http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/view/topics/Default.aspx A place for members to post about upcoming welcome home rides, either for lone servicemembers or complete units. en-US ActiveForums 3.5 Copyright © 2005-2008 by Patriot Guard Riders info@patriotguard.org SHORT NOTICE - Welcome Home - LCpl Christopher White & LCpl Christopher Nagy U.S.M.C., Lancaster, Calif., 28th Nov., 09     We will be welcoming home LCpl Christopher White & LCpl Christopher Nagy U.S.M.C. the family has requested the PGR to join them to welcome home both of them from there 7 month deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan and the two of them are assigned to Harrier Aircraft Maintenance. Also at the return will be LCPL White's best friend Chance Wiggins U.S.M.C. whom he enlisted with, but is base in Cherry Point, N.C. was able to fly out for the welcome home for his Best Friend, what a reunion.    DATE & PLACE; Saturday, November 28th, Lancaster, Walgreens Parking lot   Meeting Place; Walgreens 2840 Ave. L, Lancaster   Staging Begins; 1:30pm or 1330hrs   Mission Briefing; 1:45pm or 1345hrs   K.S.U. (kickstand up); Right after briefing   So Cal Ride Captain Larry Miller "Flagman2" American Legion Riders, Chapter 311 (661)816-1263   funtime.paintball@verizon.net   Directions; Take I-5 to Antelope Valley Freeway Hwy-14, Exit off at Avenue L trun Left (west) go about 2.0 miles toward 30th St. West. Walgreens is on the coner of 30th St. West and Avenue L.    You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is Welcome. We encorage those who do not ride to attend in your car If this will be your first mission go to the staging area and you will be briefd there. Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1285050/view/topic/Default.aspx towman95 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:11:04 GMT PGR will be welcoming PFC Robert Davis , 10 th Mountain Division, as he returns home from Walter Reed Hospital. We will start an escort from the Colonial Restaurant (Rt 29 and Rt 24 intersection; south of Lynchburg).     Staging:          1000 Hours (we will wait there for PFC Davis)   Escort:             thru the town of Altavista, VA for a local parade                         We will proceed from there to his hometown of Hurt, VA for a ‘meet and greet’   Let’s make this young heroes Thanksgiving a really special day.   Colonial Restaurant:   8790 Wards Road Rustburg, VA 24588   Ride Captain:   Fuzzy Melton Fuzman54@gmail.com 276-650-2902 http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1284628/view/topic/Default.aspx cagerbob Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:04 GMT The Family of A1C Charles R. Kane, US Air Force, requests the Patriot Guard Riders to Welcome Home their Hero on 28 NOV 09. A1C Kane has spent the last 6 months deployed to Afghanistan and is currently stationed in Spangdahlem AF, Germany.  He is coming home on Leave to spend time with his Family and Friends.  Chaz is the cousin of Eric Hall, USMC Veteran, who came up missing in Port Charlotte, February 2008 and his services were held 6 weeks later. Staging: 1945 hrs Airport Crossing Ft. Myers, FL Which is one block south of the main entrance into RSW. (See map) Briefing: 2015 hrs KSU: 2030 hrs Regional SW Airport Ft Myers, FL Parking will be on the top level of the short term parking garage (Do not bypass the gates on the Top Level) Flagline: 2045 hrs Ride Captain: Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo Florida Senior Ride Captain PGRLabLuvr@patriotguard.org 239.404.1624 Please be prompt as we need to get through the ticket gate, park, and set the flagline immediately down to the entrance of the concourse. Please join me to Welcome Home A1C Charles "Chaz" R. Kane to let him know how much we appreciate his service to our great nation. http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1284606/view/topic/Default.aspx cagerbob Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:34:33 GMT Updated 26 Nov 09 0607 est S Sturgis 506th Quartermaster Company  WELCOME HOME The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited on the 26TH of November to “Welcome Home” the 506 TH Quarter Master Company after being deployed to Iraq for the past year.  This will be a great Thanksgiving Day for the troops and families and a great way for us to relax our full tummy after eating all day and to giving thanks to our Troops.   