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Patriot Guard Riders Mission Statement |
The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation. We have one thing in common besides motorcycles. We have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America’s freedom and security. If you share this respect, please join us.
We don’t care what you ride or if you ride, what your political views are, or whether you’re a hawk or a dove. It is not a requirement that you be a veteran. It doesn't matter where you’re from or what your income is; you don’t even have to ride. The only prerequisite is Respect.
Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family. Each mission we undertake has two basic objectives.
1. Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities.
2. Shield the mourning family and their friends from interruptions created by any protestor or group of protestors.
We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means.
To those of you who are currently serving and fighting for the freedoms of others, at home and abroad, please know that we are backing you. We honor and support you with every mission we carry out, and we are praying for a safe return home for all. |
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Dear Fellow Patriots,
As you have probably noticed by now there is a new button on the home page just below the navigation pane on the left hand side. This button will enable you to make a donation to our Legal defense fund. It's labeled Defense Fund, as not to confuse it with the “Donate To PGR” button below it. This is a PayPal account and 100% of donations will go to pay our legal costs for the trademark issue. Our leadership was truly hoping it would not come to this, but they need your assistance in keeping the “Patriot Guard Riders” in the possession of its members, not one person. The board has tried at length to negotiate this issue, but their efforts have fallen on deaf ears and are left no other option but to follow all legal avenues available to them.
This is not something the BOD asks lightly. Our members already pay all of their own expenses to honor the fallen, to attend every mission. They pay for the privilege to ride in the rain or in the cold, and the Board of Directors does not wish to further add to their burden. Since the PGR is a 100% volunteer organization, it counts on donations from members and other concerned citizens to help keep us up and running. If it appears the donations are approaching the amount of the legal costs, the button will go away. We don't want to raise one extra penny this way; our members give so much already.
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Gathering of the Guard '08
For information and registration for the Gathering of the Guard '08 in Danville, VA, please visit the GOTG site at the following link
www.GatheringOfTheGuard.org
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PGR Challenge Coins for Wounded Warriors
The PGR is proud to announce program available to all members to sponsor challenge coins that are being hand delivered to our soldiers that are recovering from injuries in the Critical Care VA facilities. If you would like to like to learn more about this unique opportunity to show your gratitude, follow the link below.
PGR Challenge Coins for Wounded Warriors
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I’m retired Army and have been in Kabul, Afghanistan since Dec. 07. I expect to be here till Feb. 2010. I am sorry I don’t get in on many rides due to my place in the world BUT, when I’m home I make the ones I can in NC. I THANK all the PGR members around this GREAT Nation for what they do! GOD BLESS THE PGR!!!
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4th Battalion, 9th Manchu's Infantry Regiment, soldiers of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash. The Stryker Brigade was part of the "surge" of troops into the Baghdad area. They have just come home, to their families & friends.
This is my old regiment. I was in Vietnam May 68-69. The flag is sign by the 4/9 Infantry Manchu (Vietnam) Association. The Manchu family.
We met the soldiers at our 2006 reunion. We support them and their families, especially their time over in the sandbox. We are so glad they are home! We know what it is like to be away in a far place and having few care about you. We care...
We Will Never Let Another Vet Stand Alone Again
The 4/9 Infantry Manchu (Vietnam) Association and the PGRs are especially very proud of our soldiers.
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Sending Photos & Video to the PGR Website
When Sending Photos to PGR Website:
On your missions you may take photos and or videos with respect. Please respect the family and fallen hero by not photographing them, the casket, or the hearse, unless requested. Photos such as these, as well as those of "uninvited guests", will not be posted in the gallery in respect for our hero and the family.
1. Send photos via a zipped file or as jpegs to photos@patriotguard.org
2. Name the zipped file after the Fallen Hero, please include Rank.
3. Please do not name the files in the zipped file the same as zipped files.
4. Please include the following information Fallen Hero's Name and Rank or Mission Name (Home Coming), Fallen Hero's Age (if known), City/State, Date of Mission.
