http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/view/topics/Default.aspx A place for members to post about upcoming welcome home rides, either for lone servicemembers or complete units. en-US ActiveForums 3.5 Copyright © 2005-2008 by Patriot Guard Riders info@patriotguard.org SPC Collin Clark has served for 4 1/2 years in the U.S. Army!!!  He is getting out and coming Home! He's had a 15 month deployment in Iraq and I am betting he's looking forward to the Az sand a whole bunch!  Collins father has been gracious in inviting the PGR to join in on the Family celebration some Family coming in from Canada.  STAGING: Saturday Nov 28th @1300 (1pm) KSU@1345 (1:45pm) Safeway Parking lot 23565 N. Scottsdale Road Ride Captain Shamis {azcowboy66@msn.com } 623-986-8496   What a GREAT way to enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend...one of OUR Warriors is COMING HOME!!! Greatest Respects, Louann Thomas Asst Az State Captain Patriot Guard Riders http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282933/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:11:15 GMT Hello to all,   Well again we have to send off another one of  our local servicemen to defend our freedom.   Mark Stenerson is an army spec. 4 who will be on his way to Afghanistan in just a couple weeks. He will be home to have Thanksgiving with his family, and then back to his unit.   Sp. 4 Stenerson will be in a mine sweeping detachment, so he will be doing a dangerous but very important mission.   Please join me in giving this young man a awsome Kingman send off.   Staging information:   Stage:   9:15 am Friday November 27th. (Day after Thanksgiving)  Parking lot of the Dam Bar, Corner of Stockton Hill Road and Andy Devine.   Ride Brief:   9:45 am.   KSU:   9:55 am   We will proceed to Lewis Kingman Park to meet Mark and his family, then on to VFW Post 10386 for a lunch.   Hope to see as many as can make it.   Thank you,   Loren   HONOR*REMEMBER*RESPECT Loren Larson Ride Captain, Kingman, Az. lorenlars@yahoo.com 928-530-1992 http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282559/view/topic/Default.aspx towman95 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Well my friends it is time once again for our fourth annual Christmas visit to the veterans home in Mount Vernon Missouri.   The date for this visit is December 12 at 2 PM.   This is a great way to show our veteran's how much we appreciate their many years of service to our great country. Once again there is a great need for some items for the commissary such as personal care items like soap and shampoo's toothpaste denture cream and cleaner, hair brushes , disposable razors and rechargeable razors.   If you can bring anything at all please do so, it is very much appreciated by all. Mug, and I have done this for the past three years and it's always heartwarming to see the smiling faces on these veterans when we visit with them.   As always we will be meeting for a little meet, greet and eat at 12 noon at the Country Pride Restaurant .  This is at the travel centers of America Truck Stop inMount Vernon, this is a great way to see some old friends and faces and hope to see many new ones there as well.  We have moved the date up this year to December 12 hoping for some really good weather but if the weather is a little nasty there's always a four wheel vehicle so don't let this be an excuse this year, so mark your calendars and set this day aside to honor our veterans.   If you need any more information please give me a call or e-mail. RJ     417-439-5342 rjbailey53@hotmail.com http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282250/view/topic/Default.aspx ladynighthawk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:17:31 GMT The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to attend and participate in the Welcome Home for Marine LCpl James Rainwater.  The Marine is returning from Afghanistan and will be arriving at San Jose Airport at 7:34 PM (1934) on Thursday Dec 10. We will stage at the Chevron Station, 1747 N 1st St, San Jose, Ca, at 6:30 PM (1830). http://tinyurl.com/5lgf5f We will KSU to the San Jose Airport at 7:00 PM (1900) and establish a Flag Line.  After the Welcome Home at the Airport, we will provide a motorcycle escort to the final destination in San Jose, CA. RC - Family, Supporters, and Riders: To be notified of any last minute changes (ie arrival times/delays), and to post any messages to the individual and their family, please go to the thread/link below and in the upper left hand corner check the box  that says  "Email me when someone replies to this thread".  And if there are any last minute changes we will post them to this page and you will get an email. Doug Lyvere SgtMaj, Marine ret PGR Assistant State Captain, California Bay Area http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1282069/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:38:23 GMT I received the following invitation to welcome home a Hero who also is the son of a Patriot Guard Rider. Lets show this Hero we appreciate what he has done for this Great Nation . My son, PFC Antony Powell, just returned to garrison with his troop from a year in Iraq. He is a Cav Scout and will be coming home Saturday the 28th on leave. I wish to invite the PGR in welcoming him home from the war. His plane lands around noon at DIA. Please let me know if this will work for the group. Best regards, Bobby "Boog" Powell Patriot Guard Rider Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile STAGE:11:30am inside the terminal by the fountain (if you have your own flag please bring it) RC needed for this mission. Steve "Da Swampfox" Marsh State Captain Colorado PGR 808-783-4467 SCCOPGR@AOL.COM http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1281986/view/topic/Default.aspx Sandy9999 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:54 GMT The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to attend and participate in the Welcome Home for US Army Specialist Johnny Nguyen.  