Henry E. Branch, 79, US Army/Vietnam veteran, Lockhart, TX, 14 Dec 2025

[markwells]

Confirmed Mission: The family of Mr. Henry Edward Branch has invited the PGR to participate in his funeral service. Mr. Branch enlisted in the US Army in 1966 and served two years, including deployment to Vietnam. He left the service as a SP5.

More about his life can be read here.

Date/Time: Sunday, 14 December 2025. Funeral service begins at 11 am.

Location: Thomason Funeral Home, 2220 S Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644.  map link.

Timeline:
10:00 – 10:15 am – Staging
10:15 am – Briefing
10:20 am – Flag line

Wx: High 55deg F.  30% rain chance early then overcast.

Notes: Following the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and depart quietly.  Be advised a visitation takes place beginning at 10 am. Friends and family will be arriving during our staging period. 

Ride Captain: Gary Mayers, texanat6@aol.com, (512) 797-6613
Flag Wrangler: Gary Mayers

Please attend to honor this soldier’s service to our nation.

[Gary Mayers]

On a cold 45 degree day with 35 mile an hour winds two PGR members made it to the Thomason Funeral home in Lockhart to Honor Henry Edward Branch. SP5 Branch served our Great Nation for two years with a tour to Vietnam.

U.S. Army soldiers folded the flag, played Taps, and presented the flag to Henry’s son. Many family members thanked us for standing the flag line.

Once the service started we retreated and put up the flags. I presented our card and an honor coin to Quentin, son of Henry.

Thank you Henry for your service

RIP Henry Branch

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