Charles R. Calhoun, 77, US Army/Vietnam veteran, Burnet, TX, 14 Jun 2024

[markwells]

Confirmed Mission: The family of Charles Ray Calhoun has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to participate in his funeral service.  Mr. Calhoun served in the US Army and USA Reserves from 1966 to 1972, including 1 year in Vietnam. He left the Army as a sergeant.

More about his life can be read here.

Date/Time: Friday, 14 June 2024.  Funeral service begins at 10 am.

Location: Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 306 E Polk St, Burnet, TX 78611.  Map link.

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

Wx: High 96 deg F, sunny

Notes:  Following the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and depart quietly.

Ride Captain: Soup Campbell, robertsoupcampbell@yahoo.com, 512-925-2104
Flag Wrangler: Nicki Campbell

Please attend to honor the brave and honorable service of this soldier. 

[SoupCampbell]

Seven PGR members came to honor this hero today. The 2 from Leander came the farthest. It was a beautiful morning with moderate temperatures and a nice breeze and plenty of shade for the staging and the flag line.

Several family members stopped by the staging area to express their appreciation for our presence at the service. Of particular note is the fact that the hero’s sister Linda stayed for the briefing and was able to add some details regarding his service that would otherwise not have been known.

The flag line was uneventful and we were able to cover the 2 entrances with the members that were present. All members really appreciated the shade and breeze. It was a very successful mission that garnered several comments of thanks for us being there.

RIP Sergeant Charlesa Ray Calhoun

Thank you to all who put forth the effort to attend. You were clearly appreciated.

Soup Campbell, Ride Captain

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