|
|
To Request
Our Services
|
 |
|
Please contact your State Captain for all mission requests, except for Arlington National Cemetery(ANC). Your State Captain, the ANC team, Moderators, and Contact teams, may be contacted through the following links.
State Captains
PGR ANC Team
Moderators
Contact PGR
|
|
|
|
Directory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patriot Guard Riders Forum
|
|
|
| You are not authorized to post a reply.
|
|
| Author |
Messages |
|
cannoncl 
Posts: 256
Weatherford Tx
 |
| 26 Jun 2006 6:07 PM |
 Alert
|
| PGR please be safe and our prayers are with ya'll. Cathy |
|
|
|
|
JulieD
Posts: 22
|
| 26 Jun 2006 7:15 PM |
Alert
|
I can't be there. Please take my prayers for Kristian and his family with you.
|
|
|
|
|
cannoncl
Posts: 256
Weatherford Tx
|
| 26 Jun 2006 7:25 PM |
Alert
|
SC 99,
What time will you be leaving from Austin. I would like to go. I am working all night tonight, (6-26) I get a little sleep I would be good to ride. I would be riding by myself and I don't know yet if my husband is gonna be ok with that. If you could let me know that would be great. Thanks Cathy Work 817 444 8640 Leave a message if noone answers and I will call you back. |
|
|
|
|
Talavera
Posts: 69
Austin,Tx
|
| 26 Jun 2006 8:35 PM |
Alert
|
Alright I'm readly to go I got my reservation at motel 6. Set the time and place to meet and lets rock and roll.
Rick Talavera of Austin Tx |
|
|
|
|
MynameisEarl
Posts: 51
Corpus Christi, Texas
|
| 26 Jun 2006 8:42 PM |
Alert
|
I'll be going after work tomorrow night and have reservation at Motel 6. I hope they keep the light on for me or is that the right motel advertisment? Anyway I'll be up early for breakfast on Wednesday. Anyone needs a quick shower early Wednesday morning after riding in welcome to call my cell (361) 215-9066. Be safe...
Bob |
|
MynameisEarl
Corpus Christi
AMCS retired 69-89
Bob Lopez |
|
|
sandojo1
Posts: 2
|
| 26 Jun 2006 9:21 PM |
Alert
|
| Dear Riders,
This is my first ride and will not be my last! My mother just called and informed me that this guy was my 2nd cousing. I never met him but will be there to ride with you all. See you in Brownsville. |
|
|
|
|
Betblueyes
Posts: 24
New Braunfels, Texas
|
| 26 Jun 2006 9:51 PM |
Alert
|
Terry,
I gotta work some in the AM, and Betty has to doctor sick sheep, then we'll head out.
sc99p, your schedule is workable, we were leaning towards the 123 route also, hate the super slabs.
cannoncl, if you wanna join up, give us a call, 210-710-8420 Jerry, 210-325-6199 Betty.
Talavera, we can work it out somehow, call in. We could meet up with anyone in the Floresville area, or hook into George West, even Beeville.
sandojo1, don't know where you're coming in from, but there's always room for more.
Bettys' just back from the City Council, lots left to do tonight, don't worry about calling late.
Betty and Jerry |
|
Never ride faster than your Guardian Angel can fly!
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. ~anonymous~
It's not the destination, but the journey.......unless your Grandchildren are at the destination!
|
|
|
cannoncl
Posts: 256
Weatherford Tx
|
| 27 Jun 2006 12:22 AM |
Alert
|
Hoping to get off at 4a.m. I will call someone around 8:00 a.m. Need to be out of town by 9;00 a.m. to meet ya'll.
If I don't call, I will try and catch up along the way. Which route will you take? cell phone is 817 713 1981.
Thanks Cathy
|
|
|
|
|
Keeper
Posts: 255
Waco/Aquilla area
|
| 27 Jun 2006 1:34 AM |
Alert
|
Posting this since it's late and I don't know when web coordinator will be able to set at head of this thread:: apologies if I've crossed a line....
Preliminary Itinerary for Pfc Kristian Menchaca-June 28th 1000am at Brownsville Special Events Center, 1 Event Center, Brownsville,Texas
Staging: Beginning 0800 hrs til kickstands up at 0930.. Jr's Restaurant 5250 Paredes Line Road. Breakfast menu available, I'm buying the coffee.
Safety Briefing @ 0915, release/liability forms available for any who have not signed one previously.
Kickstands up at 0930- straight short ride further down Paredes Line Road to the events center. Will be an obvious right hand turn into the complex, in case you run late and come in after 0930.
