Stand Down: Due to heavy rains now and expected to continue today, the organizers have suggested the motorcycles stand down. All events will be moved indoors. You are invited to attend, however.
At the invitation of Operation Finally Home, a charitable organization which provides custom-built, mortgage-free homes to America’s wounded military heroes and the widows of the fallen, the Patriot Guard Riders will participate in the presentation of a new home in Pflugerville to USMC Cpl. William Makaafi. We attended the surprise award announcement for this home in December.
Read his story here: https://www.operationfinallyhome.org/the-makaafi-family
Date/Time: Thursday, 06 April 2023.
Staging Location: Blackhawk Amenity Center, 3111 Speidel Dr, Pflugerville, TX 78660.
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/tYWHctiNCnPPxKj57
Timeline:
9:00 am – 9:30 am Staging
9:30 am briefing
KSU for the short ride to the home site at the direction of the ride captain.
Wx: Cloudy with rain developing later in the day. High 66F.
Ride Captain: Keith Longacre, keithlongacre@att.net, (512) 751-8955
Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson
Notes: Fly your big flags! We will have a chance to visit with Cpl Makaafi at the staging. We will then accompany him and his family on a short procession to the home site and attend the ceremony.
