Sharon B. 
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Just saw the State Wide. Does anyone think that we should have someone waitiing at the Mortuary to let any that may show up there, know to go to the church? Jim and I are planning to meet everyone at Grand and Main off the 91.
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txretro
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a.k.a Big Dog McDonough, GA
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| 10 Feb 2008 4:06 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the family and friends of PFC Brandon Meyer.
Stand down soldier, your mission is over. Thank you for your service to our country. You will not be forgotten. |
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95th DIV TNG, USAR
507th TFG, Tinker AFB, OK USAFRES
924th TFG, Bergstrom AFB, TX USAFRES
457th TFG, Carswell AFB, TX USAFRES
1988-1996
PROUD son of a Vietnam Vet
Riding in memory of
Capt. Michael W. Marker, USA
POW/MIA Vietnam 3-4-1971
TSgt Chad Ginzl
USN/USAF
17 Feb 1968 - 25 June 2007
PGR/USMC/DAL Mike 'Deltoid' Bland
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FLBATFISH
Posts: 630
FONTANA CA, & LAS VEGAS NV.
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| 10 Feb 2008 4:30 PM |
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The meet point for 11 Feb 2008 IS AT THE CHURCH.
0800 is the time. Im sorry for the confusion the statewide explains it all.
If you have questions call me. |
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Craig H Donor
GY SGT USMC ret.
So Cal Coordinator
There are a thousand things I'de rather do.
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Mr.Clean2
Posts: 73
Thousand Oaks, CA
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| 10 Feb 2008 4:45 PM |
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A big THANK YOU to whomever deleted the post. I thank you, Donna thanks you and the parents of Anthony Melina thank you.
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jnanney
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Riverside, CA.
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| 10 Feb 2008 5:39 PM |
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Wow, go for a ride... and lots of questions:
1) Semperpapa -- Yes same meeting location off the 91 as we met for the Snowball Express.
2) justride -- You have email... I have gas...
3) Amyone riding with me is riding to the Church oer RC instructions. I assume the escort to the church if required is covered.
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Semper-fi!
John and Nettie
Both of us USMC 1979 - 1986
In honor of Armand R. Pigeon, Msgt, USMC (Ret) WWII, Korea, Pearl Harbor Survivor. (Father)
In honor of Roy Bailey, PVT, Army, WWII, France, Purple Heart & Bronze Star. (Step-Father)
In honor of Ivan Ellis Nanney, PVT, Army, WWI European Theater. (Grand-Father).
In honor of our Son Warren A. Nanney, Active Duty US Navy Silent Service, (4th Gen. Warrior).
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vf52rcl
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Black Diamond WA. USA
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| 10 Feb 2008 5:59 PM |
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May you rest in peace. My sincere condolences to the family and friends. Thank you for your service and sacrifice Great Warrior. "A True American Hero". You will not be forgotten! I will be standing there in spirit with my fellow brothers. I pray the lord takes you into his Kingdom, Rest in Peace, see you soon my brother.
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To Live is to Love
To Love is to Live
Ride In Memony of my son Roger 1980-2004 |
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FLBATFISH
Posts: 630
FONTANA CA, & LAS VEGAS NV.
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| 10 Feb 2008 10:03 PM |
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| When arriving to the Church park on S Center st. |
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Craig H Donor
GY SGT USMC ret.
So Cal Coordinator
There are a thousand things I'de rather do.
NONE are more important. |
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Quietman
Posts: 240
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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| 10 Feb 2008 10:12 PM |
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Frank @ 0600 and John @ 0645? You guys are brutal... I'll see if my alarm clock functions that early. Are there donuts and coffee near the church?
'Just kidding... we do this in honor of Pfc Meyer... one of our nation's finest.
The Mayor
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77eliminator
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Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca
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| 10 Feb 2008 11:02 PM |
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Boy I'm confused for the Monday Feb 11th mission
Dennis will be at the mortuary at 0730
Gunny says Church at 0800
Help a brother out I don't want to miss this mission |
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John Paul
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Fountain Valley, Ca
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| 10 Feb 2008 11:48 PM |
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| Dennis and a few others are meeting at the mortuary... ALL THE REST meet at the church at 0800. |
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John Miller
So Cal Regional Ride Captain
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tuntavern0811
Posts: 69
huntington beach, ca
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| 11 Feb 2008 11:15 AM |
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| man i wish i could be there today. i am at work right now but my heart is with the rest of you. |
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usmc 1991 to 1995 fox and golf batterys 2/11 somalia vet
Riding in honor of my Great Great Uncle Pvt Edward Baron 362 Inf 91st Div kia oct 31, 1918
belgium.
uncle bud us army WW2 veteran |
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jayhill
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Centennial Colorado
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Doyle Tolbert
Posts: 294
Fontana, CA
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| 11 Feb 2008 6:10 PM |
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SPC Meyer,
Today was a beautiful So. Cal. day and I know we all enjoyed the sunshine. Since you now see the day from a different plane than we do, I know that God was next to you making sure that it was a day that you liked. I stood at your resting spot and could see the ocean and a sea of baby blue. It was not much for me to honor your requests since you had made the ultimate sacrifice for my freedom. You are my hero and will always be remembered.
