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Our Mission
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Patriot Guard Riders Mission Statement
The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation. We have one thing in common besides motorcycles. We have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America’s freedom and security. If you share this respect, please join us.
We don’t care what you ride or if you ride, what your political views are, or whether you’re a hawk or a dove. It is not a requirement that you be a veteran. It doesn't matter where you’re from or what your income is; you don’t even have to ride. The only prerequisite is Respect.
Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family. Each mission we undertake has two basic objectives:
- Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities.
- Shield the mourning family and their friends from interruptions created by any protestor or group of protestors.
We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means.
To those of you who are currently serving and fighting for the freedoms of others, at home and abroad, please know that we are backing you. We honor and support you with every mission we carry out, and we are praying for a safe return home for all.
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Announcement2
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NATIONAL GATHERING OF THE GUARD 2010
THE GOTG 2010 WILL TAKE PLACE IN KILLEEN, TX
SEPTEMBER 9-12, 2010
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AT THE LINK BELOW
GOTG 2010 REGISTRATION
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Announcements
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Temporary Notice - Sunday, May 02, 2010Supporting the PGR
The most important thing on the site is the mission. To express that focus, all donation and fundraising information has been removed from the homepage and placed on a Donations page listed in the Navigation Pane on the left of the homepage or at this link:
Donations Page
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To Request Our Services
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Please contact your State Captain for all mission requests, except for Arlington National Cemetery(ANC). Your State Captain, the ANC team, Moderators, and Contact teams, may be contacted through the following links.
State Captains
PGR ANC Team
Moderators
Contact PGR
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Directory
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Users Online
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Online Now:
Brockie
cowcop
dennisrowell
fightandflight
Granny60
JayDub
jddugan
Lawman747
Mustng959
Nemo
ROBERTRPEARMAN
TomT750
waroadstar
Yellow Jacket
Zonie
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National Announcements & Board of Director's News
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Patriot Guard Riders TDF Patch
We would like to offer a new TDF fundraiser in the form of the patch pictured here. For a minimum of a $10 donation, this patch will be delivered to you. We have purchased this patch directly and will distribute them the same way, ensuring that 100% of the proceeds go to fund the Patriot Guard Riders TDF Fund. To help us minimize costs by avoiding PayPal fees, we prefer that orders be made by sending a check or money order using the mailing address below. Please indicate TDF in the memo on your check or money order. If you prefer to use PayPal, after making the transaction; please send a confirmation email to the TDF Fund, and reference the PayPal account and name, along with mailing directions.
*Patches are now in stock and being shipped.
Checks may be made payable to "Patriot Guard Riders, Inc." and mailed to:
Patriot Guard Riders, Inc.
c/o Jon Tatum
2124 S. Peoria Ave
Tulsa, OK 74114
Dear Fellow Patriots,
As you have probably noticed by now there is a new button on the Donations page. This button will enable you to make a donation to our Legal defense fund. It's labeled Defense Fund, as not to confuse it with the “Donate To PGR” button on the same page. This is a PayPal account and 100% of donations will go to pay our legal costs for the trademark issue. Our leadership was truly hoping it would not come to this, but they need your assistance in keeping the “Patriot Guard Riders” in the possession of its members, not one person. The board has tried at length to negotiate this issue, but their efforts have fallen on deaf ears and are left no other option but to follow all legal avenues available to them.
This is not something the BOD asks lightly. Our members already pay all of their own expenses to honor the fallen, to attend every mission. They pay for the privilege to ride in the rain or in the cold, and the Board of Directors does not wish to further add to their burden. Since the PGR is a 100% volunteer organization, it counts on donations from members and other concerned citizens to help keep us up and running.
If it appears the donations are approaching the amount of the legal costs, the button will go away. We don't want to raise one extra penny this way; our members give so much already.
**NOTE: Any amount raised in excess of the legal fees will be given to the HOTH program.
PGR Challenge Coins for Wounded Warriors
The PGR is proud to announce program available to all members to sponsor challenge coins that are being hand delivered to our soldiers that are recovering from injuries in the Critical Care VA facilities. If you would like to like to learn more about this unique opportunity to show your gratitude, follow this link:
http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/216/postid/824095/view/topic/Default.aspx
National Communications and Updates from the Board of Directors
Please check the link below regularly for important information on policy and actions:
http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/view/topics/forumid/216/Default.aspx
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Submitting Photographs to the PGR Web Site
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On your missions you may take photos and or videos with respect. Please respect the family and fallen hero by not photographing them, the casket, or the hearse, unless requested. Photos such as these, as well as those of "uninvited guests", will not be posted in the gallery in respect for our hero and the family.
