Welcome to the website for the West Virginia Patriot Guard Riding With Honor and Respect The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse….
Wondering what the Patriot Guard Riders is all about? You will find that information on our About Us Page and on the national Patriot Guard Riders site at: https://www.patriotguard.org
You may submit a mission request by filling the form at the Mission Requests Page or by checking our Contact Us page.
The West Virginia Patriot Guard Riders flyer is now available to download from the website. This will give members quick access to the flyer for distributing to potential members or other interested people. You will find it attached to this post and the link will also remain available on our WV-PGR Flyer page. You must have Adobe Reader to view or print the flyer. WV-PGR Flyer Thumbnail of WV-PGR Flyer
The Patriot Guard have been invited to attend the Sgt. Michael Todd May, First Responders Fair on Saturday, May 5th from 10-4 at the University Town Center Walmart, Granville,WV. (https://tinyurl.com/7xbnx7m) This event is designed to allow the pubic a chance to see cruisers, fire trucks, ambulances and the Healthnet helicopter up close and to put a human face on our first responders. It is also a time for the Patriot Guard to meet and greet the public and to explain our role in…
The Patriot Guard Riders have been requested to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Lt Alvin U. Martin, U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, 26 April, beginning at 1100 at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, 1325 Washington St., West, Charleston, WV 25302 (https://tinyurl.com/7vbwfsu). Interment will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, WV 25313. PGR will provide escort to the cemetery. Staging will be at 0930…
The Patriot Guard has been requested to attend the Opening Ceremonies for the… The Walk4Vets event which is being hosted by Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law Will be held on April 28, 2012 at the City Park in Parkersburg, WV from 9:00AM through 1:00 pm . Staging Time: 8:00AM at City Park, Parkersburg WV. We will establish a flag line ½ Hour prior to the beginning of the Ceremonies 8:30AM and continue the flag Line for ½ hour past…
All, I just received an invitation from the family of Lonnie J. Woods, US Army WWII veteran, for the Patriot Guard to stand up a flag line of honor at Lonnie’s funeral service Wednesday April 18th. I know this is extremely short-notice, but I’m hoping a few riders will be able to help me honor this hero and his family. Lonnie was a father, grand-father, great-grandfather, and even great-great gandfather…he was a true hero who will be sadly missed by…
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:…
As there will be no National Gathering of the Guard this year, with their blessing, individual states/regions have been encouraged to hold their own GOTG in an effort to give all members the opportunity to meet one another in a venue away from what we normally do. To this end, WV RC Kevin Geisel approached me to inquire if it would be okay to try and set up a GOTG that would not only be for our West…
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to provide a Send-Off for elements of the 130th Air Wing, WV Air National Guard, as they begin their deployment to the Sandbox. They will be departing on Sunday, 11 March and Tuesday, 13 March in Charleston, WV. Staging location: Go-Mart, 1502 Greenbrier St., Charleston, WV (https://tinyurl.com/7f5qzbx). Staging time: 0745 (Eastern DAYLIGHT time) KSU: 0800 (Eastern DAYLIGHT time) Remember to set your clocks forward one hour…
