Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the memorial service for 1SG Rogers Rider. Sergeant Rider served in the US Army during the Vietnam war receiving numerous awards, including the Bronze Star Medal, a Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and many others. He retired from the Army after serving more than 24 years.
More about his life can be read here: https://www.mblfuneral.com/obituaries/Rogers-Rider?obId=29266334#/celebrationWall
Date/Time: Wednesday, 04 October 2023. Funeral service begins at 12 noon.
Location: Marek Burns Laywell Funeral Home, 2800 N Travis Ave, Cameron, TX 76520
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/xt2vWRmvctcHTP3Y6
Timeline:
11:00 – 11:20 am – Staging
11:20 am – Briefing
11:30 am – Flag line
Wx: High 89 F, chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon
Notes: After the start of the service we will strike the flag line and standby to join the LEO escorted procession to CTSVC in Killeen. Centex PGR will be present for the interment service.
Ride Captain: Mark Wells, atxpgr@gmail.com, 512-470-0380
Flag Wrangler: Mark Wells
Please attend to honor this soldier’s long and faithful service to our country.