- Send photos via a zipped file or as jpegs to photos@patriotguard.org
- Name the zipped file after the Fallen Hero, please include Rank.
- Please do not name the files in the zipped file the same as zipped files.
- Please include the following information: Fallen Hero's Name and Rank or Mission Name (i.e. Home Coming, etc.), Fallen Hero's Age (if known), City/State, Date of Mission.
- Do not send emails files over 10 MB in size.
- Photos should be sized to 640 pixels wide.
- Send video files (100 MB Maximum size allowed) to: pgrvideo@yahoo.com
- If sending a CD or DVD, please mail it to:
PGR 7126 S. Elm Ct Centennial, CO 80122
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Missions
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Confirmed Mission Rides
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PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
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Tech 4 Stanley Robinson, USA WWII Veteran, 09 SEP 10
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Bob Thulin, USMC Vietnam Veteran, USN, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11 SEP 10
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Arnold Eggers, USN WWII Veteran, Phoenix, AZ, 08 SEP 10
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Bill Patterson, USA Veteran, Lawton, OK, 09 SEP 10
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John (Jake) Nations, USN, WWII Veteran, Park Hills, MO, 06, 07 SEP 10
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SGT Thomas Penn, USAR, Ravenna, OH, 05, 06 SEP 10
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Heroes Without Families, St. Petersburg, FL, 07 SEP 10
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Heroes Without Families, Bath, NY, 24 SEP 10
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Hero without Family, USMC Vietnam Veteran, Sarasota, FL, 08 Sep 10
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Carl W. Hoage, USA Veteran, Rome, NY, 07 SEP 10
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SGT Raymond C. Alcaraz, 20, Redlands, CA, TBA
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CPT Dwayne Simmons, USA, Kileen, TX 10 SEP 10
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Eight (8) Heroes without Family, Riverside, CA, 08 SEP 10
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Orville Cox, WWII Veteran, Duncan, OK, 07 SEP 10
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SFC Eddie Stowers, Sr., (Ret.), USA, Vietnam, Killeen, TX, 06 SEP 10
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LCpl Joshua T. Twigg, 21, Northern Cambria, PA, TBD
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Philip M. Cooley, USN/CANG Veteran, St Augustine, FL., TBD
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MSgt Mark Wayne Freeman, USAF Retired, TAFB/Spencer, OK, 08 SEP 10
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Rolland Alstatt, USA, Fort Logan, Denver, CO, 07 SEP 10
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Gary Bjork, USN Vietnam Veteran, Placerville, CA, 12 SEP 10
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LCpl Christopher B. Rodgers, 20, Griffin, GA, TBA
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Warren C. Wheeler Sr., USA WWII/Korean War Veteran, Randolph Center, VT, 10 SEP 10
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SWSN Primo J. Verdone, USN, Lake Havasu, AZ, 08 SEP 10
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Sgt Joseph A. Bovia, 24, New Orleans, LA, 06, 07, 08 SEP 10
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John Shannon, USMC Vietnam Veteran, Ft. Erie/Ontario, Canada, TBD
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Mary Louise Burch Nirmaier, WASP, Columbia, MO, 06, 07 SEPT 10
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1LT Mark Noziska, 24, Army, Grand Island, NE, TBD
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Thomas Elivalde, USMC Vietnam, Redding, CA, 09 SEP 10
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SPC. Andrew J. Castro, 20, Westlake Village, CA, 07 SEP 10 / TBA
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SGT. Patrick K. Durham, 24, Chattanooga, TN
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GySgt Floyd E. C. Holley, 36, Oceanside, CA, TBA
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PFC Bryn T. Raver, 20, Harrison, AR, 09, 10, 11, SEP 10
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CPT Ellery R. Wallace, 33, Big Springs, TX TBD
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PVT Adam J. Novak, 20, Prairie du Sac, WI, 07, 08, 09 SEP 10
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SPC Chad D. Coleman, 20, Hales Corners, WI, 06, 07 SEP 10
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SGT James C. Robinson, 27, Middletown, Monroe, OH, 06, 08, 09 SEP 10
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SSG James R. Ide, 32, Festus, MO, TBD
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MSgt. Daniel L. Fedder, 34, Pine City, MN, 06 SEP 10
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Robert Pepin, USA Vietnam Veteran, Norwich, CT, 17 SEP 10
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PVT John W. Kling, Civil War Veteran, Jacksonville, MO, 01, 17 SEPT 10