Services begin at 1000 hrs at the Events Center. I've had some problems getting in touch with someone who can direct me where they want us to be, was given the phone # for the LEO in charge. Failing that, I'm going to be in the PD office before noon Tuesday to get some info on where they want us to be to avoid any confusion on site Wednesday am. By tomorrow afternoon I should be able to say where we are to be and how we are going to be in procession from Event Center to cemetary.
Weather Forecast::
Today Tomorrow Wed Thu Fri 6-10 Day
Mostly Clear
High: 94°
Low: 71°
Partly Cloudy
High: 94°
Low: 73°
Partly Cloudy
High: 93°
Low: 76°
Scattered Thunderstorms
High: 90°
Low: 75°
Scattered Thunderstorms
High: 86°
Low: 74°
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 71F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunshine along with some passing clouds. High 94F. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 73F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 93F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday: A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Dress for the weather, be aware we've had some pop up rains not predicted in the forecasts for the last day or so.
Keep up on the hydration- I'm planning to have a cooler at the Event Center with water/gatorade iced for us.
Get here safely, be it on 2 wheels or 4! Extra flags if you have them, please.
Directions to Staging::
Come down Hwy 77 into Brownsville.. Take the Alton Gloor exit and keep your left lane to turn left and under the overpass. Alton Gloor will intersect Paredes Line Road with traffic lights.
Turn right onto Paredes Line, Jr's restaurant is on the left immediately after the Paredes Line/Alton Gloor intersection. Manager is aware of PGR staging. We need to park on the Northern side between the car sales lot and the restaurant.
For those coming in on Tuesday night: per suggestion, arrangements have been made to save space for a get together/naming faces at CobbleHeads restaurant 3154 Central Boulevard. The restaurant is located at the end of the Motel 6 parking lot. Should be enough parking at the restaurant proper, I will check w Motel 6 about possibly taking up a couple spaces at the end of their lot for anyone local who would like to come if the parking is full for the restaurant proper..
Directions to CobbleHeads: Come down Hwy 77 past Alton Gloor to Ruben Torres exit. Turn right at the intersection light, turn left on Central (very short 1/4 or less block between light and Central intersection). Restaurant is immediately past the Motel 6 parking.They even have a sidewalk connecting the parking to the restaurant.
|
|
Hear with your Ears, Listen with your Heart- Go to the Source for the Truth! |
|
|
Streaker
Posts: 880
In Memory of Oldiron
|
| 27 Jun 2006 5:20 AM |
Alert
|
Paula (Keeper) and all the South Texas riders, our prayers for a safe mission go with you. The vast size of our state becomes so evident when we think about the distance between us (519 miles from my house to 1 Event Center). But as Texans we all feel a closeness when called upon to ride for a fallen hero.
To the Menchaca family, thank you for allowing PGR to honor you and Kristian. May God hold you close in this time of sorrow and give you peace.
Streaker |
|
Doug Smith (Streaker)
Deputy State Captain-East Texas Area
Palestine, Texas USA
Riding for my dad, WW II P.O.W., and for the Kenyon, R.Garcia, Durbin, Forbis, Cox, Priest, Duerksen, Fry, Moss, Shannon, Latimer, Worrel, A. Garcia, Meeks, Pratt, Duggan, Jones, Clements, Pugh, Caban, Rios, Lloyd, Shaffer, Eason, Mintzlaff, Neal, Jaynes, Sanders, Buford, Yates, Williams, Bishop, Brooks, Biggs, Barrett, Mollard, Goree, Sandel, Roberts, Knight, Knowles, Pickard, Wright, Ham, Cook, Russell, Granado, Hoskins, Strong and Leonard families, and proud to being doing so.
"We cannot expect the Americans to jump from capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of socialism until they suddenly awake to find they have Communism."- Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev, 1959
“Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.” -Sam Houston
"If I had known what these people were going to do, I would never have surrendered." - General Robert E. Lee |
|
|
Talavera
Posts: 69
Austin,Tx
|
| 27 Jun 2006 6:34 AM |
Alert
|
Any body going to Brownsville from Austin and around areas we will meeting at Cabela's at 1200-1230 and then ride to meet Jerry & Betty at Skilet's on exit 46 at 1300
Forecast for: Brownsville, TX 78520
Updated: 6/27/2006 4:02:00 AM
Today
Mostly clear early...then becoming partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Light winds becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph early in the evening becoming light.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s. Light winds becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
|
|
|
|
|
jki659
Posts: 159
Dallas Tx
|
| 27 Jun 2006 6:57 AM |
Alert
|
| As much as I want and feel the need to honor this young man I just cannot take the 3 days away from work to do it (Brownsville is a long way from Dallas) but I know ya'll PGR members down in South Texas will do us proud asd I keep all of you in my thoughts as well |
|
ALR Post 424
North Texas Ride Captain
U.S.Army 78-84 |
|
|
DaveFash
Posts: 69
Friendswood, Texas
|
| 27 Jun 2006 7:12 AM |
Alert
|
We will stand-in for you, we all know how much you wanted to be there.
