Dedication
Highway Bridge Dedication – Dillon C Baldridge
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Boone, North Carolina – 06-20-19
Boone, North Carolina – 06-20-19
ABOUT THE MISSION:
Sgt Dillon Baldridge from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division was killed by an Afghan soldier on Saturday June 10, 2017. He along with two fellow soldiers died of gunshot wounds while deployed to Peka Valley in Afghanistan’s Nargarhar province. Balridge, 22, was an infantryman from D Company, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. Baldridge was posthumously promoted to sergeant and awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge and Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster. Join us in celebrating and honoring this young man as the State of North Carolina officially dedicates the highway bridge in his honor.
We will form a flag line for the ceremony as well as escort his mother and family, close friends, and fellow soldiers to the ceremony
PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 06-20-19
Staging Time: 11:15 AM
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7031
Ride Captain:
Benny Hayslett –
704-477-5015
bh241@carolina.rr.com
Roger Carroll – Flag Line.
Special Instructions:
All persons are requested to stage at the VFW Post lot at 11:15am. Mission Briefing 11:30 am KSU 11:45 am . The VFW building will NOT be open, facilities are not available at this location. Boone PD and Watauga County LEO will escort from VFW building to the bridge at Hwy 421 & Hwy 221. Follow directions of DOT personnel for parking locations. Location of Ceremony Sgt Dillon Baldridge Memorial Bridge Near 100 US-221, Deep Gap, NC 28618 Map [2]
Flags & Water:
Flags will be provided
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water WILL NOT be provided, please bring your own.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water WILL NOT be provided, please bring your own.
Submitted By: Benny Hayslett
Position: North Carolina Ride Captain
Position: North Carolina Ride Captain
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1 Comment To "Highway Bridge Dedication – Dillon C Baldridge"
#1 Comment By Benny Hayslett On June 25, 2019 @ 7:45 am
Many thanks to all that came out on a blustery day to honor this young man and his family. We had 32 motorcycles, and 35 patriots escort Dillon’s Mother, sister, and fellow brothers in arms to the ceremony and then stand a flag line all in the pouring rain.
The rain ended just as the ceremony was scheduled to begin.
Thank you all for letting the family know that Dillon will never be forgotten.