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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130115T090000
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SUMMARY:Robert "Dale" McCammon\, 91\, USN\, WWII Veteran
DESCRIPTION:WWII Veteran \n\n                                      Robert “Dale” McCammon\, 91 \nUnited States Navy \nThe family of World War II Veteran Robert “Dale” McCammon\, 91\, USN\, requests the Patriot Guard Riders provide a Flag/Honor line at the church prior to services and at the cemetery following services in Kearney\, Nebraska. Interment will be in the Kearney Cemetery. Military rites at graveside will be conducted by the Navy Honor Guard in conjunction with VFW Post 759 and American Legion Post 52. \nVeteran McCammon entered the United States Navy on October 8\, 1940 and was discharged in November of 1946. He was serving on the U.S.S. Lexington when it was sunk in the Coral Sea on May 8\, 1942. He also served on the U.S.S. Bogue\, which served escort duty off the shores of Argentina\, Newfoundland and Murmansk\, Russia; and the U.S.S. Cowpens\, an aircraft carrier that performed combat missions in the Pacific Ocean until the end of the war. He also served on the U.S.S. Ard 29\, a floating dry dock in Buckner Bay\, Okinawa and then was stationed in the Bikini Atolls for the first of two atom bomb tests. \nHe and his wife Dorothy started the Avenue of Flags at the Kearney Cemetery in 1984 that continues to this day. They received the Freedom Award from the Kearney Hub in 2002 for their dedication to this project. \nSTAGE DATE: Tuesday\, January 15\, 2013 \nSTAGE LOCATION: First United Methodist Church\, 4500 Linden Drive\, Kearney\, NE  \n**directions below) \nSTAGE TIME: 8:45 am \n \nPGR MEETING: 9:00 am – Mission logistics \n \nFLAG/HONOR LINE: 9:15 am – Flags will be provided \n \n \nFUNERAL SERVICE:10:00 am \n \nGRAVESIDE SERVICE & MILITARY RITES: Kearney Cemetery following services \nThe PGR has been asked to provide a Flag/Honor Line at the Church and at the cemetery.  \nRIDE CAPTAIN:           Ed Taylor   eandjtaylor@charter.net   308-234-4513    \nFLAG CAPTAIN:          Billy Rayburn\,     rayburnb@unk.edu        308-440-4645 \nSafety being paramount –ride only if conditions permit. \nThe Nebraska Patriot Guard Riders have been recognized by the National Safety Council and the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety for adhering to and promoting motorcycle safety. Ride Alert – Ride Safe. \n \n** DIRECTIONS TO CHURCH – 2nd Avenue (Highway 10) runs N/S thru the entire City of Kearney. – turn east off of 2nd on 46th Street and follow to Linden Drive.  \nScott Knudsen \nNebraska State Captain\n402-680-7598 -Omaha
URL:https://www.patriotguard.org/mission/robert-dale-mccammon-91-usn-wwii-veteran/
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