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Susan Sturgis 
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Bear, DE
In Memory of Ed "Old Iron" Barrett
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Updated 15 DEC 06 1811 est
Final Itinerary:
The PGR has been asked by the family to provide a display of flags at the church, prior to the service. Our information as of Thursday afternoon is that there will be not internment service at a cemetery.
The staging location and church are the same as the Capt. English Mission we had two days ago.
Schedule: (I have moved the times earlier than my original itinerary)
Staging will start at 08:15
Briefing at 09:00, then move the 1.3 miles to the church
Flag line at church needs to be in place at 09:30
Service starts at 11:00AM (Central College Presbyterian Church, 975 S Sunbury RD, Westerville, OH)
Westerville is a NE suburb of Columbus, on the outside of the I-270 loop.
Staging location will be the parking lot of the Sunbury Plaza shopping center. There is a Kroger store in this center and a tall sign on Sunbury Rd with the shopping center name and Kroger. This shopping center is just North of RT-161 on the West side of the Sunbury RD. There are stoplights at the North and South entrances, also a McDonald’s on the South end and a BP gas station & Arby’s on the North end.
Directions to staging from the I-270 (Columbus) Loop:
Exit I-270 (Columbus loop) on to SR-161 East (exit 30-B going Northbound, exit 30-A going Southbound), proceed about ½ mile East on SR-161 to (the first exit you come to) Sunbury RD. Turn North (Right from the off ramp) on to Sunbury RD and the Sunbury Plaza shopping center will be on your Left just North of SR-161.
Map Link to Kroger store: http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Kroger+loc:+5991+S+Sunbury+Rd,+Westerville,+OH,+USA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1
Note: There is construction at this interchange (I-270 & SR-161) but all of the exits are open, please proceed with caution and follow the road signs.
For those coming West on SR-161, exit on Sunbury RD and at the stoplight on the off ramp, cross Sunbury RD in to the shopping center parking lot on you right.
Please bring your flags. The weather forecast for Saturday is for temps in the low to mid 50’s.
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Update posted 14 Dec 06 @ 1253cst
Itinerary Update - Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III, 22, of Westerville, Ohio 16 Dec 06
The PGR has been asked by the family to provide a display of flags at the church, prior to the service. Our information as of Thursday afternoon is that there will be no internment service at a cemetery.
Staging location will be the parking lot of the Sunbury Plaza shopping center. There is a Kroger store in this center and a tall sign on Sunbury Rd with the shopping center name and Kroger. This shopping center is just North of RT-161 on the West side of the Sunbury RD. There are stoplights at the North and South entrances, also a McDonald’s on the South end and a BP gas station & Arby’s on the North end.
Tentative Schedule:
Staging will start at 08:45
Briefing at 09:30, then move the 1.3 miles to the church
Flag line at church needs to be in place at 09:30. (The police escort of the hearse and family members will leave the funeral home, only a couple of miles away, at 09:30 so it will only take a few minutes to arrive at the church)
Service starts at 11:00AM (Central College Presbyterian Church, 975 S Sunbury RD, Westerville, OH)
I am waiting on a couple of details to post the final schedule which may adjust the staging and flags up time. Confirmed schedule will be posted by mid day Friday.
Westerville is a NE suburb of Columbus, on the outside of the I-270 loop.
Directions to staging from the I-270 (Columbus) Loop:
Exit I-270 (Columbus loop) on to SR-161 East (exit 30-B going Northbound, exit 30-A going Southbound), proceed about ½ mile East on SR-161 to (the first exit you come to) Sunbury RD. Turn North (Right from the off ramp) on to Sunbury RD and the Sunbury Plaza shopping center will be on your Left just North of SR-161.
Note: There is construction at this interchange (I-270 & SR-161) but all of the exits are open, please proceed with caution and follow the road signs.
For those coming West on SR-161, exit on Sunbury RD and at the stoplight on the off ramp, cross Sunbury RD in to the shopping center parking lot on you right.
Please bring your flags. The weather forecast for Saturday is for temps in the mid 50’s. |
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"The silence of a hundred bikers - standing proud - holding American flags... is absolutely deafening"
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Updated - 11 Dec 06 1756 ET
THIS IS NOW A CONFIRMED MISSION.
