Ohio Patriot Guard Riders Mission Updates

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Confirmed Mission

Lt Col Francis Hapner, 93

Riverside, Ohio

US Army/Air WWII Veteran Retired

Services:

St Helens Catholic Church

5100 Burkhardt Road

Dayton, Ohio 45431

16 October 2009@1030hrs-(10:30AM)

Staging:

St Helens Catholic Church

16 October 2009@0930hrs-(9:30AM)

Interment:

Greenwood Cemetery

1602 Greenwood Avenue

Hamilton, Ohio 45011

Following the Services

District #7 Ride Captain Mike Hamilton is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions. Remember to dress per the weather conditions and remember to stay hydrated

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders.

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Confirmed Mission

Cpl Myron E. McChristian, 85

Mt Healthy, Ohio

USMC WWII Veteran

Services:

Frederick Funeral Home

2553 Banning Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45239

16 October 2009@1430hrs-(2:30PM)

Staging:

Frederick Funeral Home

16 October 2009@ 1330hrs-(1:30PM)

After the Services we will be escorting the family to:

Gailey VFW Post 7340

8326 Brownsway Lane

Cincinnati, Ohio 45239

District #7 Ride Captain David Powell is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions and remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags. Dress per the weather conditions.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

PO2 Raymond Lafe (Buddha) Walters, 50

Mansfield, Ohio

USN Veteran

Visitation:

Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors

100 South Lexington-Springmill Road

Mansfield, Ohio 44906

15 October 2009 @1700hrs-20000hrs-(5:00PM-8:00PM)

Staging:

Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors

15 October 2009@1600hrs-(4:00PM)

Services:

Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors

16 October 2009@1330hrs-(1:30PM)

Staging:

Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors

16 October 2009@1230hrs-(12:30PM)

Interment:

Mt. Olivet Cemetery

District#2 Ride Captain Harold Diller III is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions. Dress per the weather conditions.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Honors Mission: John Wolke

Spec 4 U.S. Army

Vietnam Veteran

We have been invited to stand in honor of another Vietnam War veteran.

Flags will be available at the church.

Visitation: Wednesday, Oct 14th, 10:00 – 11:00 am

St. Patrick Catholic Church

3280 Mills Rd

Independence, ( Covington ) KY 41015

Staging – 9:30 am @ the church

Services: Wednesday, Oct 14th, 11:00 am

St. Patrick Catholic Church

3280 Mills Rd

Independence, ( Covington ) KY 41015

Burial: N/A

Mr. Wolke has been cremated.

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Welcome Home Mission

Capt Danielle Roberts

Dayton, Ohio

USAF Returning from the Sandbox

Location:

Dayton International Airport

16 October 2009@1815 hrs-(6:15PM)

Staging:

Dayton Airport Hotel

16 October 2009 @ 1700 hrs-(5:00PM)

District # 7 Ride Captain Ron Johnson is assigned this mission. Please follow his instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags.

Special Note:

Remember you will be going into the airport and security. Please leave anything at home that could be construed as a weapon.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Welcome Home

135th Military Police Company

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Returning from the Sandbox

1st Staging:

Indiana / Ohio Border

Welcome Center # 1

18 October 2009 @0900hrs-(9:00AM)

Take I-70 West and turn around at Exit 156B, there is a Petro Gas Station at this exit.

Please top off your tank. Then get on I-70 East bound and go about 1.4 miles to the first Ohio rest stop.

This is where we will meet our Hero’s.

2nd Staging:

AD Farrows Harley Davidson

I-71 &Exit 131

**Sunbury, Ohio

18 October 2009@ 1230hrs-(12:30PM)

3rd Staging:

I-71 Rest Area Mile Marker 224 North Bound

Pick-up Police Escort to the Destination

18 October 2009@1330hrs-(1:30PM)

Destination:

Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023

Estimated ETA: 1610hrs-(4:10PM)

District #7 Ride Captain Clarence “CJ” Spencer and District #5 Ride Captain John Perry are assigned this mission. Please follow their instructions. If you plan on joining in on the escort please be at the one of the three listed staging areas. Let’s have a safe ride and welcome home these WARRIORS in style. If you need fuel along this Escort Mission, stop and get it. You will be able to catch up.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

