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Riding With Honor and Respect

Welcome to The West Virginia Patriot Guard site

  Welcome to the website for the West Virginia Patriot Guard Riding With Honor and Respect   The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse…. 

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Welcome Home – Det 28 OSAC WVARNG – Williamstown, WV – 27 Nov 13

    You are hereby invited to join the Patriot Guard Riders as we welcome home elements of Det 28, Operational Support Airlift Command, WVARNG, from their overseas deployment. These gentlemen have been flying C-12s and moving folks across Africa for 9 months, many on their third tour. Their arrival will be at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport, Williamstown, WV on Wednesday, 27 Nov 13. WC RC Carl Spade (ace_gunsmith@hotmail.com) is the RCIC of this happy mission. Staging will be…

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Robert “Tater” Smith, Former OH SC/USAF VN Veteran – Sandusky, OH – 27 Nov 13

  Confirmed Mission V/S : Sgt Robert Lynn “Tater” Smith, 59 Sandusky, OH 27 Nov 2013 USAF Vietnam Veteran Wednesday, November 27, 2013 | 9:00am  (Time Zone: US/Eastern) Category: Services/ Memorial Mission Description CONFIRMED MISSION Sgt Robert Lynn “Tater” Smith, 59 Sandusky, Ohio United States Air Force Vietnam Veteran Retired State Captain Ohio Patriot Guard/ Active District # 2 Ride Captain Obituary Link: https://tinyurl.com/kqymd3v Visitation: Groff Funeral Home Perkins Chapel 1607 East Perkins Avenue Sandusky, Ohio 44870 27 November 21013@1000-1300hrs-(10 AM-1…

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S2c Charles Riggle, USN Veteran – Elm Grove, WV – 19 Nov 13

The family of Charles “Charlie” L. Riggle, USN veteran, has asked the Patriot Guard Riders to attend the final services of their beloved father, husband, grandfather, and hero. “Charlie’s” services will be on November 19, 2013, 1:00 p.m., at:  Kepner’s Funeral Home 166 Kruger Street  Elm Grove, WV26003  Staging for this hero’s service will be at 11:00 a.m. at: Tractor Supply    6 Elm Grove Crossing Wheeling, WV 26003  Ride briefing will be at 11:15, with KSU at 11:30  After the…

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S1c Hoyt “Darryl” Jones, Jr., USN WWII Veteran – St. Albans, WV – 11 Nov 13

  The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for S1c Hoyt “Darryl” Jones, Jr., US Navy WWII Veteran for his final services on 11 Nov 13. Seaman Jones went to be with the Lord on 5 Nov 13. Services will be at the Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, 409 6th Ave., St. Albans, WV (https://tinyurl.com/m4r8k2h) beginning at 1400. Interment will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, 815 Cunningham Ln., St. Albans, WV (https://tinyurl.com/q4wgv7g). WV ASC-South Buddy Palla…

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Veteran’s Day Ceremony, Clay County High School, Clay, WV – 8 Nov 13

  For the fourth year in a row, the Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the Veteran’s Day Program at the Clay County High School (CCHS), in Clay, WV. Each year, our participation numbers have increased; it is an absolute pleasure for us to be invited back again this year. The honor and respect shown to veterans by the students and faculty of CCHS needs to be replicated in every school across the nation. As always, we…

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Veteran’s Day Ceremony – Wheeling, WV – 8 Nov 13

    The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to participate in the upcoming Wheeling Middle School’sVeteran’s Day Ceremony/Celebration on Friday, Nov. 8th. I have been in contact with the principal, Mr McCardle, and he is ecstatic we will be participating. Tentative plans include : Arriving at theschool, where we will be greeted by the students holding flags. We will then move to the gymnasium to establish a flag line so the students, faculty, parents, and guest speakers will be…

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William E. Fischer, US Army Vietnam Veteran – Harrisville, WV – 9 Nov 13

     The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for William E. Fischer, US Army, Vietnam Veteran, for his final services on 9 Nov 13.  William went to be with the Lord on Friday, 1 Nov.     He was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War from January 1969 to March 1970, where he served as crew chief aboard UH 1 Huey’s Unit 134th AHC. He was awarded a Purple Heart, National…

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CW3 Thomas Bailey, USA (Ret) – Princeton, WV/ANC – 29 Oct 13

  CW3 Thomas R. Bailey, 67, US Army Retired, of Princeton, WV, died 20 SEP 13. CW3 Bailey served with distinction in the United States Army from 1964 to 1984 when he was badly injured and was medically retired. His DD 214 lists 4 years 6 months in classified combat deployments. He was the recipient of the Korea Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal w/bronze clasp and 3 loops and…

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