Final Itinerary for Cpl Jason B. Daniel, San Antonio, TX

This is the final itinerary for the Patriot Guard Mission to honor Cpl Jason B. Daniel, 21, Ft. Worth, TX who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq.  The Mission is a 'go' and all contacts have been made.

Services: Friday, May 5th, 2006 at 1000 hours at the AMEDD Chapel, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX.  Internment, with full military honors, will follow at 1115 hours at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX. 78209.

Ride Captains: Brad “Hawkeye” Pierce and Bill Papa.  Their contact numbers are 210-391-3151 cell (Hawkeye) and 210-467-9448 home (Bill).

Weather Report: Hot with clouds and sun.  Lows will be in the 70’s with highs in the mid 80’s.  Dress accordingly with leathers for your own protection and come prepared with rain gear, just in case.  (Note: please read “Special Instructions” below.)

Bring flag poles and flags if you have them.  Flags mounted on bikes would be great, but if you have to "cage" it, bring your big flags anyway, plus any extras that you may have.  We will have about 120 of the big flags and the plan is the same as the Perez mission.  We will have two vehicles with flags, both will proceed to the chapel we will use the flags from one vehicle for display at the chapel, half way through the service the second vehicle with flags will depart with a group of riders to the cemetery. There they will position themselves to create a corridor for the precession.  Let’s remember that when we get to each of our locations (chapel or cemetery) we secure our rides, get our flags and assemble to show the proper respect for Jason Daniels and his family.  We have enough mission veterans now that the execution should be second nature. 

Staging Site and Time: From 0800 to 0845 hours at Stacy’s Sports Bar (1033 Rittiman Road) parking lot.  Located on the north side of Rittiman Road, Stacys Sports Bar is 1.3 miles west of I 35 (EXIT 164A) in San Antonio, TX.

Departure: All members are requested to complete the Liability Releases prior to safety briefing.  (If you have not submitted a Liability Release to a Ride Captain on previous Mission, please click on the attached PDF file, print it, fill it out and turn it into one of the Ride Captains at the Stage Area).  The safety briefing will begin at 0845 hrs.  Departure (KSU) for the AMEDD Chapel will commence at 0900 hrs.  All bikes will present a uniform appearance with flags flying as we ride approximately 5 miles to the chapel in a staggered formation. 

Special Instructions: As we will riding onto a military installation, all riders and co-riders will be required to wear following safety equipment: helmet, eye protection, full fingered gloves and boots.  We will have an MP escort from the gate to the chapel and an MP escort for the precession from the chapel to the cemetery.  There will be no precession from the funeral home to the chapel.  I will vouch for all riders so there will be no individual check in for each rider at the gate.

Please note: We will be riding about 3 miles to the cemetery located just out side Ft. Sam Houston after the service.  We have ridden other missions to this location, so those having previous knowledge of the route will be asked to assist in the planning.  We will not have any down time between church and cemetery service, so remain flexible as to mission requirements during the day.

Please remember that our mission is to honor this fallen soldier and pay our respects to her family.  Stand tall and be proud as we salute an American hero.

Brad “Hawkeye” Pierce