Help on the Homefront Missions

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…

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…

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:…

The Patriot Guard has been requested to provide an escort for this Unit as they return from Afghanistan. While the weather conditions may not be the exact escort weather, we need to remember that they have defended our freedom in less than ideal conditions. This is our chance to say thank you.  Who: USMC/R 4th Combat Engineers Battalion When: Saturday, 14 January 2012 What: This is an escort mission; the final destination will be Cross Lanes, WV. Bikes and cages…

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing are returning home from their recent deployment to Afghanistan. They are members of the same squadron to which our ASC-South, Buddy Palla, belonged before he retired, in fact, he was their Chief. These aircraft maintainers have missed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, etc. with their families, and we will be honored to give them an appropriate welcome home. The assigned RC for this happy mission will be Buddy Palla.(deaconbiker@yahoo.com)  Date: 10 January 2012 Location: Yeager…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to escort home the 1/150th AVN. BN out of Wheeling, WV after serving an extended tour in Kosovo.  The Patriot Guard Riders where there when they where deployed and are extremely happy to be welcoming our Men and Women home. We will be meeting two buses at the Rest Area in OH at Mile Marker 211 and escorting them to the National Guard Armory at the Wheeling Ohio County Airport Wheeling, WV. Your RCIC are Michael and…

The Patriot Guard has, once again, been invited to participate in the Wreaths Across America ceremonies at both  West Virginia National Cemeteries in Pruntytown and Grafton, WV. The initial ceremony will be in Pruntytown after which we will proceed to Grafton. Staging Location: We will stage AT the WV National Cemetery in Pruntytown (https://tinyurl.com/7p2nphd), at the bottom of the hill, near the visitors center.  Staging time:  10 December 2011@1130hrs-(11:30 AM) DIRECTIONS:  From I-79 north, headed southbound, get off at the…

The Patriot Guard has been invited to send off LCpl. Childers. Caleb lost the lower part of his leg as a result of injuries sustained while serving in Iraq. He is returning to California to continue his rehabilitation and will be there for 6 to 12 months. RC for this mission will be Keith Mitchell (keithmitchell@suddenlink.net). Staging will be at Yeager Airport at 04:15. Flag line will be in place at 04:30. Caleb has given so much for our freedom.…