2018 – Page 8 – WV Patriot Guard

SFC (RET) William Griswold, US Army – Washington, WV – 02 Feb 18

ABOUT THE MISSION:. The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SFC (RET) William Griswold, US Army, for his final Mass on 2 February 2018 in Washington, WV PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 02 Feb 2018 Primary Staging Time: 0900 A.M. St. Monica Catholic Parish 251 WV-68 Washington, West Virginia – https://tinyurl.com/y8mnxuy3 Ride Captain: Carl Spade (ace_gunsmith@hotmail.com) Special Instructions: Mission brief: 0915 Flag line will be in place NLT 0930 and maintained until start of…

MCPO (RET) Vincent Sloan, USN – Barboursville, WV – 29 Jan 18

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for MCPO (RET) Vincent J. Sloan, aka “Rusty”, for his final services and interment on Monday, 29 Jan, at the Wallace Funeral Home in Barboursville, WV. Rusty went to be with the Lord on 23 Jan 18. He served in the U.S Navy, from 1965 to 1993 both active duty and reservist, with deployments to Vietnam and Desert Storm as a Corpsman. He…

Wreath Removal – Grafton, WV – 20 Jan 19

The Patriot Guard Riders will retire the wreaths laid on the graves at the Grafton National Cemetery in downtown Grafton. In an honorable manner, the wreaths will be removed, loaded into pickups and transported to the Veterans Cemetery in Pruntytown. PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 20 Jan 2018 Primary Staging Time: 10:45 A.M. Grafton National Cemetery Grafton, West Virginia – Ride Captain: Buddy Myers 304-276-3753 myersbuddy@hotmail.com Special Instructions: Dress appropriately, as this mission will be outside. Wear proper clothing to include skin…

Martin Luther King Ceremony – Clarksburg, WV – 17 Jan 18

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to present the colors and retire the colors at the Martin Luther King Ceremony and attend the ceremony if desired at the Clarksburg Veteran Hospital. PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 17 Jan 2018 Primary Staging Time: 12:45 P.M. Chapel Area of the Veterans Hospital Clarksburg, West Virginia Ride Captain: Boonie Jarvis 304-816-3661 dolittle202@gmail.com Special Instructions: Transportation or weather is not an issue as the mission is only inside the Veterans Hospital. Flags are not needed…

Sgt (Ret) James Ellis, USMC OIF/OEF, Moorefield, WV – 14 Jan 18

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for Sgt James L. Ellis, III, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) for his final services and interment on Sunday, 14 Jan 18. James went to be with the Lord, unexpectedly on 28 December 2017. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and was currently employed as a Small Arms Weapons Specialist Instructor with Linxx Global Solutions. He was a Veteran of…

SHORT NOTICE – Theodore O’Connell, US Army, Vietnam Veteran – Jane Lew, WV – 05 Jan 18

ABOUT THE MISSION: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SP6 Theodore Leroy “Ted” O’Connell, U.S. Army, Vietnam Veteran, for his final services and interment on Friday, 05 Jan 18. Ted went to be in the Lord’s army on Monday, 01 Jan 18. Ted was an honored 20-year veteran of the United States Army who served as a clinical specialist during Vietnam. He is the Father of WV PGR member Connie Everett.…