Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral service for Mr. Vernon Coleman. Mr. Coleman served in the US Navy from May 1943 to May 1946. He was deployed to the Pacific Theater during WWII and left the Navy as a Seaman First Class.
Additional information about his life can be found here when published: https://www.alcbf.com/obituaries/Vernon-Coleman/
Date/Time: Saturday, 17 November 2018. Funeral service scheduled at 10 am.
Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1010 East 10th Street, Austin, TX 78702. We will stage at the church.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/d75xY2YGPsk
Timeline:
9:00 am – 9:20 am – Staging
9:20 am – Briefing
9:25 am – Flag line
Wx: Hi 70 deg, partly cloudy
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.
Ride Captain: Keith Longacre, keithlongacre@att.net, (512) 751-8955
Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson
Please attend to honor the service of this sailor who as a young man answered the call to defend his country.