MISSION PLAN:  PGR members wishing to participate should rally at the Aviation Museum Richmond, VA 9:45 p.m. http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Richmond&state=VA&address=5701+Huntsman+Rd&zipcode=23250-2416&cat=Virginia+Aviation+Museum&country=US&latitude=37.517942&longitude=-77.332272&geocode=ADDRESS   Ride brief will be conducted at 10:00 p.m. and KSU approximately 10:30 p.m.     Arrive Fort Lee approximately 11:15p.m.  Once we arrive at the Fort Lee gym we will form a flag line inside for the troops to march through as they enter.   Rig motorcycles with flags for escort duties if you have them.  It will be mainly interstate, make sure they can handle higher speeds than in town.   Since this is an evening mission bring reflective vests.    RIDE CAPTAIN:  Ride Captain for this mission is Daigle “Krazy Kajun” Kirkman (337-305-2319).   Co-Captain is ASC Jim “Da Bears” McGinley, 757-768-2437   Tail gunner will be named later.   WEATHER:  Forecast for Thursday is mostly cloudy and mid 40’s.  This is an evening/early morning mission so dress warm and comfortable.   RIDE PROTOCOL:   Bikes    Large (3x5) US Flags              Smaller US Flags              No Flags Autos    Same protocol as bikes.   Daigle “Krazy Kajun” Kirkman krazkajun69@gmail.com Ride Captain   Jim “Da Bears” McGinley jbmcginley48@msn.com Asst. State Captain D4/Richmond   JIM “BORLO” BORLING Virginia State Captain   Jim'Da Bears'McGinley Assistant State Captain Richmond/D4 http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1283233/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:15:16 GMT The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to attend and participate in the Welcome Home for US Army Sergeant Ryan Bresnahan, of  Roseville CA.  The soldier is coming home from the Sand Box, where he was a Blackhawk Door Gunner with the 717th Aviation,  101st Airborne. He will be arriving at Sacramento International Airport aboard Frontier Airlines at 10:00 AM  (1000) on Thursday Nov 26th.  This is Thanksgivings Day and will be the busiest day of the year for the airlines,  plan accordingly.  All PGR members who are available to attend this welcome home would be one of the most meaningful way to be thankful for bringing back home one of our own service personnel. Our Piper will be available for this Welcome Home!    Briefing: 0900 at the Cell Phone Parking Lot   ( http://tinyurl.com/yj9n23j )   KSU: 0915  to terminal B where we will establish a Flag Line and Welcome Home our Hero.     RC: John Riley  keystonecop.160@comcast.net   You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the staging area and you will be briefed there. Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car).  Ride Captain John Riley has loan flags that may be used to help celebrate this welcome home.  Please return them rolled up and ready for the next welcome home.   Bill "Doc" Hawkins PGR Assistant State Captain pgr.hawkins@gmail.com Sacramento-NorCal Region   http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1283135/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:49:09 GMT SPC Collin Clark has served for 4 1/2 years in the U.S. Army!!!  He is getting out and coming Home! He's had a 15 month deployment in Iraq and I am betting he's looking forward to the Az sand a whole bunch!  Collins father has been gracious in inviting the PGR to join in on the Family celebration some Family coming in from Canada.  STAGING: Saturday Nov 28th @1300 (1pm) KSU@1345 (1:45pm) Safeway Parking lot 23565 N. Scottsdale Road Ride Captain Shamis {azcowboy66@msn.com } 623-986-8496   What a GREAT way to enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend...one of OUR Warriors is COMING HOME!!! Greatest Respects, Louann Thomas Asst Az State Captain Patriot Guard Riders http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282933/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:11:15 GMT Hello to all,   Well again we have to send off another one of  our local servicemen to defend our freedom.   Mark Stenerson is an army spec. 4 who will be on his way to Afghanistan in just a couple weeks. He will be home to have Thanksgiving with his family, and then back to his unit.   Sp. 4 Stenerson will be in a mine sweeping detachment, so he will be doing a dangerous but very important mission.   