Bob "Tater" Smith
PGR Ohio State Captain
American Legion Rider
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No. 1258-06
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 6 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
Killed were:
Capt. Travis L. Patriquin, 32, of Texas.
Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III, 22, of Westerville, Ohio.
For further information related to this release, contact the 1st Armored Division Public Affairs Office at 011-49-0611-705-4859. |
Spc. Pomante, may you rest in peace in the arms of God. |
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| 09 Dec 2006 2:28 PM |
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| May God Bless the family and friends of Spc. Pomante in their time of sorrow,our hearts break with yours,your loved one will never be forgotten,we know that it is him and other fine young men and women that keep us free and to them I promise that in my heart they will always be,they are our American heros,rest well young man you are with God now. |
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SOMDHOG
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Southern Maryland US Army 1965-71
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| 09 Dec 2006 2:31 PM |
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My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Spc Pomante. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
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LoriN1116
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| 09 Dec 2006 3:23 PM |
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| My deepest condolences to the friends and family of this young soldier. Thank you, sir, for fighting for my freedom. Standing by in Westerville. |
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Blind Bat
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Marysville, Ohio
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| 09 Dec 2006 3:35 PM |
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May GOD bless and comfort your family. Your family will be in my prayers.
This is very local for me, let me know if PGR needs any help in anyway, use and abuse is OK.
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rgetch
Posts: 733
Bradford, Pa
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| 09 Dec 2006 4:20 PM |
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Rest in peace SPC Pomante. You will not be forgotten. Sincere condolences to the family and friends.
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ultraclassic
Posts: 2300
Proctor, WV
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| 09 Dec 2006 4:58 PM |
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Spc Pomante, for your service and sacrifice protecting the freedoms and liberties we enjoy in this great Nation, I am eternally grateful. May God welcome you into his Kingdom with open arms and provide you with eternal peace.
May your family and friends find comfort that you now reside in a much greater place, forever watching over all of them. We, the Patriot Guard Riders, stand at the ready to pay Vincent the respect and honor he has earned.
Godspeed Vincent. You may now stand at ease.
Standing by in northern West Virginia.
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"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." Elmer Davis
Joe Cumblidge
West Virginia State Captain
UOV HOG Chapter
RM1 USCG 1969-78
(304) 455-4036 - Home
(304) 588-1278 - Cell
www.wvpatriotguard.org
In Memory of the crew of HU16E CGNR 2123, lost on SAR mission off Corpus Christi, TX on 21 September 1973:
LCDR Francis W. Miller (CG Aviator #1164)
LTJG Jerald M. Mack (CG Aviator #1567)
AD1 Harold D. Brown, Jr.
AM2 Benjamin R. Gaskins, Jr.
AT2 John F. Harrison
AT2 John P. Pledger
Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
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DFG
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Somersworth, NH
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| 09 Dec 2006 5:06 PM |
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My sincerest and deepest sympathies to the family of SPC Vincent Pomante III.
O Lord, into your hands, we humbly entrust our brother.
In this life you embraced him with your tender love;
deliver him now from every evil and bid him enter eternal rest.
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Somersworth, NH
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| 09 Dec 2006 5:53 PM |
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Dear Spc. Vincent J. Pomante lll, and Family : My heart is aching for you and all your family. I know that you're okay with Jesus and your struggle is over but I know your family, loved ones, friends and those who were fighting with you in Iraq are hurting. I will be praying for you all and standing by to complete the mission to give you the respect and love that you are due. Rest easy my soldier friend your battle is won. God be with you as I know He is.
Doc Wetmore
Vietnam 67-68
11th. Armored Cavalry Regiment. Combat Medic.
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mailman
Posts: 24548
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 09 Dec 2006 6:01 PM |
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| Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Specialist Vincent J. Pomante III. Rest in Peace Soldier. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
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dewey
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GreenSprings,Oh
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| 09 Dec 2006 7:18 PM |
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| My condolences to the family and friends of Spc. Vincent J.Pomante III |
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 9270
Naples, FL
Senior Ride Captain
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| 10 Dec 2006 1:59 AM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of this Fallen Hero.
