Atlas Hollifield, 91, USAF/Korea veteran, Pflugerville, TX, 20 June 2023

[markwells]

Confirmed Mission: The family of Atlas Cornelius Hollifield has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to participate in his funeral and interment services.  Mr. Hollifield served in the USAF from 1951 – 1955, attaining the rank of Airman Second Class.

More about his life can be read here when published: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/pflugerville-tx/atlas-hollifield-11332971

Date/Time: Tuesday, 20 June 2023.  Funeral begins at 10 am

Location: Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home, 14501 N Interstate Hwy 35, Pflugerville, TX 78660.  We will stage at the funeral home.
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/8nGuejcFPacPPRMo9

Timeline:
9:00 – 9:20 pm – Staging
9:20 am – Briefing
9:30 am – Flag line

Wx: Partly cloudy. Near record high temperatures. High 106F.

Notes:  Bring drinking water for yourself and a friend.  Stay hydrated! After the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and stand by to join the LEO escorted procession to the adjacent Cook Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery (IH35 & Howard Lane) where we will stand a second flag line for the interment service.

Ride Captain: Keith Longacre, keithlongacre@att.net, (512) 751-8955

Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson

Please attend to honor this veteran’s service to our country

[keithlongacre]

As Patriot Guard Riders stood a flag line, family & friends took the time to talk with & thank each of us for showing such honor for Mr. Hollifield. All of us felt it a privilege & honor to stand tall for this patriot. Although it was very warm, all 6 of us were in the shade at the FH & there was a nice breeze. At the interment, shade was non existent but the service was short & again a nice breeze.

FYI, We could use an extra Flag Wrangler for the North side of the Austin Region. If any of U know someone that might like to do this, that would be great. JOB: bring flags to the mission, retrieve same at the end.

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