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Dennis Michael (Mike) Bowles, USA, Korea Veteran, Gladstone, MO, 24 AUG 10 / Clarksville, AR, TBD
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Pfc Chante D. Pleydle, 23, USMC, Victorville, CA, TBA
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Canada Confirmed Mission Rides
Arlington National Cemetery
Making ANC Happen
Special ANC Considerations: Flags, etc
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Confirmed - Michael J Wheeler, 58, USA(ret) Vietnam Veteran, Watertown, NY / ANC 09 SEP 10
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Confirmed - HM3 James M. Swink, 20, Yucca Valley, CA / ANC 08 SEP 10
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Confirmed - Capt Jeff Hill, 31, Glen Rock, PA, 07 AUG 10 / ANC TBD
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PENDING CONFIRMATION - SPC Michael L. Stansbery, 21, Mount Juliet, TN, 05, 07, 08 AUG 10 / ANC TBA
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Confirmed - Tony Williamson, USMC Veteran / PGR, Alexandria, VA, / ANC, 08, 09 SEP 10
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PENDING CONFIRMATION - James Fiebke, USA, Vietnam Veteran, Rochester, MN, 29 JUN 10 / ANC TBA
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Memorial Missions
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CMOH Memorial Dedication, East Freedom, PA, 11 SEP 10
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Memorial Mission - Ft Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO, 11 SEP 10
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Memorial - Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial, Sunbury, OH, 11 SEP 10
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MSG Cecil E. McCollum, 77, USA Vietnam Veteran, Augusta, GA, 26 SEP 10
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John La Rocca, USN, Vietnam Veteran, Sebastian, FL, 11 SEP 10
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Pending Mission Rides
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PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
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PFC James A. Page, 23, Titusville, FL
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PFC Matthew E. George, 22, Gransboro, NC
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SSG Vinson B. Adkinson III, 26, Harper, KS
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SSG Casey J. Grochowiak, 34, Lompac, CA
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LCpl Cody A. Roberts, 22, Boise, ID
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PFC. Chad D. Clements, 26, Huntington, IN
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SSG. Matthew J. West, 36, Conover, WI
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SSG. Kevin J. Kessler, 32, Canton, OH
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SSG. Jesse Infante, 30, Cypress, TX
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CPT Dale A Goetz, 43, White, SD
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Canada Pending Mission Rides
Welcome Home Rides Help On The Homefront Rides
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Welcome Home - LCpl Nicholas Said, Medina, OH, 18 SEP 10
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Send Off/Welcome Home - Honor Flights, Moline, IL, 07 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - Frank Borrell, 94, Orlando, FL, 06 SEP 10
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SGT Bryan Anderson, USA (Ret), Los Angeles, CA, 10 SEP 10
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HOTH - Honor Flight, Central IL, Effingham, IL, 14 SEP 10
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Thanks To Yanks Dinner - Medway, MA, 11 SEP 10
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Send Off - E3 Griffin Gill, USN, Jacksonville, FL, 06 SEP 10
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HOTH - Leatherstocking Honor Flight - Schoharie, NY, 18 SEP 10
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HOTH - Gold Star Mothers Observance, Boulder City, NV, 26 SEP 10
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HOTH - Western NC Gold Star Dinner, Asheville, NC, 26 SEP 10
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HOTH - Never Forgotten Honor Flight, Mosinee, WI, 04 OCT 10
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HOTH - POW-MIA Ceremony, Milton, FL, 17 SEP 10
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Send Off - 3rd BN, 116th MCB, ORNG, LaGrande, OR, 21 SEP 10
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HOTH - MNNG MIRT, White Bear Lake, MN, 11 SEP 10
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HOTH - POW and MIA Observance, Ft. Gordon, GA, 17 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - USMC Troops, San Diego / Miramar, CA,TBA
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Send Off - 130th, Charleston, WV, Multiple Dates
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HOTH - Veterans Salute, Warren, PA, 11 SEP 10
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Welcome HOme - IA's, USN, Pax River NAS, Patuxent River, MD, 09 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - Navy IA's, Annapolis, MD., 29 SEP 10
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Welcome Home Mission - 192nd MP Bn Freedom Salute Invitation, Hartford Armory, Hartford, CT, 11 SEP 10
