COL Charles E. Bonney, 85, US Army (Ret), Dripping Springs, TX, 13 Jul 2024

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Confirmed Mission: The family of COL Charles Edward Bonney has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to attend his memorial service.  COL Bonney had a long and distinguished career in the US Army, serving from 1967 to 1993, including a year in Vietnam and deployment to Desert Storm.  He earned many awards and decorations during his military service, including the Purple Heart.

More about his life and military service can be read here.

Date/Time: Saturday, 13 July 2024.  Memorial service begins at 11 am

Location: Dripping Springs Presbyterian Church, 26650 Ranch Road 12, Dripping Springs, TX 78620.  Map link.

Timeline:
10:00 – 10:20 am – Staging
10:20 am – Briefing
10:30 am – Flag line

Wx: High 93 deg F, partly cloudy.

Notes: Following the start of the 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 this soldier’s long and distinguished service to our country.

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Completed Mission:

Six PGR members participated in the mission to honor this extraordinary hero today. Nicki arrived early and posted flags at the entrance to the church. We lucked out weather wise as it was humid but not too hot. A light cloud cover broke the sun a little while we were in the flag line. A good deal since there was no shade!

Most every attendee for the service acknowledged our presence by thanking us for being there. Mrs. Bonney expressed her heartfelt thanks to me personally when I presented her the card signed by all our members who attended. She was clearly pleased by our presence.

Thank you for all who attended and stood for this distinguished hero.

RIP Charles Edward Bonney, Colonel, United States Army, Ret.

Soup Campbell, Ride Captain

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