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Subject: HOTH - 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, Omaha NE, 24-29 JUL 08

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Zippy User is Online
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29 Jan 2008 10:41 AM Alert 

  Updated 21 July 08 harly69g

 

 Veterans Wheelchair Games Flag Line

(This is Strictly Volunteer Activity SVA for PGR members and friends wishing to honor our wounded warriors)

 

The PGR will be setting up a flag line  between the hours of 9am and 6pm along Abbott Drive on THURSDAY, JULY 24TH, 2008.  Please come and go as your schedule permits. The Veterans will be arriving on various schedules throughout the day.

Flags and water will be provided. 

ACTIVITY: Omaha Ne- near Epply Airfield -  Flag line on Abbott Drive honoring the participants of the Wheelchair Games

DATE: Thursday July 24th, 2008

TIME:   9am to 6pm - come and go as your schedule permits.                                                                                 We may stay longer. The last plane with any significant number comes in at 8:30pm with 7 participants.

PLACE: The FIRST parking lot North of Locust Street on the WEST side of Abbott Drive .(Locust Street is the 2900 block north of Dodge)

Due to logistics and safety considerations we have been asked to stand down on the escort part of the mission.

Scott Knudsen

Nebraska State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

402.680.7598




28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED                  Please fill out the VA volunteer registration form.

 

"The 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games will be held in Omaha @ the Qwest Center Omaha on July 25 - 29, 2008.  The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Paralyzed Veterans of America present these games each year for veterans with disabilities.

 

Attendees come from across the U. S., as well as Puerto Rico and Great Britain, and range from WWII era to those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

The events include swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, basketball, bowling, and others and will take place @ Qwest Center, NW High School, UNO, and Thunderbowl and Mockingbird Bowling facilities and the HD Zoo.

 

This is the largest wheelchair sports event in the world and attracts more than 500 athletes.  To make this happen, between 2,000 and 3,000 volunteers are needed and the Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to help!

 

To volunteer to be part of the motorcycle escort from Eppley to the Qwest Center as well as helping with the events, please visit this website and fill out a volunteer form.  THE VA REQUIRES ALL VOLUNTEERS TO COMPLETE THE FORM:  On the form, indicate "motorcycle escort" on the second page where it states "I have already been recruited to volunteer for _____".  Below that, indicate other preferences.

 

http://www1.va.gov/vetevent/nvwg/2008/docs/Publication1.pdf

 

Please submit the completed form to: Nebraska Patriot Guard State Captain Scott Knudsen,

113 South 54th Street, Omaha, NE. 68132, by March 15, 2008

 

Ride Captains: to be announced

January 29, 2008




Scott Knudsen

Nebraska State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

402.680.7598
Diane "Zippy" Anderson
PROUD Army Mom of SSgt Billy Myers 2nd Cavalry Stryker, Iraq

"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low, and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."

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Slowhand User is Offline
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Northeastern, Maryland Senior Chaplain & Ride Captain
23 Feb 2008 9:57 PM Alert 
May God Bless each of you who help these hero's.
Russ "Slowhand"
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23 Feb 2008 11:06 PM Alert 
My most sincere prayers are with each peron who competes in this event and to all of the volunteers and support staff that it takes to made an event like this happen. God Bless you all.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth , nor any other created thing , shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39.

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Iran/Iraq War Veteran 1988 (Op Earnest Will)
Veteran of Foriegn Wars, Life Member
Double Blue Star Dad

Riding in honor of:
Sgt. Millard Archy, USA, WWI, France; Sgt. John Meyer, USA WWI, France; Sgt. Alva Pete Osborn, USA, WWII, KIA - France; Seaman Bob Schneider, USN, WWII, Purple Heart; Battle of Leyte Gulf; T/Sgt. Russell Casto, USAF Congo Revolution, Viet Nam; Sgt. Ron Casto, USMC C.A.P. Viet Nam; Sgt. Sean Casto, TennANG. Iraq War;

In Honor and Memory of Ten HMLA-267, MAG-39 Marines who Answered the call and made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while ensuring the safety and security of our nation:
Lt. Col. Knott, Capt. Dillon, Capt. Dolvin, Capt. Hurley, Capt. Cronin, Sgt. Kilkus, Sgt. Keller, Cpl. Romei, LCpl. Adams, Cpl. Monahan,
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25 Feb 2008 5:41 PM Alert 
God Bless Our Heroes and Volunteers!
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ. 2. The American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your Freedom.
crazycarper User is Offline
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Bellevue, Ne
18 Mar 2008 8:47 PM Alert 
Scott my form is going in the mail tomorrow
NE Angel User is Offline
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Lincoln, NE
25 Mar 2008 2:17 PM Alert 
Scott my form is going into the mail tomorrow, hope it's not to late. Kinda forgot to send the form.
Charlotte

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Riding in Memory of all our Fallen Heros
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Swanton, Ohio
23 May 2008 9:02 PM Alert 
Thank You to all of our wounded servicemen and thank you to all of the staff and volunteers who make this event happen.

FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

I watched the flag pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease...

I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil
How many mothers' tears?

How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea.
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of Taps one night,
When everything was still;
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.

I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin.
Of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.

I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea.
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.
FOR THOSE WHO MAN THE BATTLE LINE,
THE BUGLE WHISPERS LOW,
AND FREEDOM HAS A TASTE AND PRICE,
THE PROTECTED NEVER KNOW...



* * * * * * THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS WRITTEN ON THE WALL * * * * * *

YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
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~~~~ Vietnam – ’67-’68 ~~~~~
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sknudsen User is Offline
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Omaha Nebraska
14 Jul 2008 8:18 PM Alert 
Thank you for all the volunteers that mailed in their volunteer forms as requested.

AT THIS TIME WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO STAND DOWN ON THE ESCORT MISSION.

All of you that volunteered for other duties through the VA, have been or will be contacted directly.

We are working on an Abbott Drive Flag line. More details will be posted in the next couple of days.
At your service,
Scott Knudsen
Nebraska State Captain
jscottknudsen@hotmail.com
402-680-7598
BHawk User is Offline
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"Doc Hawk"
Regional
Ride Captain
Northern California
14 Jul 2008 9:41 PM Alert 
God Bless all participants...
Bill Hawkins,
US Army Veteran - 1st Infantry Division Vietnam 1965-1967 "Combat Medic"
"No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First."

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Tipton, IA
18 Jul 2008 9:13 AM Alert 
May the Lord ride with each of you and give you the strength and courage that you served our country with. God bless each and every one of you and GOD BLESS AMERICA and HER HERO"S.

So receive him in the Lord with all joy; and honor such men. Philippians 2--29
sknudsen User is Offline
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Omaha Nebraska
20 Jul 2008 11:47 PM Alert 
The PGR will be setting up a flag line between the hours of 9am and 6pm along Abbott Drive on THURSDAY, JULY 24TH, 2008. Please come and go as your schedule permits. The Veterans will be arriving on various schedules throughout the day. Due to logistics and safety considerations we have been asked to stand down on the escort part of the mission.

Flags and water will be provided.

ACTIVITY: Omaha Ne- Epply Airfield - Flag line on Abbott Drive honoring the participants of the Wheelchair Games

DATE: Thursday July 24th, 2008

TIME 9am to 6pm - come and go as your schedule permits

Place: The FIRST parking lot North of Locust Street on the WEST side of Abbott Drive.
At your service,
Scott Knudsen
Nebraska State Captain
jscottknudsen@hotmail.com
402-680-7598
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