Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the LEO escorted arrival of the AVTT Vietnam Travelling Wall to Georgetown. The Wall is an 80% replica of the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC and is part of this year’s fifth annual Georgetown Rotary Field of Honor.
More about this event can be found here: https://georgetowntxfieldofhonor.org/field-of-honor-events/
Date/Time: Thursday, 04 November 2021. See timeline below.
Staging Location: Texas Star Station truck stop, 9111 S IH 35 Service Rd, Jarrell, TX 76537. This is the NW corner of Ronald Reagan and IH35.
This intersection is under construction. Arriving from the south stay to the left where the service road Y’s, turn left at the stop onto Round Reagan and cross the bridge. You’ll be able to turn right onto a short road into the truck stop.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/2yHrmjZAARv8vZW99
Timeline:
2:00 – 2:25 pm – Staging
2:25 pm – Safety Briefing
2:40 pm – Departure
3:00 pm – Arrival at the Rec Center.
Wx: High 58 deg, Cloudy in the afternoon
Notes: Fly your big flags! All motorcycle riders are invited. This will be an LEO escorted procession to the Georgetown Recreation Center parking lot adjacent to the Field of Honor location where the wall will be erected. Approximate 20 minute ride down the IH35 service drive.
All are invited back the next morning (Friday) to assist setting up Wall beginning at 8 am.
Ride Captain: Mark Wells, atxpgr@gmail.com, 512-470-0380
Flag Wrangler: N/A
Join us as we honor our Vietnam veterans by escorting the Travelling Wall to this year’s Field of Honor.
