Confirmed mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the memorial service for Mr. Weldon Whitten. Mr. Whitten served in the US Navy for two years during WWII aboard the USS Grafton. He was discharged in 1946 as a Boatswain's Mate 2nd class.
Additional information about his life can be read here: http://www.ramseyfuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=2107492
Date/Time: Saturday, 02 June 2018. Memorial service to begin at 10 am.
Location: Wesleyan at Estrella Independent Living, 139 Estrella Crossing, Georgetown, Texas 78628. We will stage at the senior home near the building entrance.
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ozitA4aSntB2
Timeline:
9:00 – 9:25 am – Staging
9:25 am – Briefing
9:30 am – Flag line
Wx: Hi 102 deg, sunny
Notes: This will be a flag line only for the memorial service. Since the service takes place on the 3rd floor we will place some of the flag line upstairs outside the chapel and some at the building entrance foyer, per the Ride Captain's direction. After the start of the service we will strike the flag line and depart. Burial will be a private affair later in the day in Elgin.
Ride Captain: Russ Miller, navyvetad2@gmail.com, (512) 636-9692
Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson
Please attend to show honor and gratitude for this WWII veteran's service many years ago.