I saw something very appropriate today also. Brandon's wife and mother and father were presented with flags that had covered their husband and wife. Most people however forget that grandparents are very often a big part of a person life. Today the grandparents were honored with a flag that had covered their beloved grandson.
God bless them all and hold them while the hurt eases. Keep the pleasant throughs of Brandon.
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VWF R/C
PGR #91493
US Army 1960-1968
82nd AB
Afgan/Pack Kyber pass area 62-63
5th SF
RVN 64-68
Legion Rider Chapter 777
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Mustang CVA-43
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San Bernardino California
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| 11 Feb 2008 8:05 PM |
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Mission Report
What an awesome day 91 bikes and 10 cages showed up to honor Brandon A. Meyer 1987 - 2008. I want to thank everyone who participated and those whose thoughts were with us.
Three bikes and two cages staged at the mortuary while the main body staged at the church. Gunny sent ten more bikes to the mortuary to join the escort of Brandon to the church. The flag line formed as the casket was carried into the church and again as the family arrived.
PGR members from San Diego - Palm Springs - Inland Empire and others along with about 10 first timers were present. The City of Orange had four Motorcycle Officers at the church and thankfully their services were not needed. Chocolate Chip Cookies and water were plentiful and enjoyed by all.
During the service the "Missing Man Formation" was formed and "Road Guards" were volunteered and plans were amended several times!
As the service at the church ended we again formed the flag line. The trip to the cemetery was a success except that the R/C who was running sweeper for the entire procession made a wrong turn in the Texas Truck.
At the end of the service at the cemetery Brandon's father wanted to talk to the PGR. I can't quote him but among the things he mentioned were 9-11 and how it affected so many people including Brandon. Brandon would have joined the Army at age 14 if they would have let him. If Brandon would have known how his service to his country would end, he still would have gone and not changed any of it. He said that he never knew that there was a group like the PGR and could not express how he felt walking out of the church and seeing all of those people and all of those flags.
You can all be proud.
Jim Sloan and the Texas Truck
So Cal R/C
909 262-4989
sloan.ron@gmail.com
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USNsis
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Tustin, CA
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| 11 Feb 2008 8:34 PM |
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| It was an honor to ride for PFC Meyer today, especially as my first ride with the Patriot Guard. Thank you again to all of those who supported us today - CHP, OPD, the cagers, our ride captain, etc. Thank you to everyone who made me feel welcome as a new member! |
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roadkingkat
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Long Beach, CA
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| 11 Feb 2008 9:00 PM |
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What an honor it was today to ride for SPC Meyer. It was great to see such a big turnout. Meeting Brandon's father today was a humbling experience. How a person can be so gracious and eloquent during a time of such pain was an inspiration. He is truly a man of faith and of God. I hope that we were able to touch him as much as he touched us.
There are some pictures of the day: CLICK HERE
Hope everyone arrived home safely. Ride safe.
Kim
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Tacmed 1295
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Orange, Calif.
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| 11 Feb 2008 9:18 PM |
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The Orange County Register has an artical on todays mission with 10 pictures.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/meyer-orange-carson-1978068-service-wife
Here is the link. |
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USNsis
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Tustin, CA
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| 11 Feb 2008 10:21 PM |
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| Kim, great pictures. I snagged a few from you! |
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AttentionToStarboard
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| 12 Feb 2008 9:49 AM |
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A message, the day after the funeral, particularly for Brandon's dad and one,
unknown, fellow Vietnam veteran.
It's handy these messages are anonymous...otherwise this might sound
mis-focused...but please read on.
I spent 4 years majoring in the discipline of public speaking; then,
in the military, taught speech briefly at the Naval Academy, wrote/arranged for admirals to give speeches, etc. One might say--seeking the answer to: "What is eloquence?"
Speech majors listen to recordings, wrap their brains around:
"I have a dream..."
"Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country."
"With malice toward none, with charity for all...let us...bind up the nation's wounds."
"Never have so many owed so much to so few."
"If Britain shall last for a thousand years, men will still say, this was their finest hour."
(Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Lincoln, Churchill).
In 61 years of Life, I observed Eloquence at its best at Brandon's funeral--from Brandon's dad and an unknown fellow Vietnam veteran.
It made me weak in the knees when Brandon's dad, a Lutheran minister, spoke to us after the service. Those who were there know whereof I speak.
