Schmidtrock 
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Chief
and I have finally gotten all the details for this mission. First I
want to thank everyone for all their offers of help, it is a honor to
be involved in arranging this mission. We look forward to meeting
everyone and honoring this fallen hero. Chief has already made the
first reservation at the Clarion and will be there Monday evening for
those of you coming in on Monday evening.
Date of Mission: Tuesday, April 11th
Time of Mission: Meet between 9:00AM - 9:15AM
Interstate Exit: 71st Street and 465N (northwest side of Indy)
Location: Pike Performing Arts Center
6701 Zionsville Road
(Located between 62nd and 71st street on Zionsville Road)
Staging Area: Pike High School Student Parking Lot
(Located between 62nd and 71st street on Zionsville Road
Please enter the student lot from Zionsville Road)
Lodging: Clarion Inn (317-298-3700)
7001 Corporate Drive
Discounted Rate: $69.99 (normally $95.99) - thank you Clarion
(mention PGR and Pike Performing Arts for this discounted rate)
(First light east of 465 and 71st street exit on the northwest side)
If you need any additional information please email me at cowmarine@yahoo.com
Cowgirl Outlaw
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NOTE: Just a couple more things to add relating to the staging
information. We are staging early because some members of the family,
friends, or guests will be arriving early. We need to stage and be set
up in order to perform part of our duties. Also, because of the close
proximity of our staging area to the Pike Performance Arts Center, we
do not want our members arriving causing any traffic hindrance to those
attending the service of Corporal Antoine McKenzie. Important... There
will be police presence on the property to restrict access to school
property, so you will be required to announce yourself as a Patriot
Guard member in order to gain access to our staging area in the student
parking lot. The staging area is East of 465 off the 71st St. Exit.
Take 71st East 1/4 mi to Zionsville Rd and turn South. Our entrance is
immediately South of the Administration Building on the left-hand side
before you get to the Pike P.A.C. and main campus. A special note that
some of the "old-timers" will want to hear... Facilities will be
available for our use... which simply means... no one has to bring your
own fire hydrant. lol.
Also to those coming from out of town
seeking accommodations, the Clarion Hotel General Manager, Michael K.
Mettert, has given us a most generous rate, but as cowgirl said, you
must mention the Patriot Guard and Pike Performing Arts Center.
Doubling up in rooms may be necessary, but the average room rates in
this vicinity are $109.00 to $149.00. He has approximately 30 rooms he
can make available for our members. Should you happen to call and no
more rooms are available, he has made his staff aware they are to seek
adjoining hotels in the area for you. Check-in time is 3PM. Corporate
Drive, where the hotel is located, will be the first major intersection
you approach after heading E on 71st St. Turn right and the hotel is
immediately on the left. They have a nice area where many members can
sit and enjoy good conversation. Plenty of parking is available.
Indyharley
hit it head-on when he posted that we needed the show of our members in
Shear Numbers! We are 5 days out and these numbers look quite
impressive so far. Keep up the good spreading the message about our
mission. There are many people to thank today for assisting us in the
arranging of these final details. I will have to save that for the
final report. Rottendog93 just made an important post. Traffic during
this time anywhere around Indianapolis is bad. Plan ahead, or maybe
come earlier and have breakfast somewhere. The weather is bound to be
better than what we ran into in the last couple of missions. Take care.
-Chief
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Due to time constraints and decreased website performance, this thread is being restored incomplete. We will attempt to rebuild it once the mission is completed.
Schmidtrock
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Indianapolis soldier killed in Baghdad
By Robert King
robert.king@indystar.com
A 25-year-old Army soldier from Indianapolis was killed Tuesday in Iraq, the
apparent victim of sniper fire as he manned a machine gun on a Humvee.
Spc. Antoine J. McKinzie, a 2000 graduate of Pike High School, was
patrolling Baghdad in an armored Humvee, said his stepfather, Dwight Adams.
McKinzie is the fifth soldier or Marine with ties to Indianapolis to die in
Iraq.
McKinzie served in the 27th Field Artillery Regiment in the Army's 4th
Infantry Division and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was last
home at Christmas and had spoken to his family as recently as Wednesday.
"He felt like he was doing an important job," Adams said. "He was proud to
serve his country."
The family was notified of McKinzie's death Tuesday at their Pike Township
home.
Details will follow when available.
The Ride Captains will be Cowgirl Outlaw (cowmarine@yahoo.com) and
Chief_Investigator (roncoleman_associates@comcast.net)
Sincerely,
Richard Wilbur
IN PGR State Captain
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4 Wheels or 2, Be A
Patriot Guard Rider
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No. 244-06
March 24, 2006
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc.
Antoine J. McKinzie, 25, of Indianapolis, Ind., died in Baghdad, Iraq,
on March 21, when his HMMWV came under enemy small arms fire during
combat operations. McKinzie was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
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American Legion Rider Post #8
Riding with Respect
"Look back, but don't stare."