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Welcome Home/Escort

342nd Military Police Company

Columbus, Ohio

Returning from the Sandbox

Location:

Columbus Airport

18 October 2009@2330hrs-(11:30PM)

Staging:

Mc Donalds Restaurant

Airport Way

18 October 2009@2230hrs-(10:30PM)

Escort Destination:

342nd Military Police Company Headquarters

Columbus, Ohio

District #5 Ride Captain John Perry is assigned this mission. Please follow his instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and dress per the weather conditions.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

Airman David William Edger, 61

Greenville, Ohio

USAF Reserves Vietnam Era Veteran

Visitation:

Reichard Funeral Home Inc.

400 West Deerfield Road

Union City, IN 47390

23 October 2009@ 1700hrs-2000hrs-(5:00PM-8:00PM)

Staging:

Reichard Funeral Home Inc.

23 October 2009@ 1600hrs-(4:00PM)

Services:

Reichard Funeral Home Inc.

24 October 2009@ 1030hrs-(10:30AM)

Staging:

Reichard Funeral Home Inc.

24 October 2009@ 0930hrs-(9:30AM)

Interment:

Snell Cemetery

Darke County, Ohio

Following the Services

District #4 Ride Captain Paul Meyer is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions and remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and Dress per the weather conditions.

If you are riding be careful the leaves and condensation on the roads can make it slick.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

SM2 Martin D. “Marty” Blackman, 52

Carroll, Ohio

Patriot Guard Member

“The Engineer, Apes in the Wind”

Cold War Veteran

Visitation/Services:

Cotner Funeral Home

7369 East Main Street

Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068

24 October 2009@ 0830hrs-1000hrs-(8:30AM-10:00AM)

24 October 2009@ 1000hrs-(10:00AM) Services start

Staging:

Cotner Funeral Home

24 October 2009@ 0730hrs (7:30AM)

Interment:

Carroll Cemetery

Carroll, Ohio

Marty was a long time member of the Patriot Guard Riders. His joined the PGR when it began here in Ohio. He would come to every mission he could and always wanted to help make sure everything was right of whomever the mission was for. He made sure he watched the mission threads and always post something to them. He will be missed.

District #5 Ride Captain John Perry is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instruction and remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags. Dress per the weather conditions.

Please be safe out there, the leaves are falling which makes the roads slick and of course the cool weather in the morning could leave condensation on the roads as well.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Preliminary Itinerary

Confirmed Mission

LCpl David R. Baker, 22

Painesville, Ohio

USMC 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,

I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Casualty of Operation Enduring Freedom

20 October 2009

Honor Escort:

Monreal Funeral Home

35400 Curtis Blvd. Rte 91

East Lake, Ohio

29 October 2009@ TDA

Visitation:

TBA

Services:

TBA

Honor Escort to Airport Leaving for Arlington National Cemetery:

TBA

Interment:

Arlington National Cemetery

03 November 2009

This is very sketchy information at this point; please stay posted to the mission thread for the Final Itinerary Up-Date. I also want you to know that this is a Patriot Guard Riders member’s grandson.

District # 3 Captain Ralph Bago is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and dress per the weather conditions. Remember if the weather conditions are not favorable to ride your bike, come in your car or truck or however you can get there to Honor this Warrior and his family and community.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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this is pretty cool what these guys are doing for service members and their families. maybe there should be a section for these missions?

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this is pretty cool what these guys are doing for service members and their families. maybe there should be a section for these missions?

I just update the thread as I get them in my email. Here is the latest:

OHIO VETERANS HALL OF FAME

CLASS of 2009

Public Reception Location:

Franklin County Veterans Memorial

Main Lobby

300 West Broad Street

Columbus, Ohio 43215

06 November 2009@1400hrs-(2:00PM)

Staging:

Franklin County Veterans Memorial

Main Lobby Entrance

300 West Broad Street

Columbus, Ohio 43215

06 November 2009@1230hrs-(12:30PM)

Our Mission is to Honor the Men and Women that are being inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. There will be twenty inductees honored this afternoon. We will stand a flag line at the Main Entrance for the Inductees and Public to walk through while entering the building. Once the Induction Ceremony is about to start that will be the end of our mission. We are however welcome to get seated in the Auditorium and watch the Ceremony. Please get to your computer and type in Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame and you can see the people that have been inducted already.

