Memorial Day commemoration, Granger, TX, 25 May 2026

[markwells]

Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have again been invited to participate in a community Memorial Day commemoration event at Granger ISD. The event will held outdoors on Memorial Day. We plan to have a flag line in place for the 30 minute program of patriotic music, the pledge, reading of the names of Granger’s lost warriors, and the playing of taps.  We are honored to be invited for the 5th time to this event.

Date/Time: Monday, 25 May 2026. The event begins at 8:30 am.

Location: Granger ISD veteran memorial, 302 Colorado, Granger, TX 76530.  map link. Note staging is not at the gas station as in previous years.  We are staging at the event location.

Timeline:
8:00 – 8:20 am – Staging
8:20 am – Briefing
8:25 am – Flag line in place for the event

Wx: Cloudy in the AM, rain chances in the afternoon. High 86 deg F

Notes: We will form a flag line for the duration of the program. Coffee and donuts are offered afterward at the nearby Sts. Cyril & Methodius Recreation Center.

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

This has been an enjoyable event every year and a great way to commemorate Memorial Day in PGR fashion. 

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This was a wonderful, well attended Memorial Day event, and it is a privilege to be a part of it. Seven PGR stood a flag line behind the Granger War Memorial monument for the 30 minute proceeding.

The program included heartfelt speeches, reading of the names of Granger’s fallen since WWI, prayer, and music. The National Anthem and God Bless America was beautifully performed, and a Granger high school trumpet player delivered a flawless rendition of Taps to close the program.

May our warriors who lost their lives in service to our country be always remembered in gratitude and respect.

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