WV Patriot Guard

EXTREME SHORT NOTICE!!! Herschel Carpenter, USN WWII Veteran – Buckhannon – 11 Jul

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Herschel Carpenter, 93, U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII as he is laid to rest on Wednesday, 11 July, in Buckhannon, WV. Herschel went to be with the Lord on Saturday, 7 July, at the West Virginia Veteran’s Nursing Facility in Clarksburg. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, 11 July, beginning at 1100 at the Buckhannon Memorial Cemetery, formerly known…

Dedication – PFC Herbert Murphy, USMC VN KIA – Huntington – 21 July

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…

Memorial – MAJ (Ret) Byron White, USA VN Veteran – Delbarton, WV – 14 July

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…

Welcome Home – 130th AW WVANG – Charleston – 12, 14 & 16 July

The Base Commander of the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, WV has invited the Patriot Guard to attend three separate welcome home celebrations. Members of the 130th will be returning home from their deployment in Southwest Asia on July 12th, 14th, and 16th. These dates are the most accurate we have at this point, and please keep in mind, they could shift a day or two in either direction. Continue to monitor this mission thread for short-notice changes…especially prior to…

SSGT Peter Turner, US Army OIF Veteran – Fairmont, WV – 12 July

The Patriot Guard Riders have been requested to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SSGT Peter Turner, U.S. Army, OIF Veteran, who went to be with the Lord on Saturday, 7 July. Funeral services will be held at the Valley Chapel United Methodist Church, 1511 County Road 64, Fairmont, WV (https://tinyurl.com/77bsacm). Staging will be at 0930 at BFS Foods Service Station at 2202 Pleasant Valley Road, County Road 64, Fairmont, WV. KSU at 0945. Services will begin at 1100. Interment will…

SHORT NOTICE Memorial – Harold Hansen Jr., USA, Vietnam Veteran, Parkersburg, WV, 07 JUL 12

The PGR has been invited to stand in honor of Harold Hansen, jr. a US Army Vietnam veteran. There will be a memorial service only, and a flag line will be maintained during the sevice. The memorial service will be Saturday, 7 July, at 1400 (2:00 pm) at a pavilion in Mountwood Park, located just off Rt. 50, approximately 12 miles from I-77. The memorial service is not expected to last long, and considering the weather forecast for Saturday, might be…

Ruby Tuesday “GiveBack” to the Nick Null Memorial Foundation

Today, 5 July, and next Thursday, 12 July, at Ruby Tuesday on Grand Central Avenue in Parkersburg, anyone who presents the above certificate to their server will have 20% of their total bill donated to the Nick Null Memorial Foundation to aid in the erection of a monument in Parkersburg City Park. This monument is being erected in honor of EODT CPO Nicholas Null and all of those killed in the downing of the Chinook helicopter…

West Virginia Patriot Guard Acknowledged

The following article appeared in the July 4th edition of the Parkersburg News-Sentinel. Originally, both they and the local television station had committed to attending our presentation but this was the exact time the severe weather came through this area. My thanks, though, to the local paper for publishing the article anyway. Patriot Guard donates $3K for Nick Null memorial foundation July 4, 2012 By NATALEE SEELY (nseely@newsandsentinel.com) , Parkersburg News and Sentinel Save | Post a comment | PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia…

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