Riding IN HONOR OF Mike "Deltoid" Bland..."It's all good"
<--------------------------> RIP Deltoid I miss you
John "SmokyMtnSporty" Deniakis..."Optimistically pessimistic about life"
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Bluelab
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Miami Valley Ohio
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| 28 Mar 2006 3:04 PM |
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howerter1
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| 28 Mar 2006 3:38 PM |
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| Standing by and ready to roll. |
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Max
US Army Retired E8, VietNam 66-67 "We should not mourn that such men died, but we should thank God that such men lived" General George Patton |
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indyharley
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Indiana
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| 28 Mar 2006 3:41 PM |
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I saw the server came back up around 12:20 AM last night. I was surprised as all of you were to see that our Mission, along with several others, was missing from the site. I delayed posting to this "Indiana" thread thinking our mission would be restored soon, but it appears that may take some time. I've had many emails, as I'm sure Richard and cowgirl have too, requesting updates on McKenzie. I will respond to all of these personal email requests, but in the interim, here is what I was going to post last night into the Mission forum after returning from Indianapolis:
PRELIMINARY UPDATE ON MCKENZIE MISSION
It looks like the PGR site has been suffering from growing pains. I’ve been down in Indianapolis almost all day trying to gather information on our next mission for Specialist Antoine J. McKenzie of Indianapolis. As those of us from the military have grown well accustomed to in our previous life, we are once again faced with the old “Hurry up and wait” syndrome. Unforeseen delays and circumstances beyond our control have forced this mission to remain on hold for at least a week, maybe a little bit longer. I assure you we are on top of things and will advise our members when further developments and/or details are known. I also want to assure everyone that we have asked to participate in an escort from the airport, or at the least, have a contingent of members standing by to honor and salute the military motorcade as it begins its departure from the airport with Specialist McKenzie. SHOULD we be allowed or permitted to participate in this function in addition to the main mission, you will be advised, but again, it appears this would also not take place for another week or so. It will be important for all members to check the box in this forum so you will receive emails every time someone replies to the thread if you haven’t done so already, or keep checking for updates from time to time. We will keep you up to date on any further developments on this mission. We are sorry for any delays, but sometimes things are just that way. We have to keep the family’s best interests in our hearts and minds. We must also realize that our wait is nothing compared to the wait the immediate family will endure, so please be patient and keep your prayers and replies coming into the family through this Patriot Guard Forum. Let’s show them and the rest of the world that we are the kindest, most patriotic, respectful, patient, and God-loving Americans they have ever seen. Stay vigilante! Thank you all again very, very much.
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Veteran ('65-'69)
SC IN PGR ('05)
Retired LEO and Blue Knight MC Member
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Chief_Investigator
Posts: 884
IN Asst State Capt
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| 28 Mar 2006 4:10 PM |
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Thanks Richard for posting this for me. I've been out all afternoon and just stopped in to check on the website and respond to any emails if needed. I'm glad to see the site "appears" to be back to normal. Indyharley, an individual from the PGR website team did send me his email address should we experience further difficulties with the site. I'm sure we won't because this was not an isolated incident and things (the system) seem to now be backed up appropriately. Looks like we get to hit the 20,000 member mark again! Thank you cowgirl, too, for calling me yesterday when I was in Indianapolis. I'm positive that had you not entered your post into the Forum before the site crashed, many additional members would have been clueless in regards to this mission during the outage. I am proud to work with the both of you and all of our Patriot Guard members.
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U.S. Army Security Agency '73-'78
Member Blue Knights Law Enforcement MC - IN Chapter XIII
"If You Don't Stand Behind Our Troops, Please, Feel Free To Stand In Front Of Them!"
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Chatter
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Derby City
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| 28 Mar 2006 4:16 PM |
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| Thanks for the update, standing by in Kentucky |
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Scruit
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| 28 Mar 2006 4:32 PM |
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| Still standing by. |
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desertrose
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| 28 Mar 2006 4:58 PM |
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Standing by in SW Indiana. Our Prayers are with SPC McKinzie's family and friends.
Kyra
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Hugs to my PGR Brothers and Sisters |
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jif48
Posts: 401
Marysville Ohio
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| 28 Mar 2006 6:03 PM |
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To the folks in Ohio and eastern Indiana,
I'm NW of Columbus and will be going down through Springfield to I70
or down I75 to I70 (depending on any response I may get) So if you are in
this area more or less (I checked the tank and if you are off these routes a
little bit I have just enough fuel to pick you up and get you home :-) ) If you
are a regular or a new member and want to join us for your first mission just
e-mail me at jif48@yahoo.com.
I'm picking up Suzy, a fellow member, in Indiana but still have room for two more!
If you want to go don't stay home due to lack of wheels!
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Respect for the military has sometimes been lost. This should not happen again....ever.
The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
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CPO
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Hobart, Indiana
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| 28 Mar 2006 6:18 PM |
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Posted By desertrose on 03/28/2006 4:58 PM
Standing by in SW Indiana. Our Prayers are with SPC McKinzie's family and friends.
