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LOWRIDE 
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| 27 Feb 2008 3:23 PM |
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YN1 Patrick Quinn; Thank you Sir for your service to this country. You, and many like you are the reason for being named the Greatest Generation.
To Lt Gov.Patrick Quinn and family. Thank you for giving us the priviledge of honoring your father as you have honored so many sons and daughters of this great state who have gave their all.
Dave "Lowride"Welsh
PGR Ride Captain
U.S.Army 1966-71
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Tatonka69
Posts: 134
Green Oaks, Illinois (Chicago area)
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| 27 Feb 2008 4:18 PM |
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Final Report for YN1 Patrick “P.J.” Quinn- USN Honor Mission 26 FEB 08.
Everyone who lives in the state of Illinois knows that our Lt. Governor Pat Quinn works tirelessly for the young men and women serving in our military. He attends funerals for servicemen (even attending one on the morning of his father’s visitation) he honors veterans and champions initiatives that benefit all who have served and those who are still serving. He is also a good friend of the Patriot Guard Riders. When his father passed away last Saturday, he invited the PGR to participate in honoring “P.J.” Quinn, a WWII vet.
This mission was arranged overnight. There were two other PGR missions in our area the same day, the Bitton KIA mission and the Dorosz Honor mission. Northern Illinois PGR members were able to cover all three missions.
Various dignitaries from the political world and many old friends of the Quinn family filed in and out of the funeral home. One most distinguished visitor was Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Sammy L. Davis. Sgt. Davis who earned his Medal of Honor in Viet Nam thanked each PGR member for their service before he entered the funeral home. We were all humbled by his graciousness.
As the visitation ended, we filed into the chapel to honor “P.J” and to offer our condolences to Lt. Governor Quinn and his family.
Thank you to all the PGR members who supported this mission, even after attending the other two on the same day. Thanks to Cpl. Don Haines for providing the flags and to Fred Vukadinovic and Capt. Steve Morgan for taking the second portion of the mission on Wednesday.
Respectfully submitted,
Oscar C. Blomgren, III
RC-IL PGR
Black Sheep Squadron
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tom tallman
Posts: 67
palos heights il
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| 27 Feb 2008 5:41 PM |
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to the family and freinds of P J QUINN.it was my honor to stand in the flag line at the services.
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wvhusker
Posts: 4314
Ashland, KY
NE KY R/C
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| 27 Feb 2008 8:54 PM |
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YN1 Quinn,
Thank you for your willingness to defend the United States of America and her freedoms and interests. Your death brings much sorrow and sadness to the hearts and lives of your family, friends, military brothers and sisters, each and every member of the Patriot Guard Riders, and all who truly appreciate their freedom. We are proud of your service and dedication in that which you believed in and fought for. Your mission is complete. You are truly an American hero and the world in which we live is a safer place because of your commitment to freedom. We will now proudly stand for you with honor, dignity, and respect. We pray that you will now rest peacefully in the arms of God. May He provide peace, comfort, and understanding to each life you touched.
WVHusker
Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
NE KY R/C
US Army, 1988 - 1998
Operations Desert Shield/Storm
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"Heaven Was Needing A Hero" (Jo Dee Messina)
My personal thanks to HUDPatriotGuard for posting this on YouTube. May this touch your heart as it did mine. ~WVHusker
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Capt. Morgan
Posts: 625
Midlothian, Illinois. / Portage. Indiana... Ill. & Ind. R/C.
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| 27 Feb 2008 9:34 PM |
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To the family of P.J. Quinn. It was an honor to stand for your husband, father, brother today. He once stood for us in defending our great Country, today it was our turn to stand for you.
To our Lt. Governor, I wish to state to you that every time I see you I gain more respect, you put the family of a K.I.A. above yours in their time of sorrow. |
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Ill. & Ind Ride Captain 
Riding in Memory of my father MSgt. Hugh G. Morgan U.S. Army W.W. II Vet 1917-1981
Riding in Honor of SGT 1st Class James S. Ochsner 1st northern IL. PGR Mission KIA 11/15/2005
Riding in Honor of Sgt. Kraig Foyteck U.S. Army KIA Iraq 10/30/2006
We Shall Never Forget.
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 7855
Bonita Springs, FL
Ride Captain
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| 27 Feb 2008 9:35 PM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of this Veteran. Thank you for your service to our country.
May you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Ride Captain
PGRLabLuvr@patriotguard.org
239.250.0015
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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DBF
Posts: 91
Gilberts,Illinois
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| 28 Feb 2008 12:06 AM |
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I am but a match to a forest fire You have done more for this country than I could do in two life times Rest in Peace PJ and rest assured you will never be forgotten. Your son is a someone I know you were proud of and I am honored to have met him on our missions. I look forward to meeting you at the Gates of Heaven
David Flaskamp
USAF Vietnam 72-73
Gilberts, Il
For the memory of my cousin John E Flaskamp USMC RVN 68 (KIA) |
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acratliff
Posts: 1781
Charleston, SC
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| 01 Mar 2008 9:31 PM |
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| Thank you for your service YN1 Patrick "PJ" Quinn. May you eternally rest in peace and never be forgotten. My sincerest condolences are with family and friends. |
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