2014 – Page 3 – WV Patriot Guard

HOTH – Veteran’s Day 10k Run/Walk – Wheeling, WV – 8 Nov 14

The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked stand a Flag Line for the Opening Ceremony for the Veteran’s Day 10K Run/Walk in Wheeling, WV on Saturday, Nov. 8th 2014. Staging: 7:00 AM – Tractor Supply 6 Elm Grove Crossing Wheeling WV (https://goo.gl/maps/gqVfs) Ride Briefing: 7:10 AM KSU: 7:20 AM Bring 3×5 Flag We will have at short ride to the Bridge Street School where we will establish our flag line for the opening ceremony and the start of the Veterans…

HOTH – Wheeling Middle School Veteran’s Day Program – Wheeling, WV – 7 Nov 14

The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked again to participate in the upcoming Wheeling Middle School’s Veteran’s Day Ceremony/Celebration on Friday, Nov. 7th. I have been in contact with the principal, Mr. McCardle, and he is excited we will be participating again this year. Tentative plans include : Arriving at the school, 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,…

SHORT NOTICE – SPC John Edwards, Jr., USA Desert Storm/Desert Shield/OIF Veteran – Wheeling, WV – 28 Oct 14

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SPC John Edwards, Jr., U.S. Army Veteran of Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom. John went to be in Lord’s Army on Friday, 24 Oct, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. John is the cousin of WV District 6 RC Mike Whitlatch. Services will be held on Tuesday, 28 Oct, beginning at 1100 at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, Elm Grove Chapel, 154…

SHORT NOTICE – Charles M. Dooley, US Army, Cold War Veteran – Sissonville, WV – 25 Oct 14

The family of Charles Dooley has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand in honor of their departed hero, this Saturday at the Long and Fisher Funeral Home in Sissonville, WV. Charles actually served in the Army twice; the first time was of his own choosing, the second was when he was drafted during the Cuban missile crisis. There will not be an escort for this mission, as the burial will take place at the Floral Hills Memory Gardens which…

CONFIRMED – William H. Ferguson, Jr., US Army, Korean War Veteran – Beckley, WV – 23 Oct 14

The family of William Harvey Ferguson, Jr. has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand in honor of their loved one at his final services. Mr. Ferguson served our nation in the Korean War as a member of the US Army. The family has requested a flag line for the private visitation at the funeral home, and would also like us to provide escort to the cemetery where Mr. Ferguson will be interred with full military honors. Staging time: 1230-1245,…

CONFIRMED – PO1 Ernest Kroese, US Navy, Vietnam Veteran – Macfarlan, WV – 25 Oct 14

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for PO1 Ernest Martin Kroese, U.S. Navy, Vietnam Veteran, during his final services on Saturday, 25 Oct 14. Ernest went to be with the Lord on 11 Oct 14 and will be interred on the family property. WV District 3 RC Carl Spade (ace_gunsmith@hotmail.com) is the designated RCIC of this most honorable mission. Staging will be at the Exxon station located at the junction of…

MEMORIAL – Bridge Dedication – SP4 William L. Reger, US Army Vietnam KIA – Buckhannon, WV – 18 Oct 14

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in memory of SP4 William L. Reger, US Army, Vietnam KIA as a bridge is dedicated in his name in his hometown of Buckhannon, WV on Saturday, 18 Oct 14. William was a Field Communications Electronics Equipment Mechanic. He died in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam on 8 Nov 69. WV District Captain Randy Rice (440236.rr@gmail.com) is the designated RCIC of this most honorable mission. Staging will be at the Sheetz, 4…

CONFIRMED – MSG (RET) Michael R. Scully, WVARNG – Williamstown, WV – 17 Oct 19

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for MSG (RET) Michael R. Scully, WVARNG, during his final services and tribute on Friday, 17 Oct 14, at the Williamstown Readiness Center in Williamstown, WV. MSG Scully went to be with the Lord on 11 Oct after losing his battle with cancer. MSG Scully was a longstanding member and employee of the WVARNG Aviation Community where he served in a variety of leadership and flight…