Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the memorial service for LtCol Stephen Folan. LtCol Folan was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps in 1975. He became Company Commander of Company C, 1st Tank Battalion, and deployed to Okinawa, Japan. He would also serve as a Marine Corps liaison to the House of Representatives. He served for 20 years.
Additional information about his life can be found here: https://everloved.com/life-of/stephen-folan/obituary/
Date/Time: Monday, 23 September 2019. Funeral service begins at 4 pm.
Location: Austin Ridge Bible Church, 9300 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX 78733. We will stage at the church.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/AU36v5kLwHYTM9366
Timeline:
2:50 – 3:20 pm – Staging
3:20 pm – Briefing
3:30 pm – Flag line
Wx: High 96 F. mostly sunny.
Notes: Bring a bottle of water for yourself and one for a friend. This is a flag line only for the funeral service. At the conclusion of the service we will strike the flag line and depart quietly. LtCol Folan will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Ride Captain: Keith Longacre, keithlongacre@att.net, (512) 751-8955
Flag Wrangler: Nicki Campbell
Please attend to honor this Marine's long and faithful service to our nation.