That is why, we that can -- must go.
BTW: My travel plans are as follows.
1) get on HW 59 & Beltway 8 (Houston) at 1pm
2) drive to just after Victoria* and take HW 77 South to BV
3) I will be towing my scooter with a black Mazda Tribute
and will stop for any distress calls or fall in behind any
riders flying the flag
4) I will have Cell phone on: 281-380-2159 if you need help.
5) Will also have CB on Channel 1
Ride Safe and Ride Proud,
This one is for Kristian Menchaca!!
God Bless America.
* just talked with Oscar in Port Lavaca and he will
be meeting me at Big Vic's truck stop at the intersection
of HW 59 & HW 87 -- around 3pm. He will give me a number
of flags to bring to BV for Paula. |
|
Dave Fashenpour
USAF Capt, Ret.
(Mustang) |
|
|
sc99p
Posts: 118
Austin, TX
|
| 27 Jun 2006 7:28 AM |
Alert
|
Here's my schedule for the day:
1000: Depart my office
1000-1030: REI for new Camelback bladder
1030-1100: Run by house to let dogs out and grab my bag.
1100: KSU from my driveway in west Austin.
1245-1300: Arrive at first fuel stop at junction of HW281 and I-37.
~1300-1330: wait for any other riders who want to meet.
1330: KSU from first fuel stop.
1330-??: I'll have to plan on the fly from that point, depending on how many (if any) other riders I join up with.
But I'll probably stop every 75-100 miles-or-so for a leg stretch and at least every 140-150 miles for fuel.
_______________________
My goal is to get south of San Antonio and onto I-37 as quickly as
possible, as I think I-37 is probably the best route to link up with
other southbound riders.
I'm just going to take the direct route through SA (I-35 S to to the
410 Loop, to I-37 S).
I plan on stopping at the junction of HW 281 and I-37, which is just
south of Pleasanton (and just south of where SR 97 intersects with
I-37), which is exactly 121 miles from my house in Austin. I'm not
certain what gas stations are at that exit (between mile markers 102
and 103 on I-37), so I'll stop at the first one on the right after
marker 102, which is SR 199/Leal Rd.
My cell for anyone that wants to reach me and arrange to meet on the
road is: 512-785-3472
Robbie "Rooster" Cooper. |
|
Riding in Honor of:
PFC Tina Priest and PFC Amy Duerksen
Gunnery Sergeant John D. Fry and Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp
Cpt. James A. Funkhouser and Sgt. Roger P. Pena Jr.
PFC Kristian Menchaca and SSgt Forrest D. Baker
SFC Kenneth I. Pugh and SGT George M. Ulloa Jr.
PFC Brian J. Kubik and Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler
Cpl. Michael C. "Craig" Ledsome and Cpt. Sean E. Lyerly
Cpl. Jason K. Lafleur and Brig. Gen. David "Tex" Hill
Cpt. Rowdy J. Inman |
|
|
sc99p
Posts: 118
Austin, TX
|
| 27 Jun 2006 8:37 AM |
Alert
|
Just spoke with Jerry from New Braunfels --- they are taking a backroads route and will get a little later start than I am.
I'm going to ride a leisurley pace (with a lunch stop somwhere south of
SA), and plan on meeting up with them in Kingsville at the junction of
141 and I-37 (they'll be cutting over from HW281).
I'll arrive in in Kingsville between 1530-1630, and if I'm there before
Jerry & Betty and their group, I'll grab a cold Gatorade and wait
on them for a while, and then make the last 120 miles down to
Brownsville with them.
|
|
Riding in Honor of:
PFC Tina Priest and PFC Amy Duerksen
Gunnery Sergeant John D. Fry and Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp
Cpt. James A. Funkhouser and Sgt. Roger P. Pena Jr.
PFC Kristian Menchaca and SSgt Forrest D. Baker
SFC Kenneth I. Pugh and SGT George M. Ulloa Jr.
PFC Brian J. Kubik and Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler
Cpl. Michael C. "Craig" Ledsome and Cpt. Sean E. Lyerly
Cpl. Jason K. Lafleur and Brig. Gen. David "Tex" Hill
Cpt. Rowdy J. Inman |
|
|
Keeper
Posts: 255
Waco/Aquilla area
|
| 27 Jun 2006 9:37 AM |
Alert
|
Fueling past Corpus,,,, Kingsville is about 40-50 miles past CC area, Rivera is another 20 or so past Kingsville,,
Nothing past Rivera for ~50-60 miles til you hit Raymondville
County officer tends to sit and watch traffic between Sarita and the next 10 miles below Sarita.
