Joe Cumblidge

The family of Archie Milam has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand in honor of their loved one at his final services, this Sunday, August 21, 2016. Archie was a WWII veteran, who served in Italy and North Africa as a member of the US Army.   This mission will consist of a pre-service flag line at the Melton Mortuary in Beckley, WV, followed by an escort to the family cemetery in Maple Meadow, WV.    Staging information is as…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Randy Mullens, USMC Veteran, on Saturday, 13 Aug 16.  Randy went to be with the Lord on 10 Aug after a short battle with cancer. Services will held at the Grace Baptist Church, 11930 W. Webstrerd Rd., Summersville, WV (https://tinyurl.com/zxzbbzv) beginning at 1500. Ride Captain Assignment is currently pending. Staging will be at the church at 1330. Mission brief at 1345. Flag line will be…

The West Virginia Patriot Guard Riders have been requested to participate in escorting the cremains of Civil War Veteran Jewitt Williams as he is being transferred from Oregon to his former home in Maine where he will be reinterred with full military honors on Sunday, 14 Aug. Jewitt has been “missing” since his passing in 1922. West Virginia Ride Captain Boonie Jarvis is the designated RCIC for our portion of this mission. Staging will be at the WV Welcome Center…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SPC Jeremy Richard “JJ” Boggs, 21, U.S. Army, for his services on Sunday, 07 Aug.  JJ went to be in the Lord’s Army unexpectedly on 30 Jul 16. Jeremy was a Soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., where he was a Specialist in the United States Army 101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battalion 327th Infantry. He was a member of the ABOVE…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Jerod M. Gatens, 32, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, for his final services on Saturday, 23 Jul, and his interment on Monday 25 Jul.  Jerod was a Veteran of two tours of duty in Iraq and 1 tour in Kuwait.  He went to be with the Lord on Monday, 18 Jul. Final services will be held at the Gatens – Harding Funeral Home, 147 Main Street,…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Sgt Dennis R. Evans, U.S. Air Force, Vietnam Veteran, for his final services on Thursday, 21 Jul 16.  Dennis went to be with the Lord on 17 Jul. Services will be held at the Elk Funeral Home, 2001 Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, WV (https://tinyurl.com/jpn7bge) beginning at 1100. West Virginia Ride Captain Ken Helmbright (lonerider072001@yahoo.com) is the designated Ride Captain in Charge of this most Honorable Mission.…