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HOTH - Ride to the Flags, Pt Mugu, CA, 11 SEP 10
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Recently Completed Missions
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SPC Christopher Alan Akin, 23, USA, Paducah, KY, 05 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - SSG Robert Musil / SSG Allen Thomas, Genoa, IL, 05 SEP 10
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Tom Hayes, US Navy Vietnam Veteran, Madera CA, 04 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - 1LT Shannon Ashley, Homer Glen, IL, 04 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - SPC Joseph Csordas, USA, Tulsa, OK, 04 SEP 10
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PO3 Stuart James Dayton, USN, Huntsville, AL, 05 SEP 10
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James Mulder, 86, USA WWII Veteran, Lincoln, NE, 04 SEP 10
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Sheryl Thompson, USMC Veteran, Phoenix, AZ, 04 SEP 10
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PFC Kieran James Thomson, 22, USA, Nashville/Franklin, TN 03 SEPT 10
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Shelton Smith, WWII Veteran, Magee, MS, 04 SEP 10
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Send Off - Cpl Marcus Chischilly, USMC, Phoenix, AZ, 04 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - LCpl Trevor Mulrenin, USMC, Oaklawn, IL, 03 SEP 10
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Delton Toler, WWII Veteran, Princeton, NC, 03, 04 SEP 10
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LCpl Terry Morrissey, USMC Reserves, 03, 04 SEP 10
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SSG Bert R. Williams, 89, USA WWII Veteran, 03 SEP 10
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Seth Hartin, 25, USN, Early, TX 03 SEP 10
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Joseph M. Wofford, USMC Veteran, Calhoun, GA, 02, 03 SEP 10
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SSG Lee Przytulski, 29, Onsted, MI, 02, 03, 04 SEP 10
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Robert Haley, Jr., USA Vietnam Veteran, Bronson, MI, 03, 04 SEP 10
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Larry McGee, 69, USA Vietnam Vet, Athens, TX, 04 SEP 10
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SFC (Ret) Ken McFadden, USA Veteran, Sierra Vista, AZ, 03 SEP 10
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Lester Brandt, 75, USMC, Korea Veteran, Moline, IL, 03 SEP 10
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Edward P Dinan, 81, USMC, WWII Veteran, Troy / Schuylerville, NY, 03 SEP 10
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Brian Bruce Harris, 41, Desert Storm Veteran / LEO, Orderville, UT, 03 SEP 10
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Kenneth Shipman, USN WWII Veteran, Durant, OK, 03 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - SPC Marcus D. Bernardy, Milwaukee, WI, 03 SEP 10
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Donald L. Lavy, U.S.A.F.Veteran, Troy, MO, 05 SEPT 10
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MSgt Benjamin Kelly, USAF, Cheyenne, WY, 03 SEP 10
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Robert E. Holt, USN and USA(R) ,Vietnam Veteran, Leavenworth, KS, 02, 03 SEPT 10
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Loyd "Jim" Fox, Jr., USN, Vietnam Veteran, Igo, CA, 03 SEP 10
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Memorial Service - Ezzard Charles Spencer, Sr, USN Veteran, Coconut Creek, FL, 03 SEP 10
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Dick "Turtle" Davis, USN Veteran/PGR Member, Glendale, AZ, 03 SEP 10
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Rodney D. Allen, USA Veteran / LEO, Hanford, CA, 03 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - HHB 174th Task Force Phoenix, Upper Arlington, OH, 03 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - SSgt JR Stackhouse, USA, Salt Lake City, UT, 02 or 03 SEP 10
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CPL Joseph Hopper, 84, USA WWII Veteran, Arvin, CA, 03 SEP 10
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Steven Franklin Kellas, USN, Vietnam Veteran, Portland, OR, 03, 04 SEP 10
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Welcome Home - CPT Joel Ellison, USA, Grayslake, IL, 05 SEP 10
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Leonard J. Urban, 77, USA Korean War Veteran, Lake Worth, FL, 03 SEP 10
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SPC Justin B. Shoecraft, 28, Elkhart, IN, 05 SEP 10
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LCpl Robert J. Newton, 21, East Peoria, IL, 01, 02, 03 SEP 10
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Francis “Fran” Fraval, USAF Vietnam Veteran, Hiram, GA, 27, 28 AUG/ 03 SEP 10
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SGT Charles Patterson Whitler, Korea MIA, Cloverport, KY, 03 SEP 10
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HOTH - Veterans' Appreciation Night, Kent Island, MD, 03 SEP 10
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Board Talk
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