PGR/WWR - Gold Star Family Event Morgan Hill

 

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The Mission heading:

Warriors Watch Riders, Patriot Guard Riders, American Legion Riders and all other Military Support Groups are invited to the Gold Star Family event at Mark and Linda Keirstead Ranch in Morgan Hill. We attended this event a couple of years ago, the Gold Star families really were over joyed and thankful. Cliff Brunner will be setting up the flags along the drive way and we will also do a flag line to welcome all the families. Activities will be the Flag Line, greet all the families and lunch will be served.  

Cliff and Squeezer did their normal great job and all looked great!  Been a while since I've been out and I need to "fix" that!  Great to see old friends!  Dick A did his normal great job in organizing and leading this mission!  

It had been a while, and I needed to get Gina (my new to me scoot, '03 Kawasaki Voyager) and she got all embarrassed and bowed 'er backrest!!!  GBG  Raising the trunk lid pushes it forward, sigh....

Just taking pics...

Niner getting one of his "few" pics taken, GBG..... (Great Big Grin)...

We arrived at the ranch and they said there was parking for all, so we just put our scoots everywhere!

VERY nice ranch!!!!

Hopefully our new Morgan Hill Mayor Kirk Bertolet, was clowning with my camera, I asked him to take a pic of Squeezer and I while she earned 'er handle!!  GBG

Gotta get them great hugs!!!!  

Dick walking the line making sure all was OK....

I got a bunch of the flyover that was scheduled just for this event, and could not decide what to publish, so you can pick and choose!

Missing man formation...... IIRC   (If I Recall Correctly)

Folks eating it up!!!  The caterer they hired did a GREAT job!!!!  ALL was great!!!  Ate way too much, but when it's time to break "training", I do it up right!!!  GBG

Thanks again for doing a great job Dick A!!!!!!  Glad to see you back in action!

PGR - MSgt Roy Arms - SJVNC

 

The family of US Army (Ret) MSgt Roy Arms has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand a flag line for their hero at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery (SJVNC) Santa Nella, Ca. on Thursday September 29, 2016. . The PGR is honored to do so.   

Roy was a member of the "Greatest Generation" of soldiers serving during World War II, Vietnam and the Korean War. MSgt Arms was awarded the Bronze Star among other awards and decorations. He is survived by his widow Comyard, son Bob and several other family members. The family requested NOT to have an escort from San Jose but instead asked to have a Flag Line at the SJVNC Committal site during Roy's services and military honors.  PGR members will arrive at SJVNC at 1400 hours, Thur Sept 29, 2016, receive a briefing, proceed on instruction to the committal location (B) to establish a flag line for our hero. Services are scheduled to commence at 1430 hours. At the conclusion of the services, the PGR will be dismissed. 

I led the hearse as I had a flag bike, we had 9 scoots, IIRC, and I got to do what we all fear, I mucked up joining the parking line, and laid Gina right up next to another scoot! New scoot and I caught my foot on something while stopping and my foot down..... didn't.... sigh. The owner was very understanding, and for that, many thanks!!!!! Didn't look to be any damage but we checked it out..... onward!

 

 

PGR - Ted Werman SVNC Dixon, Ca 9/19/15

Ted's last home as he joins a whole lot more!  Johnny is there also..... 

 

Not many words, Ya'll know why we were there, sigh....  
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A couple PGR were there, turned out they had 3 missions that day and they were all close together.   

PGR/WWR - Raymond Brewer , USMC / Pearl Harbor Survivor

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The mission post:  

The Warriors’ Watch Riders would like to announce the following 
upcoming mission:

Was not able to get much intel on Raymond, other than he is a Marine and 
a Pearl Harbor Survivor. Our mission is SOP as normal. We will stand the 
line for this Marine As he is placed into his Coach.We then will Escort our 
Hero and his Family to SJVNC,  Santa Nella. There we will stand the Final 
Line as Honors are Rendered.



I met the service at SJVNC Santa Nella, Ca  due to location and time.  Dick,our RC (Ride Captain)  did a great job and got all there safely.  Joined the rest and waited for services

 Lined up and waiting, lead escort bikes and hearse.

