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I probably will stop at Dale's for lunch if anyone wants to join me. food is pretty darn good.
If anyone wants a real good lunch, The Trailblazer Cafe on the square open at 11 AM. The hamburgers are super.
Big, big thanks to the 8 super patriots who braved the rainy weather & stood tall for Mr. Yarbrough, his family & friends. The parking lot filed to overflowing, for he was very well thought of in the community & surrounding area. We were given a heads up to the large turn out & moved our staging area to the farthest area of the parking lot.
Flag wrangler, Nicki & hubby Soup, staked 2 flags at the drive way entrance even though it was pouring. Later, she positioned her truck under the front canopy so we could retrieve flags. We then established the flag line keeping all under cover. At the start of service, she left the line & returned w her truck so we could once again deal with the flags w/o getting drenched.
Thanks to everyone for doing what you do. It is a big deal to the family & friends.Under a gray overcast sky, 11 patriots stood in the flag line to honor Paul Brooks. Close friend & co worker, Andy Lough joined us as well. Many, many friends stopped to thank us for showing such respect. It was conveyed to the family that it was our honor to serve the family. He will be missed by all who knew him. Thank you for giving the PGR the privilege of standing for Mr. Brooks. Keith Longacre Ride Captain
I plan on stopping at the Whataburger at I-35 & Williams Dr. at 8 if anyone wants to join me. It's about a 15-20 minute dr to Weir.
Traffic was heavy as we left the staging area in light fog & mist. But spirits were not dampened because of our important mission. At the church, additional patriots arrived for a total of 9 standing the flag line. Flags were pre posted at the street entrance & in front of the church. Together, it was a very nice visual.
Family & friends emotionally thanked us for our presents & what it means to everyone especially Dorthy, Mr. Mangene's wife.
Thanks Flag Wrangler Don & new rider Ken. Thanks to all for giving of your time to show honor & respect to this Navy vet & his family. U do make a difference.The day started w a very good breakfast then a nice 55 mile ride. It was a little foggy but no sun in our eyes. Yea. The 5 of us stopped in Milano to flag up just before the church. The 5 Cen-Tex riders already there, said it made a very nice visual as we rode in. Mr. Clinard's granddaughter, Amy, was very gracious & thanked us all for showing such support & respect. Thanks everyone for your continued patriotism. You DO make a difference.
If U eat at Rosa's, be sure to ask for military or senior discount. Breakfast here is fast & very economical. Coffee is only 99 cents
In spite of the cold & wind, we had 10 true Americans standing a flag line for this Viet Nam veteran Marine. We also had 3 Marines from the local Marine Corps League detachment attending the service. At the start of service, FD, Brandy, relayed the family really wanted a PGR flag escort to the cemetery. So 3 of us stayed & attended the service while Warren went home to get his trik. ( all the way to Burnett ). Shortly after 1 o'clock, Joe, & I led the hearse, while Warren follow putting his flags right in front of the family. Thanks to Don & Marine, Chuck K. for pre posting US & Marine flags. What a visual.
Thank you Martin family for giving us the privilege & honor of serving you is this special way. Like Billy, "I Can Only Imagine." God Bless.
Every mission is special and some stand out. This was one of those. 9 patriots gathered to stand in the high wind & cold. The family, especially the Major's wife, went out of their way to thank us & tell us about their veteran. We thanked her for inviting us to share their special day. Anytime we get to show honor & respect to a fallen veteran & his family, it is special for us. Thank you for giving us that privilege.
I want to welcome new PGR rider Gregg & his BMW. Good looking ride. Soup filled in for Nicki with bringing the flags & helping to stake 5 in front of the Chapel. We formed a flag line there first then moved it to the interment site.
Thanks to all for your dedication & patriotism.I meet there every Sat morning with a few guys from church to cus & discus anything & everything. So I will be there till about 8:20. Time to Palm Valley church is only about 3 minutes.
Rosa's Cafe on 79 is a great place to have breakfast. Around 5 bucks plus Military discount or Senior discount. I get a sausage & egg bowl & coffee for under 5 bucks. & it's plenty of food. Palm Valley is just down the street a couple of blocks.
This was the 3rd of 3 PGR mission today, this one overlapping another requiring some "Semper Gumby". Nicki & Soup went to the FH early to stage flags at the entrance because of visitation prior to the service. 14 of us then formed a flag line in front of the FH. Members of the family spoke with us relating how much Mr. Yancey would have love our respectful honoring of him. They went on to tell us more about their father & what took place to get full honors for him at the cemetery. Wow.
Because of another interment at the same time, all but 2 of us went on to the cemetery to help with both flags lines their. The remaining 2 PGR members joined the procession in front of the coach to further honor Mr. Yancey & his family.
We then joined other PGR members on the cemetery flag line for military honors & interment of Mr. Yancey. At the conclusion, we carried our flags across the cemetery to join the flag line of the 2nd service.
A big big thank you to Nicki, Don & Warren for organizing both flag lines, showing once again, the power of Patriotic service. The whole group that stood today with such honor & respect, tells everyone, love of our country & it's heroes is not forgotten.Overlapping missions required some "Semper Gumby" (always flexible). Terry Ayers & Soup Campbell rode their Big Flag bikes in the procession from the FH to the cemetery to honor US Navy Veteran Rouault "Ray" Buvia. At the cemetery, they joined the flag line to further show honor & respect. They were joined by more PGR members from another interment service that just ended totaling 15 standing with respect for our fallen veteran.
Special thanks to Niki & Warren for organizing the flag lines of both interments. Super job done by all. Thank you fellow Patriots.A big thank U to the 8 patriots that stood the flag line to honor this WWII Navy veteran. As is customary, Navy veterans stood on both sides of the church entrance doing all proud. One of the Navy escorts told how Mr. Coleman got blown off his destroyer but his foot caught in the side netting saving his life. I was told he wore his dog tags till the day he passed away.
Thanks to Don for staking out additional flags ahead for those arriving early. They, along w the PGR, made for quite an impression.
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