CGM Nathan A. Hazelton, 82, US Navy/Vietnam Veteran (Ret), Georgetown, TX, 01 JUN 2018

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Confirmed mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the memorial service for Mr. Nathan Alphonso Hazelton. CGM Hazelton served for 20 years in the US Navy and is a Vietnam Veteran. He left the service as a Chief Gunner's Mate.

Additional information about his life can be read here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/georgetown-tx/nathan-hazelton-7864393

Date/Time: Friday, 01 June 2018. Memorial service to begin at 10 am.

Location: Christ Lutheran Church, 510 Luther Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628. We will stage at the church.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/6FCCbDFUsh22

Timeline:
8:50 – 9:20 am – Staging
9:20 am – Briefing
9:30 am – Flag line

Wx: Hi 98 deg, mostly sunny

Notes: Bring a bottle of water for yourself and one for a friend. Sunscreen recommended. Following the funeral service there will be a break until we reconvene at the church to join the LEO escorted procession to Cook Walden Capital Parks cemetery in Pflugerville for the 1 pm graveside service.

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

Please attend to show honor and gratitude for this sailor's long service to our country.

[keithlongacre]

If I can get out of town soon enough, I will be eating breakfast at Whataburger (I-35 @ Williams Dr. )
After the service begins & we break down the flag line, there are numerous eateries wilth in 5 minutes of the church.

[keithlongacre]

Thanks to the 10 PGR members that stood the flag line at the church. Flag Wrangler, Don posted 7 additional flags on the grounds, including a US & Navy flag at the entrance.
After a 2 hours break for lunch, we joined the procession to Capital-Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville & reformed the flag line & rendered honors.

PGR Ride Captain, Steve VonRoder was invited by the family to fire a 3 volley salute for CGM Hazelton. Steve joined the Navy honor guard in showing respect to this veteran by fulfilling his wishes.

Steve was dressed in a Texas Navy Captain's uniform from 1836. The weapon used to fire the salute was a ( very loud ) brass blunderbuss. .75 caliber black powder flint lock. This type of weapon was used by Navy sailors, pirates & privateers from the early 1700's. The family was very pleased with the salute.

They had exhausted all avenues to locate a rifle squad. Mr. Hazelton's sister in law contacted Steve, as she remembered he rode with PGR, & gave him a call. " It was an honor to serve the family in this special way. " Steve

Thank U Steve for going above & beyond, especially in that very very hot old time uniform. I consider it an honor & privilege to serve along side these great patriots of the PGR. Thanks for all U do.

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