Confirmed mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and interment services for Mr. Bill Alston. Mr. Alston enlisted in the US Army out of high school in 1943. He served three years in the US Army Air Corps during WWII as a B-25 flight engineer. He left the service as a sergeant.
More about his life can be read here: William “Bill” Alston obituary
Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 January 2023. Rosary at 9:30 am, funeral mass at 10:00 am
Location: Santa Cruz Catholic Church, 1100 Main St, Buda, TX 78610.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/QnYx22fcWV3NggJm9
Timeline:
8:30 – 8:50 am – Staging
8:50 am – Briefing
9:00 – 9:35 am – Flag line
Wx: 72 deg hi, sunny
Notes: We will stand the flag line prior to the start of the rosary portion. Mr Alston will be brought into the church during this time. After the start of the rosary service we will strike the flag line and stand by to join the LEO escorted procession to the Luling City Cemetery, an approximately 40 mile ride where we will have a flag line for the interment ceremony.
Ride Captain: Russ Miller, navyvetad2@gmail.com, (512) 636-9692
Flag Wrangler: Max Vasquez
Please attend to honor the service of this veteran who defended freedom many years ago.
