Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and interment services for Mr. Carl Wayne Botkin. Mr. Botkin served two years in the US Army, 1966 to 1968. He left the service as a Specialist 4.
More about his life can be read here: https://www.marrsjonesnewby.com/obituary/Carl-Botkin
Date/Time: Saturday, 13 March 2021. Funeral service begins at 11 am.
Location: Marrs Jones Newby Funeral Home, 505 Old Austin Hwy, Bastrop, TX 78602. We will stage at the funeral home.
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/uXgcS6Z6sq7M4LNc8
Timeline:
9:50 – 10:20 am – Staging
10:20 am – Briefing
10:30 am – Flag line
Wx: Showers in the morning, then cloudy in the afternoon. High 78 F. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph.
Notes: Maintain social distancing protocols. After the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and stand by to join the LEO escorted procession to the Lawhorn Cemetery just east of Elgin where we will form a second flag line for the interment service.
Ride Captain: Russ Miller, navyvetad2@gmail.com, (512) 636-9692
Flag Wrangler: Max Vasquez
Please attend to honor this soldier’s service to our nation.
