2017 – WV Patriot Guard

SHORT NOTICE – Teddy Hatfield, USAF VN Era – Princeton, WV – 12 Dec 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: Teddy Wentz Hatfield is a Vietnam era veteran who served in the USAF. After staging, a flag line will be maintained inside from 12:00 p.m. until the service begins at 1:00 p.m. At completion of the service there will be a brief escort to Roselawn Memorial Gardens for final rites. As always, bikes and cages are welcome. Dress warm. PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 12 Dec 2017 Primary Staging Time: 11:30 A.M. Burns Wornal Memorial 654 Athens Road Princeton,…

Wreaths Across America – Grafton, WV – 16 Dec 17

*_ABOUT THE MISSION:_* The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for the Wreaths Across America Event. Time of the Event will be SHARPLY AT NOON. *_PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS:_ 16 Dec 2017* *Primary Staging Time:* 1130 A.M .Location of the Event will be National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, WV 26354. Staging will be at the event site (see above address). Staging time is 11:30 a.m. Briefing at 11:40 and Flag Line in Place…

SPC William A. Rhodes, US Army, Hurricane, WV – 09 Dec 17

_ABOUT THE MISSION:_* The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SPC William A. Rhodes, U.S. Army, who went to be with the Lord on 30 Nov from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Fort Polk, LA. SPC Rhodes served as an infantry rifleman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Services will be on Saturday, 09 Dec, at the Chapman Funeral Home, 3941 Teays…

SHORT NOTICE – Cpl Billy J. Doughty, USMC WOT Veteran – Clay, WV – 01 Dec 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to provide escort, then stand in silent Honor and Respect for Cpl Billy J. Doughty, Jr., USMC WOT Veteran, for his final services on Friday, 01 Dec 17. Cpl Doughty is a Veteran of two tours of duty in the Iraqi combat theater. Our mission will consist of escorting Cpl Doughty from the funeral home in Clay, WV to the Donel C. Kinnard Veteran’s Cemetery in Dunbar, WV and standing…

PVT Shirley E. Bailey, USA WWII KIA – Dunbar, WV – 02 Dec 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for PVT Shirley E. Bailey, U.S.Army, WWII KIA/MIA, for his service and interment on Saturday, 02 Dec 17. His loss took place in the Hürtgen Forest of Germany in 1944. Fighting in the forest, an area comprising of roughly 50-square miles along the Belgian-German border, lasted from September 1944 to February 1945. Bailey, who was a medic with Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment,…

Veteran’s Day Program – Clay, WV – 08 Nov 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have once again been invited to the Veteran’s Day program at Clay County High School. We have been invited to be there in time for lunch at 11:00 a.m.. Program will begin at 12:45 PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 08 Nov 2017 Primary Staging Time: 10:45 A.M. Clay County High School Clay, West Virginia – 25043 http://tinyurl.com/y8b5uvzw Ride Captain: TBD Special Instructions: Flags & Water: Flags Will NOT Be Provided, Please Bring Your Own. Large…

Veteran’s Day Ceremony – Triadelphia, WV – 11 Nov 17

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to escort a flag and stand a flag line, Saturday November 11. 2017, for a Veterans Day Ceremony at Texas Roadhouse in Triadelphia. After a short program Taps will be played and a new flag raised. All Veterans will receive lunch free after the ceremony (sponsor/location disclosed at briefing). PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 11 Nov 2017 Primary Staging Time: 10:15 A.M. I 70 Exit 11 Dallas Pike Cherokee Trading Post parking…

SP/4 Curtis Roy Evans, Jr., USA Vietnam, 31 OCT 2017, Verdunville, WV

The Patriot Guard Riders have been requested to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SP/4 Curtis Roy Evans Jr., US Army Vietnam Veteran for his final services on Tuesday October 31, 2017. Curtis went to be with the Lord on 28 Oct. Services will be held at the Maryetta United Baptist Church Verdunville, WV, 31 October.. West Virginia RC Paul Dave Shaffer (pdshaffer327@yahoo.com ) is the designated Ride Captain in Charge of this most Honorable mission. Staging will…