Help on the Homefront Missions

   The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in Honor and Respect for four (4) members of the 305th MP Detachment as they are returning from their extended deployment to the Sandbox.  They will be returning TONIGHT, 11 Nov 12, to the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport in Williamstown, WV.     Members who are returning are: SPC Lewis Morris, PFC Justin Bowman, SPC Bill Keeper and SPC Lenny Wheatley.     Staging for this most happy mission will be at…

  The WV Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to lead the Veterans Day Parade in Parkersburg. We will stage at the former Powells Honda lot on Emerson Avenue, across from J.P. Henry’s, at 0815hrs. After a mission brief, we will depart for Parkersburg High School. We are the lead group for the parade and will need to be staged at 0900 at the “horseshoe” at PHS. The Legion Riders from Post’s 15 and 159 will be accompanying us for…

  The West Virginia Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to participate in the Annual Veteran’s Day Race in Elm Grove, WV, on November 10, 2012. The race will start at 8:30 a.m. Participants in this race are veterans and disabled veterans of past and present conflicts and wars. Proceeds from this race benefit the Paralyzed Veterans of America organization. The race will start at the Bridge Street School in Elm Grove, and end at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling. The…

    You may have seen an article in the newspaper last week stating the Patriot Guard would be leading the Veteran’s Day Parade in Charleston…it’s true. There will be a couple of Charleston motor officers in front, but we will be the lead unit in the parade. This parade is one of 62 “specially recognized” parades across the nation. If your bike can fly a flag at parade speeds, come prepared to do so . The parade starts at…

The West Virginia Patriot Guard has been asked to stand a flag line during the Opening Ceremonies of the Chief Nick Null Memorial Race.  Date August 4th 2012  Nick Null is one of the 31 Hero’s that were killed during the Chinook Accident in Afghanistan last year.  His family is keeping his memory alive with such memorials as this race as well as moving forward with the construction of a War Memorial to be placed in City Park Parkersburg West…

  The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand a Flag Line for the opening ceremonies for the 305 MP unit of out Elm Grove, WV for their Family Appreciation Day on Saturday July 28th at 9 AM, which will be taking place at Wheeling Park, WV.  Last November many of you might remember that we did the escort mission for these brave young men and women when they left for their deployment.  These soldiers are still deployed, but…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand up a flag line of honor at a bridge dedication for PFC Herbert Burgess Murphy, USMC; the dedication will take place in Huntington, WV on 21 July at 1100 hours. PFC. Herbert Burgess Murphy served with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Mike Company. He was killed in Action on May 10, 1969. His name stands proudly on the Mike 3/5 Wall of Honor. PFC Herbert Murphy and PFC Ronny Smith died while…

Maj (Ret) Byron Wallace White, US Army Vietnam Veteran of two combat tours, from Williamson, WV, passed away last year and is interred in the Alabama Nat’l Cemetery. He began his career in the enlisted ranks then went to OCS. He was also past Commander of the Alabama American Legion. His wife, Margaret, has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to stand up a flag line on 14 July, when his family will be placing a monument at the White family cemetery…