5. Do not send emails files over 10 MB in size.
6. Photos should be sized to 640 pixels wide.
7. Send video files (100 MB Maximum size allowed) to: pgrvideo@yahoo.com
8. If sending a CD or DVD, please mail it to:
PGR
7126 S. Elm Ct.
Centennial, CO 80122
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Confirmed Mission Rides
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SHORT NOTICE - Jennifer Duncan, PGR Member, Park HIlls, MO, 06, 07 OCT 08
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PFC Eric G. Werni, Jr., 31, Ixonia, WI, 08 OCT 08
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SHORT NOTICE - SSgt Neil Hockenbarger, 26, Leavenworth, KS, 07, 08 OCT 08
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SHORT NOTICE - CW4 (ret) James Starr, Army, Korea/Vietnam Veteran, Oxford, AL, 06 OCT 08
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Jamey Heuerman, Marine Veteran, Effingham, IL, 07 OCT 08
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Michael Sullivan, Vietnam Veteran, Palisade, CO, 08 OCT 08
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SHORT NOTICE - Gerald Syer, USMC Veteran, Fruita, CO, 06 OCT 08
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Guillermo A. Perez, Army Veteran, Denver, CO, 07 OCT 08
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John E. Sluznis, 87, USN, WWII Veteran, Binghamton, NY, 06 OCT 08
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Capt. Lorenza Conner, USAF, Vietnam MIA, Cartersville, GA, 24, 25 OCT 08
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SSgt. Robert Bruce Wood, USMC/LEO, Korea Veteran, Auburn/Colfax, CA, 07 OCT 08
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CSM Willie Arthur Rames, Army, WWII/Korea Veteran, Norman, OK, 06 OCT 08
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Howard P. Moncrief, Navy, Vietnam Veteran, Bay Pines, FL, 10 OCT 08
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SPC Jason Price, 21, Army, Newell, WV, 06 OCT 08
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SHORT NOTICE - TSgt (ret) Johnny Sessoms, USAF, Vietnam Veteran, Denver, CO, 06 OCT 08
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Federico P. Villanueva, ICC, USN (ret), Virginia Beach, VA, 06 OCT 08
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Gordon L. Brimhall, USAF, Riverside, CA, 06 OCT 08
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Tommy Poss, Navy, Vietnam Veteran, Secretary PGR BOD, Florence, AL, 05, 06 OCT 08
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SHORT NOTICE - SPC Jarrod Arnn, 21, Army, Booneville, IN, 02, 05, 06 OCT 08
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SFC Gary J. Vasquez, 33, Highland, IL, 09, 10, 11 OCT 08
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Final Itinerary - CPT. Richard G. Cliff Jr., 29, Mount Pleasant, SC, 07, 08 OCT 08
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Update - SFC Jamie S. Nicholas, 32, Clay, WV, 06, 08 OCT 08
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Pfc. Christopher T. Fox, 21, Knoxville, TN
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SHORT NOTICE - SGT William E. Hasenflu, 38, Cadiz, KY, 07 OCT 08
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PFC Jamel A. Bryant, 22, Belleville, IL, 06, 07 OCT 08
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Capt James E. Cross, Vietnam/MIA, Warren, OH, 10 OCT 08
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Howard Sherwood, USA, Vietnam Veteran, Dixon, CA, 06 OCT 08
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Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez, 34, Colorado Springs, CO, 03, 06 OCT 08
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2nd Lt. Howard C. Enoch Jr., USAAF, WWII/MIA, Marion, KY, 12 OCT/ANC, 22 SEP 08
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Canada Confirmed Mission Rides
Arlington National Cemetery
Making ANC Happen
Special ANC Considerations: Flags, etc
Pending Confirmation - 1LT Thomas J. Brown, 26, Shelton, CT, 02 OCT 08 / ANC 11 DEC 08
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PENDING CONFIRMATION - Capt Gomer D. Reese III, Vietnam MIA, Scarsdale, NY / ANC
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Confirmed - 14 Heroes, Group Burial, ANC, 24 OCT 08
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Confirmed - CWO Michael Slebodnik, 39, Gibsonia, PA, 20 SEP 08 / ANC, 07, 08 OCT 08
