2015

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Gerald E. “Peck” Blakley, Sr., 98, for his final services on Tuesday, 20 Jan 15.  Peck went to be with the Lord on 16 Jan 15. He served with the 2nd ID during WWII, landing with the second wave at Normandy.  He also participated in the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes Forest and concluded his honorable service in Czchoslavakia in 1945. Funeral services…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to stand in silence and honor for Sgt. Blaine Elbert Harmon, age 83, U.S. Army, Korean Conflict, who was awarded the  Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Korean Service Medal, with 3 bronze service stars . Before his final rest, he resided with his son-in-law and daughter, Deputy Gerry and Anna McGrath, who both are Patriot Guard Riders and LEO’s Sgt. Harmon was a member of VFW Post, in Welch, WV (McDowell County). This is a “NO BORDERS” MISSION, consisting especially of Virginia and West Virginia.  It will be a…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for one of our own, PO2 Thomas Ray (Tom) Mollohan, U.S. Navy Retired, for his final services and escort to his final rest on Saturday, 17 Jan 15.  Tom went to be with the Lord early in the morning on 14 Jan 15. During his time in the PGR, Tom would always put forth the effort to attend each and every mission within what he felt…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been requested to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Sgt. Walter “Chip” Haines, U.S. Marine Corps, Desert Storm Veteran, as he is honored and taken to his final rest on Wednesday, 14 Jan 15, in Wheeling, WV.  “Chip” is the cousin of Wendy K. Hunter, Gold Star Spouse of SGT Matthew “Doc” Hunter who was KIA in 2006, the first Mission of Honor within West Virginia for the PGR.  He leaves behind a wife…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Captain John Alan Ferda, West Virginia State Police (RET), for his final services on Saturday, 10 January 15.  Cpt Ferda went to be with the Lord suddenly on Monday, 5 January.  During his long, storied career in law enforcement, John was a Deputy Sheriff with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department before joining the WV Department of Public Safety as a WV State Trooper in 1977. …

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in honor of Joe Williams, Jr., 61, who passed away recently. Joe was a United States Navy veteran who served our country, and we will be honored to join with PGR members from eastern KY and southern OH, as we stand for Joe during his final service on Monday, January 5th, at the Kentucky State Veteran’s Cemetery NE. Due to the fact temperatures on Monday will be below freezing all day,…