Henry L. Preece, 77, US Army/Vietnam veteran, Spicewood, TX, 14 Mar 2026

[markwells]

Confirmed mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the memorial and interment services for Mr. Henry Lee “Buster” Preece,. Mr. Preece served in the US Army in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade from May 1969 to November 1970. He left the service as n Specialist (E4).

More about his life can be read here.

Date/Time: Saturday, 14 March 2026.  Memorial service begins at 10 am.

Location: One Chapel Church, 22800 State Hwy 71 W, Spicewood, TX 78669. We will stage at the chapel.  Map link.

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

Wx: Hi 86 deg, sunny

Notes: After the start of the memorial service we will strike the flag line and relocate to the nearby Haynie Flat Cemetery (8 miles) and standby to form a second flag line for the interment service.   Note that accessing the cemetery requires passing through a controlled access gate.  The PGR RC will make arrangements for our riders to arrive as a group from the chapel.

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

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

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[SoupCampbell]

Mission Complete: It was a beautiful windy day in Spicewood, Texas for the mission to honor SPC Henry Lee Preece. Nicki arrived early and staked a couple of flags at the entrance to the church. A total of 6 riders attended. We were please to have Nic Adams and Dave Stinson join us from San Antonio. Nic noticed that SPC Preece had served in the 173rd Airborne and brought a brand new 173rd unit flag which we were able to staff and display in the flag line. After the service at the church started, we departed for the cemetery. The cemetery is located in a gated community with a manned security gate. We entered with no problems or delay. Honors were provided by the Highland Lakes Honor Guard assisted by 2 US Army military personnel. The entire family was very appreciative of our presence to honor their love one. Thanks again to the riders who attended and made this yet another successful PGR mission. Respectfully submitted, R.S. (Soup) Campbell, Ride Captain.

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