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Confirmed - Capt. Garrett "Tubes" Lawton, 31, Beaufort, SC, 12, 14 AUG/ANC,
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Confirmed - CMSgt (ret) Erwin G. Redman, USAF, WWII/Vietnam Veteran, Hampton, VA, 22 AUG/ANC, 03 NOV 08
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Memorial Missions
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville, PA, 11 NOV 08
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Cpl. Virgel Hamilton, USMC, Dayton, OH, 18 OCT 08
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SGT Alan Bevington, Wampum, PA, 11 OCT 08
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SPC Steven Fitzmorris, USA, Fort Carson, CO, 08 OCT 08
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Ft. Jackson National Cemetery Dedication, Columbia, SC, 26 OCT 08
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Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO, 11 OCT 08
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Flag Raising, McGuireville, AZ, 15 NOV 08
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Pending Mission Rides
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Condolences Only - Dean Muraco, USMC, Amherst, NY
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2LT Andrew Caldwell, 23, Hampden, ME
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PFC Christopher A. Bartkiewicz, 25, Dunfermline, IL
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2nd Lt. Ernest E. Martin, Army, WWII/MIA, Hanover, MT/Ellensburg, WA, 11 OCT 08
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Condolences Only - Pilot Stephen Bunker, MSP, White Plains, MD, 04 OCT 08
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Condolences Only - TFC Mickey Lippy, MSP, Gamber, MD, 03 OCT 08
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Condolences Only - EN3 Juan Alberto "Al" Gonzalez, USCG, WWII Veteran, Los Angeles, CA, 04 OCT 08
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Capt Gomer D. Reese III, Vietnam/MIA, Scarsdale, NY/ANC,
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Chaplain (Col.) Sidney J. Marceaux Jr., 69, Beaumont, TX.
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Sgt. Timothy J. Jacobsen, Army, Vietnam/MIA, Ferndale, CA, 04 OCT 08
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ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, Navy, WWII/MIA, Portland, OR
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ENS. Irvin A.R. Thompson, Navy, WWII/MIA, Hudson County, NJ,
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Pfc. Milton Dinerboiler Jr., Army, Korea/MIA, Elkhart, IN,
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Maj. Barclay B. Young, USAF, Viet Nam/MIA, Hartford, CT
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Canada Pending Mission Rides
Welcome Home Rides Help On The Homefront Rides
Welcome Home - CPO Michael Brun, USN, Leonardtown, MD, 15 OCT 08
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SHORT NOTICE - Welcome Home - 63rd Signal Battalion, Fort Gordon, GA, 07 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - 1st Lt Andrew Reaves, USMC, Campbell, CA, 10 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - A1C Joshua Jorgensen, USAF, Brentwood, CA, 07 OCT 08
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Send Off - 776th Maint. Squadron, Elizabethon, TN, 10 OCT 08
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HOTH - Honor Flight, WWII Veterans, Oneonta, AL, 07 OCT 08
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HOTH - Honor Flight, WWII Veterans, Winchester/Nashville, TN, 08 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - PFC Scott Nelson, Army, Flint Bishop, MI, 12 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - Col. Dean Clemons, USAF, Denver, CO, 11 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - PFC Carpenter, Army, Tustin, CA, 07 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - LCPL Cory Chapman, USMC, Evansville, IN, 18 OCT 08
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HOTH - Honor Flights, WWII Veterans, St. Louis, MO, 15, 22 OCT 08
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HOTH - Veteran's BBQ/Meet & Greet, Veterans Home, Walla Walla, WA, 12 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - Sgt. Louis Romano, Va Beach VA/Bluefield, WV, 09 OCT 08
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HOTH - Honor Flight, WWII Veterans, Huntsville, AL, 10, 11 OCT 08