District #5 & District #7 Ride Captains John Perry and Mike Hamilton are assigned this mission of Honor. Please follow their instructions. Dress per the weather conditions.

Click on the Picture to see the list of Inductees for 2009

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

PFC Lloyd Lee Hall, 83

Dayton, Ohio

US Army WWII Veteran

Visitation:

Baker-Hazel- Snider Funeral Home & Crematory

5555 Philadelphia Drive

Dayton, Ohio 45415

28 October 2009@1600hrs-1900hrs-(4:00PM-7:00PM)

Staging:

Baker-Hazel- Snider Funeral Home & Crematory

28 October 2009@1500hrs-(3:00PM)

Services:

Baker-Hazel- Snider Funeral Home & Crematory

29 October 2009@1100hrs-(11:00AM)

Staging:

Baker-Hazel- Snider Funeral Home & Crematory

29 October 2009@1000hrs-(10:00AM)

Interment:

Riverside Cemetery

Following the Services

District #7 Ride Captain Mike Hamilton is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and dress per the weather conditions. If it is inclement weather and you ride your bike please be careful. If the weather is bad just come in your car.

Remember just because the weather is changing we still carry on our missions. Our troops do not get time off due to inclement weather and neither do we.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

SSgt John A. Wiles, 65

Willard, Ohio

Ohio Air National Guard / Cold War Veteran

Visitation:

Secor Funeral Home

202 West Maple Street

Willard, Ohio 44890

30 October 2009@ 1400-1600hrs & 1800hrs-2000hrs

2:00PM-4:00PM & 6:00PM-8:00PM

Staging:

Secor Funeral Home

30 Octoiber2009@1300hrs-(1:00PM)

Services:

Trinity Lutheran Church

308 Myrtle Avenue

Willard, Ohio 44890

31 October 2009@1100hrs-(11:00AM)

Staging:

Trinity Lutheran Church

31 October 2009@1000hrs-(10:00AM)

Interment:

Greenwood Cemetery

Willard, Ohio

Following the services

District #2 Ride Captain Harold Diller III is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect, please follow his instructions. Remember to dress per the weather conditions and bring your 3x5 American Flags. Jack was a member of the Legion Riders Post 514, he would understand if inclement weather kept you from riding your motorcycle, so just tuff it and come in your cage.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Welcome Home Mission

SGT Shane Parsons

Fostoria, Ohio

WOUNDED IN ACTION

Ramadi, Iraq

30 September 2006

Staging Location:

1754 North Union Street

Fostoria, Ohio

05 November 2009@1515hrs-(3:15PM)

District #1 Ride Captain Jon Williams is assigned this Welcome Home Mission. Please follow his instructions and remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags. In the event of inclement weather come in you’re cage.

As most of you know when Shane was injured he was a Corporal in the US Army, he has since been promoted to Sergeant. He was released from Active duty this past week and is returning home. Since September 30 2006 Shane has went through a lot of rehabilitation and his now returning to Civilian life. As the picture above show from that first Christmas at home after there new home was completed Shane and his mother “Cindy” are truly a “SPECIAL TEAM together against the world” as Cindy had told the Stars & Strips in a recent article.

There were several organizations involved in making their new home a reality and the Patriot Guard Riders played a small part in making that happen. Now, as Shane makes the transition into civilian life we need to be there when needed for him and his mother. I want them to know they are not alone together against the world. We the Patriot Guard Riders will be there for them.