May you rest in peace. |
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud Military Blue Star Mom
USAF - TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark "Mac" McIntosh - Dyess
USAR - WO1 Dominic Sutherland - Ft. Rucker
Standing the Flagline...
In Honor of:
SP4 L. Gary Grassi - 4th Infantry Division - Kontum, South Vietnam - 05 FEB 1968 - 37/35
In Memory of:
Ed "oldiron6" Barrett
Jack "jacklok" Loken, Jr.
Mike "deltoid79" Bland
Tom "Flaman2u" Rowell
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wvhusker
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Ashland, KY
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| 10 Dec 2006 4:34 AM |
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SPC Pomante,
Thank you for your willingness to defend the United States of America and her freedoms and interests. Your untimely 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.
WV Husker
Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
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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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rbaltz
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| 10 Dec 2006 6:26 AM |
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| My deepest respects to the family and friends. Freedom costs more then money. Standing buy in columbus |
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skiph1
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Birmingham,Ohio
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| 10 Dec 2006 7:50 AM |
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Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Spc. Pomante. Know that there are many who mourn the loss of your American Hero.
Standing by..... |
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SARGE007
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Ohio Ride Captain Toledo, Ohio
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| 10 Dec 2006 8:18 AM |
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Rest In Peace Vincent, you are an AMERICAN HERO you gave your life for your country and I salute you now and forever. May God hold the family close to his heart in the coming weeks. To the family of Vincent rest assure you do not stand alone, the 69,000 plus Patriot Guard Riders stand with you in spirit and in prayer now and always.
God Bless Vincent and his family,
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I WILL ALWAYS PLACE THE MISSION FIRST
I WILL NEVER ACCEPT DEFEAT
I WILL NEVER QUIT
I WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE
US ARMY 1989-1996 / DESERT STORM VETERAN
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Groundhogpmc
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Portsmouth, Ohio
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| 10 Dec 2006 8:34 AM |
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| Condolences to the family of Spc. Pomante. Our prayers are with you. I would be honored to be permitted to attend and show respect for this young soldier and Hero. Standing by in Portsmouth, Ohio: Groundhog |
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jif48
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Marysville Ohio
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| 10 Dec 2006 8:36 AM |
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Vincent.
Please know he will never be forgotten.
Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III for your service and sacrifice, God bless you.
As He holds you close now, rest easy...
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Respect for the military has sometimes been lost. This should not happen again....ever.
The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
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cagerbob
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Parma, Ohio
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| 10 Dec 2006 11:58 AM |
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My sincerest condolences to the family of SPC Pomante, an American hero. He kept the faith with his comrades and America noticed. America cares, and America weeps.
May the Lord hold you in the palm of his hand. |
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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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squiggs32
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| 10 Dec 2006 12:42 PM |
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| Rest in peace Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III. Thank you. Standing by in Columbus, Ohio. |
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Scottydogg
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| 10 Dec 2006 1:33 PM |
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| Our deepest and sincere condolences to the family and friends of Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III. |
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flhtci_jim
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| 10 Dec 2006 1:50 PM |
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Our condolences to the family and friends of Spc Pomante. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.
Remembering and honoring Vincent and all of our heroes in Poway, California. |
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ALRTater
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PAST Ohio State Captain Sandusky Ohio
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| 10 Dec 2006 2:45 PM |
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JohnM141
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| 10 Dec 2006 5:53 PM |
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| It is with a heavy hand and heartfelt regrets that I write to express my profound sympathies and deepest condolences to your family for the tragic loss of Spc. Vincent Pomante III. My thoughts and prayers are with Vincent's family during this difficult time. You have my deepest sympathy. Your grief we share and your loss is America's loss. I pray Our Lord and Savior will give you His peace.
John
Rhode Island PGR
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lynx36
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West Central IL SRC Galesburg, IL
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| 10 Dec 2006 8:43 PM |
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Your service to your country will never be forgotten Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III.
Your job is done son, you are a true american hero. It is with my deepest gratitude
and sorrow that I say thank you for your patriotism and service to your country.
To the loved ones and friends of Vincent, my deepest condolences to you
for the your sacrifice.
May you rest in peace.
Terry
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"We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and put
wonderful young men and women at risk, many of whom have lost their lives, and we
have asked for nothing except enough ground to bury them in." Colin Powell
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