LaDell Roy Jensen, 91, US Army/Korea veteran, Bastrop, TX, 04 Jun 2022

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Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the memorial service for LaDell Roy Jensen.  Mr Jensen served in the U.S. Army, 1950 – 1953, including deployment to the Korean War.  He was discharged as a Sergeant.

More about his life can be read here: https://jensenthings.com/lrjensen/node/3

Date/Time: Saturday, 04 June 2022.  See timeline below.

Staging Location: Calvary Baptist Church, 3005 TX-150 Loop, Bastrop, TX 78602
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/DPQ6FWFZhWTCdyyA6

Timeline:
9:30 – 9:50 am – Staging
9:50 am – Briefing
10:00 am – KSU for the 15 mile ride to the residence in Cedar Creek.

Wx: High 96 deg, mostly sunny.

Notes: This is an accompaniment from the church to his daughter’s residence. There will not be an LEO escort.  Upon arrival we will stand a flag line for the memorial service.

Ride Captain: Mark Wells, atxpgr@gmail.com, 512-470-0380
Flag Wrangler: Max Vasquez

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

[markwells]

Nine riders met the family in Bastrop for the ride to his daughter’s house. (It was a little damp for some of us getting there.) One of the bikes was ridden by his grandson, Travis, and a new rider Patty from Liberty Hill on her Spyder. We had a nice turnout of American Legion riders join us, too. Mr. Jensen was a long time member. All totaled four first time riders on this mission. Very nice!

Five of us stayed for the memorial service, forming a flag line while the US Army honor guard played taps and folded and presented the flag. We hung around afterward for refreshments with the family who couldn’t be nicer folks.

Thank you again, Max Vasquez, for bringing the flags, and for persevering in finding the place!

We learned the many ways Dell Jensen was a true patriot. It was our honor to participate in his farewell.

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