conducting a traffic stop with another vehicle on the shoulder of a Houston Toll Road.

Funeral Services , will be held THURSDAY, OCT 4th at 11:00 AM at the Spring Baptist Church, 1027 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring TX,

PGR Staging Location: 1461 Spring Cypress Rd, S. E. Corner Spring Cypress (2920) & I-45.

Kroger’s Parking Lot behind the Exxon Station & McDonalds.

MAP 

The S.E.Texas PGR is again very busy.  We have two mission in the next two days.

Both have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty for our freedoms.

• Cpl. Donald E. Valentine III, 21, Houston, Friday, Sept 28
• Corrections officer Susan Canfield, 59, Huntsville, Saturday Sept 29

Attention: Patriot Guard Riders

Web Site

Corrections Officer Susan Canfield, 59, Huntsville, TX, Saturday 29 Sept 07

Corrections Office Susan Canfield was tragically killed in the line of duty this past Monday.

Officer Canfield was run over and killed by two inmates who escaped from work duty at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville.  The inmates overpowered her, took her weapons, and then ran over her and her Horse with a Huntsville city vehicle they had stolen.

Susan succumbed to her injuries a short time later.

Officer Canfield had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 7 years. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, and son. Her husband Chuck Canfield is a training officer with the Houston Police Department.

Services for Officer Canfield are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. The Patriot Guard Riders have permission to attend the services.

Staging Location:  New Zion Missionary Baptist Church,  2601 Montgomery Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340
Staging Time: 0800 - 0840
KSU:  0845
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Ride Captain:  Sidewinder  Gary.Livingston@hp.com
Co-Captain:  Windrider   windrider.127@SETexasPGR.org

The PGR will have LEO escort from the Staging area to the Coliseum.

We will setup a PGR flag line for the beginning and end of the service.

There are no plans for an interment on Saturday, so at the conclusion of the service all PGR will be released. This service is being organized by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State Univ Police, and Huntsville Police.

There will be Police from all over the state in attendance as well as the Houston PD Honor Guard and many of local PD’s S.E.Texas area that we have been working with for the last 2 years. Because of this LEO participation, our normal efforts will be along side the various LEOs.

This is a tremendous honor to be asked to help them with one of their own.

Please monitor the web site for additional information.

Attention: Patriot Guard Riders

Web Site

Final Itinerary for Cpl. Donald E. Valentine III, 21, Houston, TX. Friday 28 Sept 07

This is final PGR itineraries for the services for Cpl. Donald E. Valentine, who gave all for you and me.

This mission is a GO all contacts have been made.

Our objective is to help provide a fitting send off for this American Hero. 

Let’s have a big turn out to honor the latest fallen hero from our area.

Services for Cpl. Valentine be at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and will start at 1130.

We will set up our flag line at one hour before the services at the church. Once the services have started we will send a forward advance support team (FAST) comprised of our non flag bikes with our flags to Houston National Cemetery, we do NOT expect to have a police escort so groups of 8 will be sent out.  FAST will set up the flag line at the cemetery.

Flag bikes (bikes with large flags) will remain at the church and will be in the procession from the church to the cemetery. 

If for some reason you can not make it to the services at the church then please join us at Houston National Cemetery by 1230 for the burial services.

Please join us as we Stand Tall & Silent honoring Cpl. Valentine, his family and community.

Bring a friend with you who has never attended a PGR mission. They will thank you afterward.  

Date: Friday the 28th
Staging Area: Barracuda Bar, 2910 Navigation Blvd, Houston, Tx

This is south of I-10 and just east of Hwy 59

2910 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003

Stingaree Stadium

Staging Time : 0900 to 1000

Riders’ meeting 1000

KSU 1015

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UPDATE # 2. MONDAY, SEPT 24, 2007, 1605 Hrs

Sorry for the slow flow of information.
Please be on standby for this important mission.

MISSION CONFIRMED! SPC. DONALD E. VALENTINE III, 21, HOUSTON, TX

The Defense Department confirmed Wednesday night that another Houston area soldier has been killed in Iraq. Army Spc. Donald E. Valentine III, 21, was killed when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device Tuesday in Muqgadiyah, Iraq.

Spc. Valentine was one of three soldiers killed in the attack. He was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd .Infantry’s Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Spc, Valentine was married around thanksgiving of 2006 and was planning to start a family with his wife when he returned from Iraq.

He is survived by his Wife, his Mother & Father, an older Sister and a younger Brother and other family members, all who are en route to Houston for his services and interment. The family has requested the Patriot Guard Riders participate in his return and the services. The family has arrived and started making plans.

FINAL HOBBY AIRPORT STAGING ITINERARY:

STAGING DATE: TUESDAY, SEPT 25th

STAGING LOCATION: 7651 Airport Blvd., Houston, TX 77061
Next to the Budget Truck Rental on the North side of Airport Blvd.

If heading west from the Airport Main Entrance it will be on the right.

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STAGING TIME: 0945-1010 Hrs Based on 1130 Hrs Flight Arrival

RIDERS MEETING: 1010-1020 Hrs

KSU: 1020 Hrs

ARRIVE RECEIVING AREA: 1030 Hrs

This will be an escorted ride to the Funeral Home.

FUNERAL AND INTERMENT SERVICES: TENTATIVE…..
Services are tentatively planned for FRIDAY, Sept. 28th. at 11:30. NOT CONFIRMED.
Interment will be at HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY following the services.

Please stand by to honor this valiant young Trooper who paid the supreme price in the service of his Country and it’s Citizens.

Welcome Home Spc. Valentine, we, the Patriot Guard Riders will Stand Tall and Silent for you as you did for us.

We are Honored to SERVE YOU!

LEAD: CAPT MIKE (WILLIAMS) SR. RC < wilflowtx@aol.com>
2ND: BAGGER LOU

BOOMER
DEPUTY STATE CAPTAIN
S. E. TEXAS PGR