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cagerbob 
Posts: 6443
Parma, Ohio
National Forum Administrator
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| 30 Jun 2009 12:37 PM |
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Updated 30 Jun 09 1904 edt S Sturgis
This mission will consist of escorting the troops on I-95 to the National Guard Armory We will have a Brevard County Sheriffs Office escort. At the Armory, we will form a flag line as the troops off load and greet their families and friends. There will be a brief welcome ceremony at the armory.
Itinerary
Staging: 0900
I-95 rest Area on southbound I-95 located between the Scottsmore exit and the SR 46 (Mims) exit.
Escort: The troops are due to arrive at the I-95 rest area around 1000. However, they may running as much as 30 to 45 minutes early. We will escort them from the rest area to the National Guard armory.
Flag line: 1100
Army National Guard
Melbourne, FL 32935
Bring your 3' X 5' American flags and join us in honoring and showing our thanks to these soldiers.
Regards,
Carl Swofford
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Short Notice Welcome Home
715th Military Police Co. returning from Afghanistan
Melbourne, FL
02 JULY 09
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to welcome the heroes of the 715th Military Police Company home from the their tour in Afghanistan on Thursday, July 2nd at 10:30 AM in Melbourne, Florida. The PGR participated in the send off of these soldiers last July. Now we have the opportunity to welcome them home and thank them for their service on our behalf in the desert of Afghanistan. The men and women of the 715th have been functioning at corrections officers at prisons in Afghanistan, a difficult and taxing mission.
This mission will consist of a flag line at the National Guard armory and, possibly, an escort. Details to be posted. Please monitor this thread for updates.
Mission Ride Captain: Carl Swofford, CarlS@patriotguard.org, 386-793-0030
Respectfully submitted,
Carl Swofford
Senior Ride Captain
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Bob Ellis
USN 80-86
In Memory of Ed "OldIron" Barrett
"Remember that no matter how many missions you have been on, all that matters to the family is the one you are on today." ~ Roert
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CarlS
Posts: 3641
Senior Ride Captain
Altamonte Springs, FL
Florida State Captain (retired)
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| 30 Jun 2009 12:51 PM |
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To the soldiers of the 715th, a big WELCOME HOME and thank you for putting yourselves in harms way to protect my freedom. I look forward to greeting you on Thursday.
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CarlS
US Army
1966-2000
CarlS@patriotguard.org
386-793-0030
Gold Star & Blue Star Dad
Riding in loving memory of CW2 Justin S Swofford and Tom "FLAMAN2U" Rowell |
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sneakysnake
Posts: 6938
Panama City, Fl.
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| 30 Jun 2009 1:05 PM |
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| Welcome Home Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for your dedicated service to our nation. Job Well Done. God Bless You and your Families. |
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James Davis
BoD/VP Captains
Honored to be a member of the Flag Line
It Ain't Easy Bein' Me!
sneakysnake.pgr.rc@gmail.com
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mailman
Posts: 22222
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 30 Jun 2009 1:13 PM |
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| Welcome Home 715th MP CO., Melbourne, FL!! Thank you for your service to our Nation. Job Well Done Soldiers!! |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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cdonohoe
Posts: 180
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| 30 Jun 2009 5:11 PM |
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A HUGE WELCOME HOME to the soldiers of the 715th MP. God Bless you and God Bless America.
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Connie
wife, Vietnam Vet
Ride Captain
Havana, FL |
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Dawdy
Posts: 280
Central Florida Asst. State Captain
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| 30 Jun 2009 7:49 PM |
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| It will be an honor and a privilege to Welcome You All Home......You have more than earned it......Welcome Home 715th Military Police CO. Thank You for ALL You Do. |
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The American Indian Knows What Happens When You Don't Secure The Borders.
"NUFF SAID"
US Navy - AMH 1971-1975 and AG 1980-1996 Retired |
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sdoise
Posts: 8298
Kinder, La.
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| 01 Jul 2009 12:29 PM |
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| Welcome home to the 715th MP CO. Thank you for your service to our country in order to preserve our way of life. |
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Schelly "Toro"
Ride Captain for Lake Charles, La. and surrounding area
American Legion Post 318, Elton, La.
DEFINITION OF A VETERAN
A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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Bonz01
Posts: 1329
Land O' Lakes, Fl.
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| 01 Jul 2009 12:38 PM |
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| Welcome Home 715th.Thank you for your service. |
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Wanda "Conley" Frye
SGT US ARMY 1976-1983
Reserves,108th Trng. Brigade, Wilson, N.C. 84-85
Riding in Honor of my dad Marine SSG Franklin O. Frye WWII, H&S BT,5th BN, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Div. South Pacific. Uncle Doug Frye,Navy WWII, Aunt Barbara Frye,WAC,WWII, Great Uncle "Conly" Army WWI, my namesake. They all stand with me.
We'd never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then,if we are true to plan,our statures touch the sky. Emily Dickenson |
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milktoast
Posts: 3702
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 02 Jul 2009 10:23 AM |
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| WELCOME HOME!!!!!!!! 715TH MP CO. Thank-you all for your brave and selfless service. God Bless you and your families. |
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Janet Toth
Michigan Ride Captain
Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
Totally directionally challenged
"To share often and much...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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NixMom
Posts: 8
Melbourne, FL
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| 02 Jul 2009 1:29 PM |
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What a great event! I didn't even mind the traffic jam so much! What a wonderful day for all the families and friends who were reunited this morning. And thank you to Mother Nature for holding off the rain for an hour so we could enjoy the homecoming!
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TrackJack
Posts: 312
Winter Springs, Florida
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| 02 Jul 2009 3:20 PM |
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Welcome Home, Thank You very much for allowing the PGR to be part this day. I render a salute of gratitude for your service to our great nation. HOOAH
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"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pine
Lee Heavener
Ride Captain
321-279-9563
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CarlS
Posts: 3641
Senior Ride Captain
Altamonte Springs, FL
Florida State Captain (retired)
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| 02 Jul 2009 3:26 PM |
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Welcome Home - 715th MP CO, Melbourne, FL, 02 JUL 09
Ride Report
Today was a wonderful mission, a welcome home home for a company of soldiers who had spent a year in Afghanistan. What a treat to see families greet their soldiers, to watch a soldier see his child for the first time.
Twenty-one PGR riders and two cagers, joined by twenty American Legion Riders, escorted five buses bearing the homeward soldiers across Brevard County to the National Guard Armory in Melbourne. Like most welcome home missions, this one had last minute changes - The arrival time moved up 1 hour and 15 minutes and the route changed. This necessitated a last minute change in the staging area. The PGR members responded and arrived at the new staging area in time for the escort.
The Brevard County Sheriffs Office deputies did a superb job with the escort and Cpl Ferrante was very cooperative in keeping us informed. A big PGR thank you to the Brevard County Sheriffs Office and to Cpl Ferrante for keeping us well informed.
The weather cooperated and the rains held off. We formed a flag line as the soldiers offloaded and stood formation. Following very brief welcoming remarks, soldiers and families reunited. And it was a wonderful scene. The flag line was dismissed and riders headed out feeling good and proud to have been a part of this mission.
Welcome home to the soldiers of the 715th Military Police Company and a heartfelt tank you for your service and sacrifice.
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CarlS
US Army
1966-2000
CarlS@patriotguard.org
386-793-0030
Gold Star & Blue Star Dad
Riding in loving memory of CW2 Justin S Swofford and Tom "FLAMAN2U" Rowell |
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