 Think there were 5 of us taking up the rear.

 From the front.

 Rest of the group.

 At the committal  shelter.  I like to say "all services are different"  there is no "here is how it is supposed to be..."   We made the escort to the shelter and as usual the scoots pulled ahead of the hearse.

Normally, they all wait for a flag line to the shelter.   The military escort, immediately took the ashes and flag to the shelter, did their salute and waited for us to follow.  Go with the flow, we all just followed along and on with the service.  

It was a nice service and thank you for your service Raymond Brewer!  God Bless and Comfort those left behind.

I've been to SJVNC many times.  For a mid day service I always take a lunch as there are no breaks.  For once I walked around the welcome center and looked out the rear overlook.  VERY nice!  The grass looked like artificial turf, did not go down and test it!  Nice pool at the rear.  It was a very peaceful setting and was nice to just visit!

Also a pool on the far side behind the trees.  Never saw this before.   

PGR - Welcome Home UNIT 1113TC National Guard

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PGR was asked to honor returning soldiers and an honor it was.  There were four groups arriving and we met the first group arriving at 1230 SJC.

We had a nice group of scoots, IIRC our RC Craig M. counted 10 and one dog,  9er!  He was a service dog in a Ural trike!

 

My Sweet Ruby and some guys on a lift washing the garage we stage at...

More scoots around the corner, the dark green one was the Ural trike that carried 9er.

Folks chatting before the briefing, Ernie H with his back to us - center.  We had a good showing of Dist 13 ALR!  Slickjohn, Juice myself, and I think one more.  Glenn W. arrived in his nice new Spyder!

We had a camera crew and they interviewed Craig M.

Got a shot of our line during a quiet time!   9er has taken the place of Hercules as our mascot!  GBG  Miss Ya JD!!!!!

PGR - PGR - Albert Munoz 111 US ARMY and LEO

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Thanks to Ken F. for stepping up to do the RC honors!   The mission post:

The Patriot Guard Riders have been requested to Escort Albert Munoz 
to his final resting place.   Please bring your Flags and lets Honor this 
Hero and LEO. Albert was an ARMY Airborne Ranger and served 8yrs 
in the ARMY. He served in Afghanistan and Iraq in the war on terror. 
He then became a Correctional Officer with Salinas Valley State Prison. 

The mission was well attended by family, friends and fellow co-workers.  

This is just after I arrived and many were already there.

 

A pic of the Old San Juan Bautista Mission and it is a large structure.

The service was at the  far end.

Some of the nice old buildings around the Old San Juan Bautista Mission.

More....

At the front.

Pic of PGR waiting and our line of scoots, I counted 26 with all groups.   

PGR - US NAVY Veteran Carmen Mastroieni - SJVNC     

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 The family of our hero asked PGR to honor their fallen, and an honor it was!  The day started out a bit cool and turned out very nice.   An uneventful run over 152 and little wait for the service.

We had 8 scoots and our RG's did a fine job of shepherding us along the route.  We got into a little traffic going over the pass from slow trucks but all worked out fine.  I was tailgunner and after the pass a van came up behind me with blinkers on, they must've gotten hung up during passing, and I'm ashamed to say I did not see them when passing.  I moved over and waved them in and on for the rest of the trip.

  
When I arrived at the beginning of the service, we had an unusual request, please park on the sidewalk, why not?!

Sgtmaj stationed in front to be flag bike leader.

Another shot, in front of the church.

The group visiting while waiting for the service to conclude.

Nice uneventful trip and we had very little wait for the service to begin.  View of the procession from my vantage point.  The van in front of Ruby was the one that joined us after the pass.

This struck me as picture worthy,  dead sock flag.  Very few cemetery's are not with a good wind.  ... OK, almost never.  I have seen it a few times, and a picture was needed!

View from the front.....  

Thanks to Sgtmaj and Buzz for taking leadership, and one other that I can't remember the name that helped Buzz with RG duties.