Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and burial services for SFC Juan Jose (JJ) Velez. SFC Velez served in the US Army for 20 years, 1968 – 1988, including two Vietnam tours.
More information about his life can be found here when published: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/pflugerville-tx/juan-velez-7791712
Date/Time: Monday, 19 March 2018. Funeral Mass to begin at 10 am.
Location: St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 1520 N. Railroad Avenue, Pflugerville, TX 78660. We will stage at the church.
Map link: tinyurl.com/StElizabethPflugerville
Timeline:
8:50 am – 9:20 am Staging
9:20 am – Briefing
9:30 am – Flag Line
Wx: Hi 79 deg, sunny
Notes: Arrive fed, fully fueled, and hydrated. Bring a bottle of water for yourself and one for a friend. Following the funeral service we will join an LEO escorted procession to Cook Walden Capital Parks Cemetery where we will stand a second flag line for the interment service.
Ride Captain: Keith Brown, kbrownl1b@yahoo.com, (512) 422-6310
Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson
Please make plans to attend this mission in gratitude for this brave veteran's long service to our nation.