To Cindy and Shane, thank you so much for letting us show our appreciation for serving our country and letting us be a part of your lives.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

pigpen@cinci.rr.com

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Veterans Day Memorial Mission

Cincinnati, Ohio

Location:

Gwen Mooney Funeral Home

4389 Spring Grove Avenue

Cincinnati, Ohio 45223

11 November 2009@1500hrs-(3:00PM)

Staging:

Gwen Mooney Funeral Home

11 November 2009@1200hrs-(12:00PM)

State Captain Bob Woods and District #7 Ride Captain Mike Hamilton will co-captain this mission of Honor and Remembrance Gwen Mooney is located on the grounds of the Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum which is a National Historic Landmark, where there is a section dedicated to Veterans only.

“The Official Flag Ceremonies” will begin at 3:00PM. There will be a photo display inside the funeral home throughout the day. Please be on time there will be things we need to get in place before hand. Do not bring your flags. We will have our large flag poles and flags there.

This is a great chance for us to let the families of the fallen know that they are truly not forgotten.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Welcome Home

US Army Reserve

1001st Quartermaster

Chillicothe, Ohio

Returning from the Sandbox

Staging Area:

1836 Western Avenue

Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

01 November 2009@ 0800hrs-(8:00AM)

District #8 Captain John Stubbs is assigned this mission. Please be at the staging area on time. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and dress per the weather conditions.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

SA Bernard Romine, 74

Buckeye Lake, Ohio

USN Korean Era War Veteran

Visitation:

Boring-Sheridan Funeral Home

Hebron Chapel

108 North 7th Street

Hebron, Ohio 43025

03 November 2009@ 1400-1600hrs & 1800-2000hrs)

2:00 PM-4:00PM-6:00PM-8:00PM)

Staging:

Boring-Sheridan Funeral Home

Hebron Chapel

03 November 2009@ 1300hrs-(1:00PM)

Services:

Boring-Sheridan Funeral Home

Hebron Chapel

04 November 2009@ 1100hrs-(11:00AM)

Staging:

Boring-Sheridan Funeral Home

Hebron Chapel

04 November 2009@1000hrs-(10:00AM)

Interment:

Hebron Cemetery

Following the Services

District #5 Ride Captain John Perry is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags. If there is inclement weather please come in you’re cages.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

PO3 Hanford Dooley, 83

Springfield, Ohio

US Navy WWII Veteran

Grave Site Services:

Rose Hill Cemetery

4781 South Charleston Pike (S.Hwy41)

Springfield, Ohio 45502

14 November 2009@1300hrs-(1:00PM)

Staging:

BP Gas Station

I-70 & HWY 41

Exit 59

Get off at exit and turn right onto HWY41, BP about 400 ft on the left.

14 November 2009@ 1200hrs-(12:00PM)

District #7 Ride Captain CJ Spencer is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions and remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags if it is inclement weather please come in your cage.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

SrA Jeffrey Eric Lehner, 26

Sunbury, Ohio

USAF Iraqi War Veteran

Died 13 October 2009

Afghanistan

Service:

Genoa Baptist Church

7562 Lewis Center Road

Westerville, Ohio 43082

14 November 2009@1600hrs-(4:00PM)

Staging:

Genoa Baptist Church

14 November 2009@ 1430hrs-(2:30PM)

Interment:

Sunbury Memorial Park

At a Date to be determined

Jeffrey Eric Lehner left active duty service after a six year career in the USAF as an airborne cryptologic linguist having serving two tours in Iraq, he joined a defense contracting firm performing similar duties in Afghanistan . Jeffrey’s plane crashed on 13 October 2009 after completing a military mission. He did not survive.

Please keep SrA Jeffery E. Lehner and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this very tragic time in their lives.

District#5 Ride Captain John Perry is assigned this mission of honor and respect. Please follow his instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and Dress per the weather conditions.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

Jan Johnson

Proud Gold and Blue Star Mom of:

SPC. Justin W. Johnson-KIA Iraq- 04/10/04

SSG. Joshua D. Johnson- OEF veteran

706-266-1448

Georgia Ride Captain

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Confirmed mission

SGT Eugene Inman, 78

Covington, Ohio

US Army Korean War Veteran

Prisoner of War

Visitation:

Grace Baptist Church

1400 North Market Street

Troy, Ohio 45373-9765

06 November 2009@1600-2000hrs-( 4:00PM-8:00PM)

Staging:

Grace Baptist Church

06 November 2009 @1500hrs-(3:00PM)

Services:

Grace Baptist Church

07 November 2009@1100hrs-(11:00AM)

Staging:

Grace Baptist Church

07 November 2009@1000hrs-(10:00AM)

Interment:

Miami Memorial Park Cemetery

State Route 48 Covington, Ohio

District #4 Ride Captain Paul Meyer cmeyer1@woh.rr.com is assigned this mission of honor and respect. Please follow his instructions and remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags. Dress per the weather conditions.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

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Confirmed Mission

SSgt Michael Mercuri, 60

Dayton, Ohio

USAF Vietnam Era Veteran

http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/11/view/topic/postid/1272991/Default.aspx

Visitation/Services:

Meyer-Bochmer and Reis Funeral Home

1733 Brown Street

Dayton, Ohio 45409

09 November 2009@1600hrs-2000hrs-(4:00PM-8:00PM)

Staging:

Meyer-Bochmer and Reis Funeral Home

09 November 2009@1500hrs-(3:00PM)

Interment:

Dayton National Cemetery

10 November 2009@1400hrs-(2:00PM)

Staging:

Meyer-Bochmer and Reis Funeral Home

10 November 2009@ 1300hrs-(1:00PM)

District # 7 Ride Captain John McGee is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions and remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and dress per the weather conditions.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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2nd Annual Memorial Mission

SrA Kenneth P. Hauprich Jr.

Jamestown, OH

Location:

Silver Creek Township Cemetery

SrA Kenneth P. Hauprich Jr. Memorial Hwy (State RT 72)

Grave Side

08 November 2009@0600hrs-(6:00AM)

Staging:

Silver Creek Township Cemetery

08 November 2009@0530hrs-(5:30AM)

This will be the Second Anniversary of the Blackhawk crash that claimed the lives of

SrA Kenneth P. Hauprich Jr., Capt Christian Skoglund, Chief Warrant Officer David Angelo Alvarez,

Capt Cartize Durham, SSgt Robert Rodgers and SSgt Mark Spence. They were 22 miles south of Aviano AB, Italy near the little town of Treviso along the Paive River.

Please join us in remembering the tragic loss 08 November 2007 of SrA Kenneth P. Hauprich Jr.

This is very early so please drive or ride very carefully and dress per the weather conditions. If you have every met Kenny’s parents and his brother and sisters you will know why we support them so much. They are GREAT PEOPLE and we all feel their loss.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

CM3c Leo Williams, 85

Springboro, Ohio

US Navy WWII Veteran

Carpenters Mate 3rd Class

Visitation:

Anderson Funeral Home

Springboro Chapel

40 North Main Street

Springboro, Ohio 45066

11 November 2009@1700hrs-1900hrs-(5:00PM-7:00PM)

Staging:

Anderson Funeral Home

11 November 2009@1600hrs-(4:00PM)

Services:

Anderson Funeral Home

12 November 2009@1100hrs-(11:00AM)

Staging:

Anderson Funeral Home:

12 November 2009@1000hrs-(10:00AM)

Interment:

Springboro Cemetery

Following the Services

District #7 Ride Captain Clarence Spencer is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and dress per the weather conditions. We are in a time of changing weather conditions; remember if its inclement weather please make the right choice on how you get there.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders

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Confirmed Mission

Capt James R. Loy, 94

Beavercreek, Ohio

United States Army Air Corps

WWII Veteran

Visitation/Services:

Tobias Funeral Home

3970 Dayton-Xenia Road

Beavercreek, Ohio

13 November 2009@1200hrs-1400hrs-(12:00PM-2:00PM)

Staging:

Tobias Funeral Home

13 November 2009@1100hrs-(11;00AM)

Interment:

Willow View Cemetery

Following the Services

District #7 Ride Captain Mike Hamilton is assigned this mission of Honor and Respect. Please follow his

instructions. Remember to bring your 3x5 American Flags and dress per the weather conditions. Due to inclement weather please use your own judgment on how you get to the mission.

Bob Woods

Ohio State Captain

Patriot Guard Riders