Been alot more DPS and Sheriffs on 77 lately,,, don't hook and book too hard and end up w a sample of DPS handwriting!
In the evening,,, WATCH out for deer!!
Usually I end up refueling in Rivera and make Harlingen without gas worries... Harlingen is ~20 miles above Brownsville. |
|
Hear with your Ears, Listen with your Heart- Go to the Source for the Truth! |
|
|
Texas Coyote
Posts: 150
Llano County
|
| 27 Jun 2006 10:38 AM |
Alert
|
| I am not going to be able to make this mission. Ride tall. Ride proud. And Ride safe Brothers and Sisters...Show this Community, and more especially this family that the PGR and America cares. |
|
I never believe anything until it has been "Officially Denied"
C Co. 2/22 Inf (mech) "Tripple Deuce" 25th Inf. Div. Vietnam 1968
Proud 2 Blue Star Dad...
PGR ID#8488.......Ride Captain...Hill Country.
We are each just a pixel in the "Big Picture". Together we bring it into focus. Hopefully the image we create will leave a positive and lasting impression on each Family and Community that we have the honor of serving.
TC
|
|
|
roberttga
Posts: 1110
|
| 27 Jun 2006 11:14 AM |
Alert
|
Pfc. Menchaca, THANK YOU! Your sacrafice insured that my family is free.
To the Menchaca family and friends, Kristian's death is not in vain. He will not be forgotten and will be honored as only a true Texan and American can be.
PGR brothers and sisters, ride safe. We from the rest of the country are with you in spirit. |
|
Robert Thompson
GA HOTH Captain, Retired
678.614.3744 my cell
"Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free." Dwight D. Eisenhower
|
|
|
BULL OF THE WOODS
Posts: 70
COLORADO SPRINGS
|
| 27 Jun 2006 11:36 AM |
Alert
|
| GOD BLESS YOU PFC. MENCHACA, AND YOUR FAMILY YOUR ONE OF GODS SOLDIERS NOW REST IN PEACE. |
|
Eric Voigt
Ride Captain/Chaplin
Colorado Springs Colorado |
|
|
Schmidtrock
Posts: 2535
Huntsville, AL
|
| 27 Jun 2006 1:54 PM |
Alert
|
God bless you PFC Menchaca your duty is done, enjoy the riches of the Lord. Menchaca family my sincere and heartfelt condolences to you in this grievous time.
PGR Ride Strong and Ride Safe for this hero! |
|
Schmidtrock
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"
<--------------------------> |
|
|
sandojo1
Posts: 2
|
| 27 Jun 2006 3:16 PM |
Alert
|
PGR: I will be leaving San Antonio around 1730 traveling south on I37 to Hwy 77. I loaded the bike on my truck so if any of you need anything or help, just call my cell at 210-422-4082. I will meet up with you at Jr.s restaurant. I loaded the bike because I am taking the kids too. See you all tomorrow. Thank you all for your outstanding support and be safe in your travels.
Jose Sandoval |
|
|
|
|
Lady Of NI
Posts: 27
Bakersfield, CA
|
| 27 Jun 2006 4:16 PM |
Alert
|
| Thank you PFC Menchaca, for you service to our beloved country. Some people believe hell is to be forgotten, you will never be forgotten. Ridding with my fellow PGR members in spirit, I wish I could be there. |
|
|
|
|
E8MC
Posts: 0
|
| 27 Jun 2006 4:21 PM |
Alert
|
Condolences to the family and friends of Pfc. Kristian Menchaca -- thank you for your military service; rest in peace, Brother ... the eyes of Texas are upon you!
Semper Fi... |
|
|
|
|
wyowife72493
Posts: 39
Gillette, WY
|
| 27 Jun 2006 5:07 PM |
Alert
|
To the family and friends of PFC Menchaca:
May you find peace and comfort in the loving arms of the Lord. Rest in peace PFC Menchaca, you are a hero! |
|
In memory of:
Capt. Alex Funkhouser KIA OIF 5/29/06
VMGR-352 Crew KIA over Pakistan 1/9/02
AEAA Kevin Hills KIA Op. Desert Shield 12/23/90
|
|
|
klonurse
Posts: 22
San Antonio, TX
|
| 27 Jun 2006 6:32 PM |
Alert
|
| God Bless you and your family PFC Menchaca. I admire and respect your bravery. Rest in peace. Unfortunately, due to work I cannot make this mission but you will all be in my thoughts. Ride safe. Ozzy |
|
|
|
|
|
| You are not authorized to post a reply. |
|
|
|
ActiveForums 3.6
|
|
|
|