Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and interment services for Mr. Marcus Z. Barron III. In 1973, at the age of 17, Mr. Barron joined the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California for basic training, before being transferred to Okinawa, Japan.
More about his life can be read here: https://missionmemorials.com/tribute/details/4785/Marcus-Barron-III/obituary.html#tribute-start
Date/Time: Tuesday, 14 February 2023. Funeral service begins at 11 am.
Location: Mission Funeral Serenity Chapel, 6204 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/eqeTHnyTLbp4UXRV7
Timeline:
10:00 – 10:20 am – Staging
10:20 am – Briefing
10:30 am – Flag line
Wx: Slight chance of a rain shower. High 71F. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 mph.
Notes: This mission has two parts. Part One is a flag line prior to the funeral service. After the start of the service we will strike the flag line and stand by for Part Two, joining the LEO escorted procession up to Cook Walden Capital Parks cemetery in Pflugerville where we will form a second flag line for the interment service.
Ride Captain: Jim Callison, hotp2t@yahoo.com, (907) 321-3854
Flag Wranglers: Max Vasquez (funeral), Don Ferguson (cemetery)
Please attend in gratitude for this Marine’s honorable service to our nation