Confirmed mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the inurnment service for Mr. Vernon Hempel. Mr. Hempel served in the US Air Force and USAF Reserves from 1952 to 1956, including deployment to the Korean War where he was a mechanic working on B29 and B50 aircraft. He left the service as a TSgt.
Additional information about his life and service can be read here: http://www.beckchapels.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=2125180
Date/Time: Saturday, 25 August 2018. Inurnment service is at 10:30 am.
Location: Memorial Hill Cemetery, 14501 N Interstate Hwy 35, Pflugerville, TX 78660. We will stage at the cemetery. This is the one located NE corner of Howard Lane and IH35. (NOT Cook Walden Capital Park)
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/BsCDFZfRjHp
Timeline:
9:40 – 10:05 am – Staging
10:05 am – Briefing
10:10 am – Flag line
Wx: 99 deg F, sunny
Notes: Bring a bottle of water for yourself and one for a friend. Sunscreen recommended. This mission is a flag line only. We need to be in place prior to the arrival of the family about 10:15 am. Once the inurnment service is completed 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 show honor and gratitude for this Korea Veteran's selfless service to our nation.
