Honor Mission
Ward Farmer , Veteran
USN – , Korea
Tulsa, Oklahoma – 06-29-19
Tulsa, Oklahoma – 06-29-19
ABOUT THE MISSION:
The family of Mr Ward Farmer, USN Korean War Veteran has ask the PGR to stand a flag line at his services . Navy will perform military honors at the cemetery. PGR will present the PGR plaque and the PGR invocation letter at the cemetery.
PRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 06-29-19
Staging Time: 12:01
Moore’s Funeral Home
1908 S. Memorial
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ride Captain:
Dan Koehling
dan.koehling@cox.net
918-810-8820
Special Instructions:
Staging: 12:01 P.M. Briefing: 12:15 P.M. Flag Line: 12:30 P. M.Weather: Low 71 High 93 10% Chance Rain. Dress Accordingly
Flags & Water:
Flags will be provided
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water WILL NOT be provided, please bring your own.
Flags will be provided
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water WILL NOT be provided, please bring your own.
Submitted By: Edmond Moseley
Position: Oklahoma Ride Captain
Position: Oklahoma Ride Captain
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1 Comment To "Ward Farmer"
#1 Comment By Dan Koehling On June 29, 2019 @ 8:06 pm
AFTER ACTION REPORT – 28 June 2019, BMG3 Ward Farmer, USN World War II/Korean Veteran, Tulsa, OK
Under a sunny summer day, nine patriots met at Moore Eastlawn Funeral Home to honor BMG3 Ward Farmer, USN World War II/Korean Veteran. Mr. Farmer’s son approached us prior to our briefing to thank us for attending and share a few stories about his father. Our hero quit high school in 1944 at the age of 16 to join the Navy. He celebrated his 17th birthday during boot which inspired the Navy to want to send him home as he had lied about his age. He asked his father to sign a waiver, which he did, allowing him to stay in the service. He served two years driving a tugboat in San Diego and helping to train Marines. He left the Navy in 1946 and then when the Korean War broke, he re-enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and served five years on a destroyer outside Korea and along the Chinese coast.
As flags had been posted, we held a briefing covering the mission at hand. We concluded the brief with a moment of silence for our Blue, Gold and Silver Star families, and the families of the Marine group from the tragic motorcycle accident in the North east, followed by a prayer. We then formed a flag line and manned doors for arriving family and friends. When the service began, we gathered flags and stowed them while several Patriots moved to the cemetery to post flags at the internment site.
At the conclusion of the service, a respect line was formed for transfer to the coach and then we were dismissed to prepare for the accompaniment. The procession to Memorial Park was uneventful and another respect line was formed when we arrived for the transfer to the mausoleum. The US Navy and American Legion Honor Guards provided military honors and we followed with our presentations to the family and a final salute. We then gathered flags, stowed them for the next mission, and were dismissed.
We thank those that took time on this hot summer day to honor our hero. We thank the Farmer family for asking the PGR to be a part of this ceremony. Mostly, thank you to BMG3 Ward Farmer, USN World War II/Korean Veteran, for your selfless service to our country.
Sincerely,
Dan “Big D” Koehling