Unaccompanied Veteran, Alton Eaglin, 78, US Army, Leander, TX, 13 MAY 21

[markwells]

Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the interment services for Mr. Alton Eaglin.  Mr. Eaglin served one year in the US Army and was discharged as a PFC.  He will have no next-of-kin at his burial.  The PGR will proudly serve as his family and honor his service to our nation..

Date/Time: Thursday, 13 May 2021.  Graveside service begins at 11 am.

Location: Bagdad Cemetery, 400 N Bagdad Rd, Leander, TX 78641. We will stage at the cemetery.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/N6SXhfvqmjejMLrV9

Timeline:
10:15 – 10:45 am – Staging
10:45 am – Briefing
10:50 am – Flag Line in place for the arrival of the coach from the funeral home.

Wx: Partly cloudy, high 73 F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph

Notes: Maintain social distancing protocol.  At the conclusion of the interment we will strike the flag line and depart.

Ride Captain: Soup Campbell, robertsoupcampbell@yahoo.com, (512) 925-2104
Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson

Please attend this mission as the family of this veteran so he may receive a fitting fare thee well. 

[SoupCampbell]

Completed Mission: 14 patriots showed up to honor PFC Alton Eaglin today. As usual, Don showed up way early and had flags strategically placed so the arriving riders had no trouble finding the burial plot. Thanks again Don! PFC Eaglin’s brother, sister and sister-in-law made the trip from Louisiana for the service. There were no military honors, however, we did present the burial flag to the PFC’s brother who was very grateful. The family seemed surprised and very pleased by our presence at the service. The family, Pastor, Funeral Director and staff all made it a point to thank us for being there. RIP PFC Eaglin.

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