Gerald L. Jones, 72, US Navy/Vietnam veteran, Georgetown, TX, 11 MAR 2021

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    markwells
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    Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral service for Mr. Gerald L. Jones.  Mr. Jones served four years in the US Navy, including deployment to Vietnam.

    More about his life can be read here when published: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/georgetown-tx/gerald-jones-10085177

    Date/Time: Thursday, 11 March 2021. Funeral service begins at 2 pm.

    Location: Cook Walden Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628. We will stage at the funeral home.
    Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/4NF458bzcRaN4WJd8

    Timeline:
    12:50 – 1:20 pm – Staging
    1:20 pm – Briefing
    1:30 pm – Flag line

    Wx: Considerable cloudiness. High 82F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph

    Notes: Maintain social distancing protocols. Be advised a visitation will be taking place during our staging period. After the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and stand by for the LEO escorted procession to Cook Walden Capital Parks cemetery in Pflugerville 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 sailor’s service to our nation.

    #5914
    keithlongacre
    Moderator

    As family & friends gathered to say goodbye to Gerald, 9 Austin Area PGR stood a flag line to honor him & his family. Many stopped by to tell us how much it meant to them that we were doing what we were doing. Even a total stranger stopped when he saw our flags. The emotion in his voice while telling us how much it meant to him to see such a super patriotic display of flags was very touching to us. Love of country, flag & America is alive & well in Georgetown.

    After the service, we joined an LEO escort to Capital Parks cemetery in Pflugerville where we again formed a flag line. At the conclusion of Military honors & a pastoral message, we returned to our bikes & preformed a “Last Rev” because Gerald was also a rider. I’m sure he must of heard the roar of our engines.

    A big thank U to all who honored this veteran in this special way.

    Rest in eternal peace Sir.

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