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Neil Derisley

//STAND DOWN//
Pony Express
Neil Derisley, Veteran
US Army – Vietnam
Per the family’s request, this Mission is now a Stand Down and will be rescheduled at a later date.
About the Mission:

SP4 (T) Neil Derisley served in the US Army for just under two years, 18 months of which was in Vietnam. as a communication equipment operator. Neil received the National Service Defense Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Meritorious Unit Citation Award.

Family Members will be carrying the remains the entire way, so there will not be any dignified transfers until the Day 2 End.

Primary Staging Details:
October 5, 2024 — 8:00 AM
Circle K
440 Lewiston Rd
Grovetown, Georgia   30813

Ride Captain:

Brendan McNair
(617) 852-2258
brendan.mcnair@ymail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 8:00 am. We will KSU at 8:30 am.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Stage 2 Details:
October 5, 2024 — 9:10 AM
Circle K
1132 W Martintown Rd
North Augusta, SC   29841

Ride Captain:

Rick Markt
(803) 979-3112
slik48git@gmail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 9:10 am. We will KSU at 9: 20am.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Stage 3 Details:
October 5, 2024 — 12:05 PM
Citgo
7837 Nations Ford Rd
Charlotte, NC   28210

Ride Captain:

TBD

For Info
Brendan McNair
(617) 852-2258
brendan.mcnair@ymail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 12:05 pm. We will KSU at 12:15 pm.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Stage 4 Details:
October 5, 2024 — 2:10 PM
Love’s Travel Stop
227 Old Pipers Gap Rd
Lambsburg, VA   24351

Ride Captain:

TBD

For Info
Brendan McNair
(617) 852-2258
brendan.mcnair@ymail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 2:10 pm. We will KSU at 2:20 pm.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.
Stage 5 Details:
October 5, 2024 — 4:05 PM
Sheetz
751 Oakvale Rd
Princeton, West Virginia 24740

Ride Captain:

Susan Whitlatch
(304) 559-3093
Starr6562@gmail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 4:05 pm. We will KSU at 4:15 pm.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Stage 6 Details:
October 5, 2024 — 7:20 PM
Sheetz
39 Berlin Rd
Weston, West Virginia  26452

Ride Captain:

TBD

For Info
Brendan McNair
(617) 852-2258
brendan.mcnair@ymail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 9:10 am. We will KSU at 9: 20am.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Day 1 will end at Candlewood Suites Morganton 7200 Willie G Avenue, Westover, WV 26501.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Stage 7 Details:
October 6, 2024 — 07:45 AM
Sheetz
1 Chaplin HI Rd
Morganton, West Virginia   26501

Ride Captain:

Gary Parkhill
(304) 518-9245
gcherokeep@aol.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 07:45 am. We will KSU at 08:00 am.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Stage 8 Details:
October 6, 2024 — 10:30 AM
Love’s Travel Stop
1011 New Castle Rd
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania   16057

Ride Captain:

TBD

For Info
Brendan McNair
(617) 852-2258
brendan.mcnair@ymail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 10:30 am. We will KSU at 10:40 am.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Stage 9 Details:
October 6, 2024 — 12:40 PM
Love’s Travel Stop
6201 Shortman Rd
Ripley, New York   14775

Ride Captain:

TBD

For Info
Brendan McNair
(617) 852-2258
brendan.mcnair@ymail.com

Instructions:

Please be gassed up and ready to go by the briefing time, 12:40 pm. We will KSU at 12:50 am.
We will be doing highway speeds, fly bike flags at your discretion.
A life 360 link will be provided to each State Captain and RCs etc to track progress of the Pony Express.

Bikes with smaller tanks need to let RC know before the Briefing so I can adjust if necessary.

Day 2 will end at Oak Orchard Lighthouse, 14357 Ontario Street, Kent, New York  14477.
There will be a separate mission posted in New York for a flag line for the dignified transfer in Kent, NY.

Flags & Water:
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.

 

Submitted by: Brendan McNair
Georgia Ride Captain

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