Joe Cumblidge – Page 19 – WV Patriot Guard

Martin Luther King Ceremony – Clarksburg, WV – 17 Jan 18

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to present the colors and retire the colors at the Martin Luther King Ceremony and attend the ceremony if desired at the Clarksburg Veteran Hospital. PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 17 Jan 2018 Primary Staging Time: 12:45 P.M. Chapel Area of the Veterans Hospital Clarksburg, West Virginia Ride Captain: Boonie Jarvis 304-816-3661 dolittle202@gmail.com Special Instructions: Transportation or weather is not an issue as the mission is only inside the Veterans Hospital. Flags are not needed…

Sgt (Ret) James Ellis, USMC OIF/OEF, Moorefield, WV – 14 Jan 18

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Sgt James L. Ellis, III, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) for his final services and interment on Sunday, 14 Jan 18. James went to be with the Lord, unexpectedly on 28 December 2017. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and was currently employed as a Small Arms Weapons Specialist Instructor with Linxx Global Solutions. He was a Veteran of…

SHORT NOTICE – Theodore O’Connell, US Army, Vietnam Veteran – Jane Lew, WV – 05 Jan 18

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SP6 Theodore Leroy “Ted” O’Connell, U.S. Army, Vietnam Veteran, for his final services and interment on Friday, 05 Jan 18. Ted went to be in the Lord’s army on Monday, 01 Jan 18. Ted was an honored 20-year veteran of the United States Army who served as a clinical specialist during Vietnam. He is the Father of WV PGR member Connie Everett.…

SHORT NOTICE – Teddy Hatfield, USAF VN Era – Princeton, WV – 12 Dec 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: Teddy Wentz Hatfield is a Vietnam era veteran who served in the USAF. After staging, a flag line will be maintained inside from 12:00 p.m. until the service begins at 1:00 p.m. At completion of the service there will be a brief escort to Roselawn Memorial Gardens for final rites. As always, bikes and cages are welcome. Dress warm. PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 12 Dec 2017 Primary Staging Time: 11:30 A.M. Burns Wornal Memorial 654 Athens Road Princeton,…

Wreaths Across America – Grafton, WV – 16 Dec 17

*_ABOUT THE MISSION:_* The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for the Wreaths Across America Event. Time of the Event will be SHARPLY AT NOON. *_PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS:_ 16 Dec 2017* *Primary Staging Time:* 1130 A.M .Location of the Event will be National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, WV 26354. Staging will be at the event site (see above address). Staging time is 11:30 a.m. Briefing at 11:40 and Flag Line in Place…

SPC William A. Rhodes, US Army, Hurricane, WV – 09 Dec 17

_ABOUT THE MISSION:_* The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SPC William A. Rhodes, U.S. Army, who went to be with the Lord on 30 Nov from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Fort Polk, LA. SPC Rhodes served as an infantry rifleman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Services will be on Saturday, 09 Dec, at the Chapman Funeral Home, 3941 Teays…

SHORT NOTICE – Cpl Billy J. Doughty, USMC WOT Veteran – Clay, WV – 01 Dec 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to provide escort, then stand in silent Honor and Respect for Cpl Billy J. Doughty, Jr., USMC WOT Veteran, for his final services on Friday, 01 Dec 17. Cpl Doughty is a Veteran of two tours of duty in the Iraqi combat theater. Our mission will consist of escorting Cpl Doughty from the funeral home in Clay, WV to the Donel C. Kinnard Veteran’s Cemetery in Dunbar, WV and standing…

PVT Shirley E. Bailey, USA WWII KIA – Dunbar, WV – 02 Dec 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for PVT Shirley E. Bailey, U.S.Army, WWII KIA/MIA, for his service and interment on Saturday, 02 Dec 17. His loss took place in the Hürtgen Forest of Germany in 1944. Fighting in the forest, an area comprising of roughly 50-square miles along the Belgian-German border, lasted from September 1944 to February 1945. Bailey, who was a medic with Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment,…