Joe Cumblidge – Page 72 – WV Patriot Guard

Escort – VN Traveling Wall/Quilt of Tears – Princeton to Rainelle – 23 May

The Patriot Guard has been invited to escort the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall and the Quilt of Tears from Princeton to Rainelle on Wednesday May 23rd for the Memorial Day weekend. This is the second year we have provided this escort to honor the WV Veterans Reunion in Rainelle. The ride captain will be Pat Hanifin, Sr. patnpath@frontier.com 304 673-9780 STAGING: Little General Store / BP Gas Station, 1000 Oakvale Road, Princeton, WV STAGING TIME: 11:00 a.m. MISSION BRIEFING: 11:15…

Escort – VN Traveling Wall – Huntington to Charleston – 23 May

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is coming to South Charleston, WV for the Memorial Day weekend. We have been asked to escort it from Huntington, WV to South Charleston on 23 May; we have escorted this wall for the last several years through WV, and we are honored to do it again this year. Last year, we had close to 200 bikes and a Blackhawk helicopter participating in the escort, with many different clubs and groups represented…there are “no borders” for this escort…all…

Mission of Honor – LT Alvin Martin, USN, WWII Veteran – Charleston – 26 Apr

The Patriot Guard Riders have been requested to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Lt Alvin U. Martin, U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, 26 April, beginning at 1100 at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, 1325 Washington St., West, Charleston, WV 25302 (https://tinyurl.com/7vbwfsu). Interment will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, WV 25313. PGR will provide escort to the cemetery. Staging will be at 0930…

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans – Parkersburg – 31 Mar

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect as the city of Parkersburg and the Veteran’s Museum of the Mid-Ohio Valley says “Welcome Home” to all Viet Nam Veterans on Saturday, 31 March 2012. Ceremony will be held at Parkersburg City Park and is open to the public. Currently, our level of participation will to maintain a flag line during the ceremony. WV RC Jim Wark is the RCIC of this mission. Staging time:…

Regional Gathering of the Guard – Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH – 22, 23 & 24 June

As there will be no National Gathering of the Guard this year, with their blessing, individual states/regions have been encouraged to hold their own GOTG in an effort to give all members the opportunity to meet one another in a venue away from what we normally do. To this end, WV RC Kevin Geisel approached me to inquire if it would be okay to try and set up a GOTG that would not only be for our West…

Honor Mission – LCpl Jonathan Long, USMC – Cincinnati, OH/Barboursville, WV – 02, 05 Mar

The Patriot Guard Riders have received, and accepted, an invitation from the family of Lance Corporal Jonathan S. Long, to provide our services for Jonathan as he returns home. The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, CA said Monday that 22-year-old LCpl Jonathan S. Long, of Barboursville, collapsed Saturday night, was flown to a Palm Springs hospital but sadly, passed away. Long was a bulk fuel specialist with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. His…

Sgt John Jackson, USMC Korea Veteran/WV LEO – Washington, DC/Brentwood, MD – 4 Feb 12

This is a confirmed mission for the Patriot Guard to honor Sgt John L. Jackson, USMC, Veteran, Korea, who passed away January 23, 2012. It is a go, all contacts have been made. Services and interment will be held at The Little Church, Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD, Saturday, February 4th, 2012. Sgt Jackson served with the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, First Marine Division during the Korean War. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, Korean Service Medal, UN Service Medal, and National…

James “Jim” Garrett – USMC Veteran/PGR Member – Follansbee, WV – 23 Jan

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Jim Garrett, USMC Veteran and PGR member. Jim went to be with the Lord earlier this afternoon, 21 Jan. Jim is also the twin brother of former PA SR RC Jack Garrett, who passed away in December 2011 and brother of current PGR member Bill Garrett. Services will be held on Monday, 23 January, at the Mullenbach Funeral Home, 669 Main St., Follansbee, WV 26037…