Please join me in giving this young man a awsome Kingman send off.   Staging information:   Stage:   9:15 am Friday November 27th. (Day after Thanksgiving)  Parking lot of the Dam Bar, Corner of Stockton Hill Road and Andy Devine.   Ride Brief:   9:45 am.   KSU:   9:55 am   We will proceed to Lewis Kingman Park to meet Mark and his family, then on to VFW Post 10386 for a lunch.   Hope to see as many as can make it.   Thank you,   Loren   HONOR*REMEMBER*RESPECT Loren Larson Ride Captain, Kingman, Az. lorenlars@yahoo.com 928-530-1992 http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282559/view/topic/Default.aspx towman95 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Well my friends it is time once again for our fourth annual Christmas visit to the veterans home in Mount Vernon Missouri.   The date for this visit is December 12 at 2 PM.   This is a great way to show our veteran's how much we appreciate their many years of service to our great country. Once again there is a great need for some items for the commissary such as personal care items like soap and shampoo's toothpaste denture cream and cleaner, hair brushes , disposable razors and rechargeable razors.   If you can bring anything at all please do so, it is very much appreciated by all. Mug, and I have done this for the past three years and it's always heartwarming to see the smiling faces on these veterans when we visit with them.   As always we will be meeting for a little meet, greet and eat at 12 noon at the Country Pride Restaurant .  This is at the travel centers of America Truck Stop inMount Vernon, this is a great way to see some old friends and faces and hope to see many new ones there as well.  We have moved the date up this year to December 12 hoping for some really good weather but if the weather is a little nasty there's always a four wheel vehicle so don't let this be an excuse this year, so mark your calendars and set this day aside to honor our veterans.   If you need any more information please give me a call or e-mail. RJ     417-439-5342 rjbailey53@hotmail.com http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282250/view/topic/Default.aspx ladynighthawk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:17:31 GMT The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to attend and participate in the Welcome Home for Marine LCpl James Rainwater.  The Marine is returning from Afghanistan and will be arriving at San Jose Airport at 7:34 PM (1934) on Thursday Dec 10. We will stage at the Chevron Station, 1747 N 1st St, San Jose, Ca, at 6:30 PM (1830). http://tinyurl.com/5lgf5f We will KSU to the San Jose Airport at 7:00 PM (1900) and establish a Flag Line.  After the Welcome Home at the Airport, we will provide a motorcycle escort to the final destination in San Jose, CA. RC - Family, Supporters, and Riders: To be notified of any last minute changes (ie arrival times/delays), and to post any messages to the individual and their family, please go to the thread/link below and in the upper left hand corner check the box  that says  "Email me when someone replies to this thread".  And if there are any last minute changes we will post them to this page and you will get an email. Doug Lyvere SgtMaj, Marine ret PGR Assistant State Captain, California Bay Area http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282069/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:38:23 GMT I received the following invitation to welcome home a Hero who also is the son of a Patriot Guard Rider. Lets show this Hero we appreciate what he has done for this Great Nation . My son, PFC Antony Powell, just returned to garrison with his troop from a year in Iraq. He is a Cav Scout and will be coming home Saturday the 28th on leave. I wish to invite the PGR in welcoming him home from the war. His plane lands around noon at DIA. Please let me know if this will work for the group. Best regards, Bobby "Boog" Powell Patriot Guard Rider Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile STAGE:11:30am inside the terminal by the fountain (if you have your own flag please bring it) RC needed for this mission. Steve "Da Swampfox" Marsh State Captain Colorado PGR 808-783-4467 SCCOPGR@AOL.COM http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1281986/view/topic/Default.aspx Sandy9999 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:54 GMT