Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and interment services for MSG Carmen Velasquez. MSG Velasquez served 23 years in the US Army National Guard, including deployment to Desert Storm/Desert Shield.
More about her life can be read here:https://www.taylorprovidencefuneralhome.com/obituary/carmen-velasquez
Date/Time: Friday, 25 June 2021. Funeral service scheduled to begin at 10 am.
Location: Providence Funeral Home, 807 Carlos G Parker Blvd NW, Taylor, TX 76574. We will stage at the funeral home.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/UVm2ieEVdpKXxx3z6
Timeline:
8:50 – 9:20 am – Staging
9:20 am – Briefing
9:30 am – Flag line
Wx: High 96F, mostly sunny
Notes: Bring drinking water, stay hydrated! After the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and stand by to join the law enforcement escorted procession to the nearby Guadalupe Cemetery where we will form 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 soldier’s long, brave service to our country
