Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the interment service for Mr. Douglas Alan Rush. Mr. Rush served in the US Navy for four years, including deployment to Vietnam. He was in the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4). From 1968 through the spring of 1970, the Black Knights of HS-4 participated in the capsule recoveries of Apollo missions 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13. He was discharged as an Aviation Machinists Mate.
More about his life can be read here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/pflugerville-tx/douglas-rush-10257590
Date/Time: Wednesday, 21 July 2021. Graveside service begins at 2 pm.
Location: Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, 14501 N Interstate Hwy 35, Pflugerville, TX 78660. We will stage at the funeral home.
Map link:https://goo.gl/maps/8nGuejcFPacPPRMo9
Timeline:
1:20 – 1:40 pm – Staging
1:40 pm – Briefing and relocation to the grave site.
1:55 pm – Flag line for the duration of the interment service.
Wx: Scattered thunderstorms. High 86F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Notes: Bring a bottle of water for yourself and one for a friend. This is a flag line only for the interment service.
Ride Captain: Jim Callison, hotp2t@yahoo.com, (907) 321-3854
Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson
Please attend to honor this sailor’s service to our nation.