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HOTH - Salute to Gold Star Mothers, North Andover, MA, 12 OCT 08
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HOTH - Veteran's Home Visit, Alexander City, AL, 12 OCT 08
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HOTH - Honor Flight, WWII Veterans, Rochester, MN, 08 OCT 08
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Recently Completed Missions
Welcome Home - Scott Holmes, Crystal Lake, IL, 04 OCT 08
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Send Off - Pensacola National Guard, Pensacola, FL, 06 OCT 08
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Send Off - 634th BSB, ILNG, Sullivan, IL, 04 OCT 08
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Memorial - 60th Berlin Airlift Anniversary Reunion, Ellsworth AFB, SD, 03 OCT 08
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Send Off - 634th Alpha Co, Mattoon, IL, 04 OCT 08
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TSgt (ret) Donald Swank, USAF Veteran, Caseyville, IL, 03 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - USAF Unit, Hill AFB, UT, 05 OCT 08
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William Edward Mair, 45, PGR member, Tooele, UT, 03 OCT 08
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Charles R Striker, USMC Veteran, Syracuse, NY, 02, 03 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - Cpl Scott Cianfarano, USMC, Phoenix, AZ, 05 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - LCpl Victor Vasquez & Cpl Christopher Sweeney, Bridgeville/Greenwood, DE, 04 OCT 08
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Thomas Schneider, Navy Veteran, Hasbrouck Heights/Paramus, NJ, 03, 04 OCT 08
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Roger Malone, Vietnam Veteran, Russellville, AL, 03 OCT 08
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Albert DaCosta, USCG (ret), Kerrville, TX, 04 OCT 08
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Memorial - BHNC 60th Anniversary, Black Hills, SD, 03 OCT 08
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EMT-B Tanya Mallard, Rescue Squad, Waldorf, MD, 04 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - SPC Christopher Anrig, Army, Kansas City/Lake Waukomis, MO, 04 OCT 08
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Memorial - Traveling Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ottumwa, IA, 03 OCT 08
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Victor Luna, 53, Army Veteran, Austin, TX, 03 OCT 08
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Amy Lynne Eckelmann, 30, Army Veteran, Fayetteville, PA, 03 OCT 08
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Debra Vaughan, 42, Army/USAF Veteran, Lincoln City, OR, 04 OCT 08
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Robert Cross, 87, USAAF, WWII Veteran, Newberg, OR, 04 OCT 08
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Welcome Home - LCpl Andrew Perera & LCpl Tony Jaime, San Francisco, CA, 03 OCT 08
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Send Off - 146th ESB, Jacksonville, FL, 04, 05 OCT 08
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Wayne Wilcox, Navy, WWII Veteran, Grand Junction, CO, 03 OCT 08
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Col. David H. Zook, Jr., USAF, Vietnam/MIA, West Liberty, OH, 04 OCT 08
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SSG. Ronald Phillips Jr., 33, Conway, SC, 03 OCT 08
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CPT Michael J. Medders, 25, Avon Lake, OH, 30 SEP, 01, 02, 03 OCT 08
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Memorial - Fallen Heroes Dedication, Ripley, OH, 05 OCT 08
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Capt. Bruno G. de Solenni III, 32, Crescent City, CA, 04 OCT 08
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SSgt Nathan M. Cox, 32, Davenport, IA, 29 SEP/02, 03 OCT 08
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Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 37, Springtown, TX, 02, 03 OCT 08
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Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 43, Norman, OK, 01, 04 OCT 08
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Send Off - DE National Guard, Dover, DE, 03 OCT 08
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Send Off - 39th MP Company, Shreveport, LA, 05 OCT 08
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