Kyra
desertrose
Will see you there work permitting. Still have your Flag from our last mission but going to try and make this on 2 wheels so may not be able to bring it but will try.
Standing by in Hobart, IN.
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"We will not tire, We will not falter, We will not fail."
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ImOnMyWideGlide
Posts: 46
Dayton, Ohio Area
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| 28 Mar 2006 11:17 PM |
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| Standing By outside of Dayton. Oh. |
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" Panic will not save your life, unless you are the first to panic and you are heading in the right direction" |
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Snowhite
Posts: 1396
Elsberry, Mo.
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| 29 Mar 2006 3:45 AM |
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| Standing by in Missouri. Will try and Ride depending on date. |
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We Will Always Remember
Vietnam Vet 67-68
85th Evac Hospital
PGR Riders
CVMA MO. Chapter 4-2
American Legion Riders Chapter 313 MO.
American Legion Riders-MO. Asst. State Director
VFW Post 9064- Commander
MO. VFW 9th District POW/MIA Chairman
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woodmaster
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| 29 Mar 2006 3:53 AM |
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Standing by to stand with my brothers and sisters in indy ,and thanks
to all of you that were with us in spirit and in person in michigan at
Cpl,Yates mission.I am riding this time ,I didnt at fairmont but was
sorry. Although I did have to drive my driver home he had been up all
night working and he got back just in time to do it all over
again,There are some amazing people among us and we are lucky to have
those amazing brave soldiers covering our backs abroad.BLESS THEM
ALL !!!!!!
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PEACE
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jagness
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Ft Wayne, IN
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| 29 Mar 2006 5:38 AM |
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If the mission happens before 4-18 I'll be there. if it happens after that I'll be there in heart and spirit, but my butt will be in Co. visiting my son on his R&R from Iraq. Gotta see him!
Otherwise I'm standing by in FT Wayne.
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GearHeadHD
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| 29 Mar 2006 6:14 AM |
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ITS NICE TO SEE WERE BACK UP AGAIN. STILL STANDING BY. |
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MAY GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS... THEIR FAMILIES... AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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ddaddyo
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Fort Wayne, In ..... IN. PGR Chaplain N/E In. R/C
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| 29 Mar 2006 6:55 AM |
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Glad the site is back up and running. Thanks for the update on Spc. Mc Kinzie. Standind by in Ft. Wayne,
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Riding With Respect For
Bob Berta: 31E Row 85
Bob Davis: 22E Row 38
Both 21 years old.............. Forever |
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sasswolf
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| 29 Mar 2006 7:01 AM |
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| Ready to roll,just need date and time.Sasswolf |
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ItsButaDream55
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| 29 Mar 2006 7:02 AM |
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| Prayers and Condolences to the the family of Spc. McKinzie. Standing by for more information. |
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SO NIGH IS GRANDEUR TO OUR DUST
SO NEAR IS GOD TO MAN
WHEN DUTY WHISPERS LOW,
THOU MUST!
THE YOUTH REPLIES, I CAN!
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ItsButaDream55
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Anderson, Indiana Forum Moderator
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| 29 Mar 2006 7:03 AM |
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| Prayers and Condolences to the the family of Spc. McKinzie. Standing by for more information. |
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SO NIGH IS GRANDEUR TO OUR DUST
SO NEAR IS GOD TO MAN
WHEN DUTY WHISPERS LOW,
THOU MUST!
THE YOUTH REPLIES, I CAN!
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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silverbeard
Posts: 40
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| 29 Mar 2006 8:22 AM |
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I'm going to be in Norman, IN on vacation next week with the horses but
will have the bike with me. I won't have access to a computer so
could someone from that area please e-mail me so I can exchange phone
#'s. That way I'll know if a mission is happening.
Please put PGR IN in the subject. My e-mail silverbeard@centurytel.net.
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howerter1
Posts: 736
Galesburg, ILL; National Administrator of Public Relations & Media
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| 29 Mar 2006 10:03 AM |
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US Army Retired E8, VietNam 66-67 "We should not mourn that such men died, but we should thank God that such men lived" General George Patton |
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melloh2
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| 29 Mar 2006 10:08 AM |
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| Standing by in Indy America love it or LEAVE |
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fubar1
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| 29 Mar 2006 10:13 AM |
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Standing by in Fort Wayne, IN. (dependant on wok schedule)
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Live Free,
Ride Safe |
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fubar1
Posts: 11
Fort Wayne, IN
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| 29 Mar 2006 10:13 AM |
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Standing by in Fort Wayne, IN. (dependant on work schedule)
Live Free, Ride Safe |
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Live Free,
Ride Safe |
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marinedad
Posts: 11
Fishers, IN
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| 29 Mar 2006 1:42 PM |
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| New marine dad and new to this site - just registered - want to take part - will await information. Bless him and his family! |
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