Honor Missions

The family of Darrell “Red” Sullivan has requested the PGR stand up a flag line for a short, private ceremony this Saturday. They would like us to meet them at Smiley’s Motel on Route 60 in St. Albans, https://tinyurl.com/3lf3htu and escort them to the cemetery in South Charleston . This mission will be very short in duration; the family has travel plans for Saturday, and they think that everything will be over by 0900, if not sooner. I know this…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for A2C David Allen Bartles, USAF Veteran of the Vietnam Era, during his final services and interment in Martinsburg, WV on Tuesday, 17 May 11. Services will be held beginning at 1030 at Brown’s Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg, WV (https://tinyurl.com/3jfggej). Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery, 917 Cemetery Rd., Martinsburg, WV (https://tinyurl.com/3r949hy).  We have been requested to provide escort. Ride Captain assignment will…

With his family at his bedside, Captain Joseph L. Cullinan, 32, West Virginia Army National Guard, passed away on 4 May after a valiant battle with cancer. Joe served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006-07, where he was pilot-in-command of a UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter, accumulating 540 hours of combat flight time. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal of Valor for participating in the rescue of five U.S. soldiers. As per a conversation with the CAO this morning, the family…

Capt. Richard D. Clark, USN RET, died 21 Nov 2010 after a courageous struggle with multiple myeloma. Capt. Clark served in Naval Intelligence, Operation Desert Storm and as deputy director of intelligence, Joint Task Force, Southwest Asia.  Upon his retirement in 2000, Capt. Clark served over 42 years. Captain Clark is to be buried on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery on 06 May 2011 at approximately 1100 hours from the Administration Building. PGR has been invited to attend…

Vernon Kerby – Falling Waters April 29-30, 2011 Mission Thread: https://www.patriotguard.org PGR Member Terry Kerbe and brother Pete Kerbe have given us the honor of escorting their Father from Concord, NC as they carry him to his Memorial Service in Hagerstown Maryland. The brothers will be carrying their father’s cremains in two special urns they had made and fitted to their bikes for this occasion. Request from Terry Kerbe: Dad was a Corporal in the Army, served as an MP…