The soldier is coming home from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Tx, and will be arriving at San Jose Airport on Monday Nov 23rd. Johnny was deployed a second time to Iraq in January 2009 and injured in June (above the knee amputee).  Johnny received his medical treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX.   This will be his first time coming home after five months of receiving medical care and rehabilitation. We will stage at the Chevron Station, 1747 N 1st St, San Jose, Ca, at 8:30 PM (2030). http://tinyurl.com/5lgf5f We will KSU to the San Jose Airport at 9:00 PM (2100) and establish a Flag Line.  After the Welcome Home at the Airport, we will provide a motorcycle escort to the final destination, San Jose. Doug Lyvere SgtMaj, Marine ret PGR Assistant State Captain, California Bay Area http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1281916/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:38 GMT Corporal Nick Hall, USMC, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Specialist, will be coming home Tuesday, Nov 24th, arriving at Huntsville International Airport at 2:11PM.  We have been asked by his family to come stand a welcome home flagline for their Hero.  Let's welcome this Marine home and show him our thanks for what he and all our Armed Forces are doing for all of us.   Stage Time:  1:30pm Stage Location:  Huntsville International Airport, Huntsville, Alabama Bikes park in front of terminal, cages in curve before terminal. RC: Doc Brookshire pgrdoug@gmail.com 256-682-5355 cell 256-828-3427 home http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1281885/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:53 GMT Welcome Home CAPT Michael Wikstrom, Peoria, AZ, 22 NOV 09 Welcome Home Capt. Michael Wikstrom, Nov. 22, Peoria, Arizona Michael is HOME!!!! He has had a LONG deployment in Afghanistan and he is finally HOME!!!! A brief history of his "adventures": "Last deployment = 15 mo. Camp Eggers (Combined Security Transition Command) and served as a subject matter expert for the command staff in matters of religion and culture. He provided religious support to the soldiers and also worked with the local population including the children. He headed up the VCR program in A-stan (volunteer community relations). He traveled to FOBs and conducted religion services and counseling to our troops. He also served in Kosovo as chaplain and developed relationships with the religious leaders there." In addition to the above he has carried our beloved Nikkis little white bear with him...as I understand it the bear is no longer white but he has sent some awesome pics of the bears adventures as well. Blue Star Moms were gifted shawls and scarves that he sent back! AND he is a PGR member and has followed our adventures as well. He has been very busy indeed!!! Corner Bakery 83rd Ave., just south of Bell Rd. 1300 (1pm) STAGING: Sunday Nov 22 1215 (12:15pm) Arrowhead Harley 16130 N. Arrowhead Fountain Center Drive Peoria, Arizona 85382 Ride Captain: Neil Scherer nscherer@cox.net It's gonna be a GREAT day!!!! Greatest Respects, Louann Thomas Asst Az State Captain Patriot Guard Riders http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1281683/view/topic/Default.aspx Sandy9999 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:26:35 GMT WELCOME HOME Mission 30 Nov 09, Ft. Carson Troops Returning from OEF Deployment, Colorado Springs, CO   30 Nov, Monday, Ft. Carson Troops will be returning from OEF Deployment and arriving Colorado Springs, CO.   The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to WELCOME HOME and THANK these Heroes.   Recent events have caused changes to the manner in which WELCOME HOMES are conducted.   21:15 (9:15 PM) Staging  the South side of Air Cargo Rd ., off Drennan / Milton Proby Rd., East of Powers Blvd. Please park behind the Barricade, and will them re-locate to the Welcome Area.   We will follow the Soldiers to Ft. Carson, Special Events Center (SEC) for an "Estimated" 23:50 (11:50 PM) WELCOME HOME CEREMONY.   As this is a relatively small group returning, Demanifesting and In-Processing anticipated to go quickly, much less than the "norm".    RC- TBD   Please watch this thread for updates, changes and RC instructions.   Thank You, everyone, for all your support to the Soldiers, their Families and Our Nation.   Ronnie...........   Ronnie "Crippie" Jost ~ Military Liaison, Colorado Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) Crippie@ColoradoPGR.Org (or) Ronnie & Marty Jost ~ rk-ma-jost@mindspring.com C: 719.459.8969 H: 719.597.9072 Colorado Springs, CO   http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1281321/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:55 GMT WELCOME HOME Mission 28 Nov 09, Ft. Carson Troops Returning from OEF Deployment, Colorado Springs, CO   28 Nov, Saturday, Ft. Carson Troops will be returning from OEF Deployment and arriving Colorado Springs, CO.   The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to WELCOME HOME and THANK these Heroes.   Recent events have caused changes to the manner in which WELCOME HOMES are conducted.   15:45 (3:45 PM) Staging  the South side of Air Cargo Rd ., off Drennan / Milton Proby Rd., East of Powers Blvd. Please park behind the Barricade, and will them re-locate to the Welcome Area.   We will follow the Soldiers to Ft. Carson, Special Events Center (SEC) for an 18:30 (6:30 PM) WELCOME HOME CEREMONY.    RC- Robin "Flash" Thurston   Please watch this thread for updates, changes and RC instructions.   Thank You, everyone, for all your support to the Soldiers, their Families and Our Nation.   Ronnie...........   Ronnie "Crippie" Jost ~ Military Liaison, Colorado Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) Crippie@ColoradoPGR.Org (or) Ronnie & Marty Jost ~ rk-ma-jost@mindspring.com C: 719.459.8969 H: 719.597.9072 Colorado Springs, CO http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1281319/view/topic/Default.aspx Susan Sturgis Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:32:56 GMT