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| 11 May 2008 12:49 PM |
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One of our own, Florida PGR member Mike (Tink) McBride, is being sent to the sandbox. Mike is a member of the United States Air Force and is deploying to Afghanistan. The Patriot Guard has been invited to honor Mike with a send off at the Panama City airport on Tuesday. We wish Mike Godspeed and a safe return to the Sunshine State.
The mission will be a flag line at the Panama City Airport at approximately 12:30 PM, Tuesday, May 13th. Join the flag line and stay as long as you can; leave as responsibilities require.
Staging:
The Parts Store
3012 Lisenby Avenue
Panama City, FL
Staging: 0930
Mission brief: 0945
KSU: 0955
Respectfully submitted,
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COLORADO RIDE CAPTAIN AND A PROUD SHEEPDOG
"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid"
~Dwight D. Eisenhower~
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CarlS
Posts: 2386
Florida State Captain Flagler County, Florida
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| 11 May 2008 1:00 PM |
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| Mike, I thank you for serving our great nation and for your willingness to protect us here at home as well as protect the freedom of others. I wish you Godspeed and a safe return home. You will be in prayers. |
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CarlS
US Army
1966-2000
CarlS@patriotguard.org
386-793-0030
Gold Star & Blue Star Dad
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Twowheeler
Posts: 296
Florida PGR Mentor Largo, FL
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| 11 May 2008 1:26 PM |
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Mike - thank you so much for your service to our nation. Thank you for stepping up to defend and protect us from those who have sworn to do us harm. We will be looking forward to your safe return to Florida.
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 7546
Bonita Springs, FL
Ride Captain
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| 11 May 2008 3:39 PM |
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| Thank you for your service, Mike...hope to see your Welcome Home very, very soon! |
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Ride Captain
PGRLabLuvr@patriotguard.org
Proud USAF Blue Star Mom
TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh
Proud Grandma of AF Brat Emma Marie McIntosh
Standing the Flagline in Memory of:
Ed "oldiron6" Barrett
Jack "jacklok" Loken, Jr.
Mike "deltoid79" Bland
Tom "Flaman2u" Rowell
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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sneakysnake
Posts: 3806
Panama City, Fl.
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| 11 May 2008 3:49 PM |
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| Tink-You know how Gail and I feel about you. You are family. Keep your head down. We will be praying for your safe return. |
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James Davis
Dixie Region Captain
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN
Proud Patriot Guard Rider
It Ain't Easy Bein' Me!
Freedom~Justice~Brotherhood
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milktoast
Posts: 1987
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 11 May 2008 5:55 PM |
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| Mike, thank-you for your service and sacrifices. You are a true American hero. God Bless you and keep you safe. |
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Janet
Michigan Regional Ride Captain/Region 6
Florida Ride Captain/Florida National Cemetery Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
"To share often and much...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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CombatDoc13
Posts: 3
Pensacola, Florida
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| 11 May 2008 6:29 PM |
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Mike, GIVE 'EM HELL!!!
Thank You for doing the job you do, are doing, and will do to serve and protect those that are in need.
Godspeed, my brother...
Stay safe.
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D.M.Emerson (Doc)
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mailman
Posts: 11053
West Branch, MI - Michigan Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Ride Captain
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| 11 May 2008 7:07 PM |
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| Thank You Tink for your service to our Nation. Praying for your safe and speedy return home. God Bless You!! |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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Bonz01
Posts: 757
Tampa Bay, Fl
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| 11 May 2008 7:34 PM |
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| Thank you Mike for the man that you obviously are. I wish you God speed,and keep your mass low. Prayers for you and your loved ones. |
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Wanda "Conley" Frye
SGT US ARMY 1976-1983
Reserves,108th Trng. Brigade, Wilson, N.C. 84-85
Riding in Honor of Marine SSG Franklin O. Frye WWll, H&S BT,5th BN, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Div. He stands with me.
We'd never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then,if we are true to plan,our statures touch the sky. Emily Dickenson |
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custer7thcav
Posts: 4977
Moraine, Ohio
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| 11 May 2008 10:04 PM |
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| Thank you, Tink, for your service and dedication!! Praying for your safe and speedy return!! God bless you!! |
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custer7thcav
In honor and memory of
Sgt. Bill L. Mullins, 1/7 Cav, Vietnam '65-'66
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Frank Cicirelli, USN, WWII |
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TRICKY RIC
Posts: 104
PANAMA CITY, FL
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| 11 May 2008 10:28 PM |
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| I'LL BE AT THE AIRPORT FOR SURE. HATED MISSING YOUR SEND OFF PARTY BUT I WAS AFRAID YOU MIGHT INSIST ON A BYE BYE KISS & YOU DON'T NEED WHATEVER THIS CRUD IS THAT I HAVE! THANK YOU FOR SERVING, STAY SAFE & LOOK FORWARD TO THE WELCOME HOME PARTY! |
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"OF ALL THE THINGS I'VE LOST, I MISS MY MIND THE MOST" |
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sdoise
Posts: 2827
Kinder, La.
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| 12 May 2008 5:54 AM |
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| May Gob bless and keep you as you serve to preserve our way of life. |
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Schelly
Ride Captain for Lake Charles, La. and surrounding area
American Legion Post 318, Elton, La.
DEFINITION OF A VETERAN
A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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buddman
Posts: 331
Naples, FL
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| 12 May 2008 6:56 AM |
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| Mike, Susie and I thank you for your service to this Great Nation and you will be in our throughts and prayers while you are over in the sandbox. Will be looking forward to your safe return to the sunshine state. |
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Buddman (Preacher)
Proud son of WWII, Korea VET (May He R.I.P)
U.S. Navy BTFN
Cold War Vet '87-'89,
Retired International Chaplain Covenant MM
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DolphinGirl
Posts: 11
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| 13 May 2008 6:56 AM |
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Tink, I have told you many times how much you mean to all of us. We will miss you terrible, and can't wait for your safe return. Thank you for what you are doing for our country. Remember I'm always here for you.
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