The Northwest Florida Patriot Guard Riders will be honored to escort Hospitalman Apprentice Thomas F. Bowers to his final resting place at Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, where we will stand a Color Guard and Silent Flag Line for his service to a Grateful Nation. HA Bowers joined the United States Navy in June 1977 and served until July 1981. He trained as a Hospital Corpsman and then continued to become a Field Medical Service Technician.
He was born on 1 June 1959 and died 16 January 2026, he was 66 years old.
January 31, 2026 — 9:45 AM
23 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW (Hwy 98)
Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
Ride Captain:
Linda “Sparkle” Caton
(850) 217-4193
[email protected]
Instructions:
The Patriot Guard highly recommends riders wear DOT approved helmets, appropriate eye protection, long sleeved shirts, full fingered gloves, trousers, and leather footwear covering the ankles while riding. We will have LEO escort from St. Mary’s Catholic Church to Beal Memorial Cemetery.
10:00 am – Mission/Safety Briefing
10:15 am – KSU to St Mary’s Catholic Church, 110 St Mary Ave SW, Fort Walton Beach FL
10:30 am – Silent Flag Line at St Mary’s Catholic Church
10:45 am – KSU to Beal Memorial Cemetery
11:00 am – Military Honors at Grave Site
Flags will be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will be provided.
Submitted by: Paul Hurt
Florida Assistant State Captain
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