If you revisit these online posts, Sir, please know how overwhelmingly impressive was your voice in that sunshine. You, I believe, have changed my life with your speaking.
There was another example of--speechless--eloquence. We were in the portion of the evolution where the hearse moves from church to cemetery; motorcycles were getting started, politely jockying for position in the entourage. As usual, there's a time lag. People who'd been in the church have trickled outside; some stand in small groups on the sidewalk, bewildered in their grief.
Two women stand nearby--one a pretty blond the age of the daughters of my fellow Vietnam-era 50/60-something's. The "soundtrack" to this scene was the incomparable rumble of 80+ motorcycles coming to life--the essence of the word "robust."
A barrel-chested man was astride his motorcycle wearing a leather jacket emblazoned "Vietnam Veteran." He snapped his kick stand back down, left it with the motor rumbling, walked through the crowd as if perhaps recognizing here was someone his daughter's age who didn't know whether to cry or not. He gave her the nicest, purest, most unselfconsciously beautiful, possibly most welcome hug I've ever seen in my life. And the beautiful girl stood in the sun and was able to cry.
He returned to his machine. The kickstand snapped up. We assembled and
"moved out."
Eloquence. Humanity. The answer to that question: "What would Jesus do?" (Or Buddha / Mohammed / all men and women of Good Will--even theological liberals like me.)
It's "0 dark 30" (3:30 a.m.) as I awoke, "having" to write "something." Hopefully this is a comfort to persons, present or future, to know how deeply MANY were Life-long touched by Brandon Meyer and our other fellow veterans, by his dad and man of the Lutheran cloth who is The Best Speaker Ever in a Lifetime.
"Fair winds and following seas" to all. I am humbled to wear Brandon's dogtag and to be able to call Brandon and all of you my shipmates.
LCDR, USN. Mustang, 22 years (Retired). Vietnam, Desert Storm; 1966-70, 1990-1991; Lifetime VFW Member; Proud PGR Member; Army veteran Bill -------'s son, Uncles Bob (USA) and Frank's (USN) nephew. |
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H.D. Scratch
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| 12 Feb 2008 10:41 AM |
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Amazing! Yesterday I rode with the Patriot Guard, on my first mission, for PFC Brandon Meyer. It was an amazing experiance. I know some of Brandons family as they are my neighbors, and it was expressed to me that the Guards presence was very much appreciated. I am so very proud to be a part this. Thanks to all the PGR members that I met for making me feel very welcome.
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Jarhead06
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| 12 Feb 2008 7:42 PM |
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| This was my first ride with the PGR and will remain in my heart and mind forever. Riding with fellow veterans to honor SPC Meyer was a privilege that I will cherish. To the family of Brandon, I extend my sincere sympathy but ask that you stand tall and know that he was a patriot in the truest sense of the word. I want to thank Brandon's father for meeting with the PGR following the burial ceremony. I was deeply touched by his words and his bravery. I salute you! |
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Quietman
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| 12 Feb 2008 8:03 PM |
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Mr. Meyer,
Your son is truly one of America's finest. We deeply appreciated the opportunity to acknowledge, in some small way, the respect we hold for your son, his family, and those who continue to serve in Brandon's stead.
At the conclusion of the service, you commented that you didn't know us... but I disagree. You see, Mr. Meyer, Brandon was also a brother to each of us. We will forever cherish the bond which will continue to hold Brandon, and his family and loved ones, in our hearts.
We will never forget your son... and our brother.
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H.D. Scratch
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| 13 Feb 2008 1:28 PM |
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| For those who may not already know- There will be a Memorial Mission for Brandon Meyers fellow soldier Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young on 17 FEB 08 in Sante Fe Springs, Ca. More details at the Home page. |
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77eliminator
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| 13 Feb 2008 10:08 PM |
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| Standing by in Rancho Santa Margarita for the Pvt Young Memorial Mission. |
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Spicer
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| 14 Feb 2008 7:38 PM |
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SPC Brandon Meyer
Thank you Sir, You are a TRUE AMERICAN HEREO never to be Forgotten.
To the Meyer Family just wanted to let you know ,It is because of MEN such as you SON , that make me proud to call myself an AMERICAN.
America has lost a son today and I am an AMERICAN so I will grieve with you.
SPC MEYER I regret not being able to thank you here on earth , but I will make sure to thank you when I meet you in HEAVEN
HE IS HOME
HE IS AT PEACE
THANK GOD
PGR SO CAL. Thank all of you for showing the respect an honor for A TRUE AMERICAN HEREO SPC Brandon Meyer,
and standing for those that defend our FREEDOM. LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.
GOD BLESS AMERICA Vaya Con Dios Young Soldier
Greg Spicer
Proud American and proud Patriot Guard Rider (Hamilton Ohio)
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