MSG Charlie J. Mares, 30, KIA Korea, US Army, Cistern, TX, 29 MAR 2019

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Riders, this is a SAPGR mission. However, the church is located closer to Austin than San Antonio, so it's a good one for riders from our region.

Veteran: Master Sergeant Charlie J. Mares, 30, KIA in Korea on July 31, 1950. He was declared MIA and presumed KIA in 1953. Earlier this year his remains were positively identified and his family notified. He will now receive a proper repatriation and interment in Texas.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/flatonia-tx/charlie-mares-8203920

This is a two part mission. First part is a procession from the funeral home in Flatonia to the church in Cistern, about 20 min. The second part is the flag line at the church prior to the funeral service and a second flag line at the burial service.

The following is the the mission posting from SAPGR.
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The family of Mr. Charlie Mares, a US Army Veteran, requests the presence and participation of the San Antonio Patriot Guard at the services, LEO supported procession, and graveside rendering of military honors of their loved one.

Charlie John MARES, was born on 25 December 1919 in Texas and enlisted in the U.S. Army on 24 October 1948. He was a Master Sergeant (M Sgt) with Charlie Company (C Co), 1st Battalion (1st Bn), 34th Infantry Regiment (34th INF), 24th Infantry Division (24th ID) and was sent to Korea when the war broke out in 1950. He was last seen on 31 July 1950, during a firefight with the Korean People’s Army (KPA) at the town of Kwonbin-ni. Without evidence of continued survival, the Army issued a presumptive Finding of Death on 31 December 1953 for M Sgt MARES. Today, M Sgt MARES is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP, also known as the “The Punchbowl”) in Honolulu, Hawaii.

WEATHER: Hi 79 / Lo 65, 30% Chance of Rain, 73% Humidity

REQUESTOR: Marian Fisher, Fort Sam Houston Casualty Assistant Officer

Part One, Procession:
STAGING: 0800 Hours, Friday, March 29, 2019
Smith Funeral Home
128 E.5th Street
Flatonia, Texas 78941
https://goo.gl/maps/rUS8k7cFXNx

BRIEFING: 0815 Hours

LOADING THE HERO: 0845 Hours

KSU: 0900 Hours (Semper Gumby)

Part Two, Funeral & Interment:
CHURCH BRIEFING: 1015 hrs
CHURCH FLAG LINE: 1030 hrs

SERVICE: 1100 Hours
Cistern Catholic Church
113 Manchester Street
Flatonia, Texas 78941
https://goo.gl/maps/tNy7mMTeekD2

INTERMENT: To Follow the Church Service
Cistern Catholic Church
113 Manchester Street
Flatonia, Texas 78941
https://goo.gl/maps/tNy7mMTeekD2

RC: Don “Papa Bear” Williams
Texasshoes@sbcglobal.net

FC: Martin "SoJo" Sojourner
martinsojourner1943@gmail.com

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