Help on the Homefront Missions

The Patriot Guard Riders have, once again, been invited to participate in the annual Star Spangled Banner celebration being held at Cabela’s, 1 Cabela Dr., Triadelphia, WV (https://tinyurl.com/gpqyyzc) on Saturday, 02 Jul 16, beginning at 1000.  As has been in the past, this event is being held to benefit Boatsie’s Boxes in support of our service men and women who are deployed throughout the world. West Virginia PGR member Rick Hickman (rickandonna@aol.com) will be the temporary Ride Captain for this…

The Patriot Guard Riders have once again been asked to stand a flag line for the flag retirement ceremony this year in Follansbee, WV. The ceremony will be held June 11, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at:    James Funeral Home    1245 Main Street    Follansbee, WV 26037    This will also be a day to thank organizations that support our military and their families. Staging:     1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.  After a short ride briefing, the flag…

The Patriot Guard has been invited to escort the Agent Orange Quilt of Tears from Princeton to Rainelle on Wednesday May 25th for the LZ Rainelle. We are honored as in past years to provide this escort to honor the Veterans Reunion in Rainelle prior to their departure for the Run to the Wall. STAGING: Little General Store / BP Gas Station 1000 Oakvale Road Princeton, WV STAGING TIME: 10:00 a.m. MISSION BRIEF: 10:15 a.m. KSU: 10:30 a.m. Ride Captain:…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to assist with the Honor Flight bus trip, sponsored by the Denver Foundation in Princeton, WV. We did this mission for the first time last year, and though we were few in number, the veterans were thrilled to have us there for their send-off, partial escort, and subsequent return the next night. This is a very late-night (or very early morning) mission, depending on your particular frame of reference. It involves a flag…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the reopening ceremonies at the Mountaineer Military Museum located in Weston, WV on Saturday, 07 May 16.  The museum is reopening after extensive improvements were made to the facility. WV District Captain Randy Rice is the designated Ride Captain in Charge of this mission. Staging will be at Sheetz, 39 Berlin Rd., Weston, WV (https://tinyurl.com/glq7cqh). Staging time/mission brief: 0900 KSU: 0915 Flag line will be in place NLT 0930 and…

The Patriot Guard has been requested to stand a flag line for the Honor Flight 07 May 16. Honor Flight – Huntington will host a Veterans Honor Flight on May 7, 2016 at the Bridgeport/Clarksburg Airport. There will be 88 veterans plus Guardians traveling to Washington, DC to visit their war memorials. All but 13 on this most honorable mission are Vietnam Vets. Our support of the mission will consist of establishing a flag line at the Airport Terminal for…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the Lapel Pinning and Wreath Laying Ceremony for the on-going Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War.  Lapel pins to recognize all men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during the U.S. involvement in Vietnam—November 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975 will be distributed.    Nine million Americans, approximately 7.2 million living today, served during that period, and the commemoration makes no distinction between…

The family of Kenneth Gene Croy has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to join them at the Veterans Museum in Princeton as he is honored for his service in the US Army during WWII. Staging:    Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 12:15 p.m.                  Mercer County Veterans Museum                  1500 West Main Street                  Princeton, WV   24740 Briefing:   12:30 p.m.  Flag line 12:45 p.m. Forecast:  Mostly cloudy with a high of 20 Ride Captain:   Pat Hanifin, Sr. patnpath@frontier.com (304) 673-9780 Among his…