Reply To: Kenneth W. Howard, Sr. 73, USAF/USAR/Vietnam, Pflugerville, TX, 29 MAR 2022

Austin Patriot Guard Riders Forums Completed Missions Kenneth W. Howard, Sr. 73, USAF/USAR/Vietnam, Pflugerville, TX, 29 MAR 2022 Reply To: Kenneth W. Howard, Sr. 73, USAF/USAR/Vietnam, Pflugerville, TX, 29 MAR 2022

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Eight Patriot Guard members were available to stand the flag line on a windy, cloudy day. Once the service for SGT Howard commenced we broke down the flag line and waited by the grave site for the remainder of the mission. The service apparently lasted an hour and and fifteen minutes as the funeral precession did not arrive at the grave site until 1130 Hrs. Because of the time lapse we lost 3 members due to time constraints. Five of us manned the flags for the burial service and military honors and also maintained the flag line as the casket was moved from the memorial location to the actual burial site. The family wanted to observe the casket being lowered and we waited an extra ten minutes for a cemetery crew to show up to no avail. We then broke down the flag line a quietly departed.