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Cpl Aragon obituary:

tinyurl.com/CplAragonObit

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Thoughts & Prayers inbound to the Family of Cpl Garrett Aragon. We thank him for his Service to our Country. God Bless, Godspeed, Third Star to the Left.

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I believe in the freedom of choice, however I believe stronger in the choice of respect. We will as always do what will honor our hero the best. Ihope to see as many of you as I did last time for the whole procession

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My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Cpl Garrett Aragon.
TO THE MEMBERSHIP:
There is an e-mail floating around, the Family would really like that if you ride, would you please wear a helmet.
As most of you know I usually do not (I know, Not Smart). Out of respect for the family and to Honor Cpl Aragon, I will be wearing a helmet.
God bless this family in their trying time.

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Our Prayers go to the family. We will be there.

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The family of Cpl Garrett Aragon has requested the participation of the Patriot Guard in his memorial service. Cpl Aragon had recently returned from a Iraq deployment and was involved in a motorcycle accident about two weeks ago and recently succumbed to his injuries.

Date/Time: Saturday, 10 July 2010. Funeral service scheduled for 3:00 pm

Location: Beck Funeral Home, 1700 East Whitestone Boulevard (FM 1431), Cedar Park, TX. This is NOT the staging location.

Austin Staging:
Seton Medical Center Williamson, 201 Seton Pkwy, Round Rock, TX. Map link: tinyurl.com/SetonWilliamson
Directions: Seton Medical Center Williamson is located approx. three miles east of IH35 on FM 1431/University Blvd, specifically at the SW corner of University and FM 1460. We will park at the South parking lot.

Timeline:
1:20 – 1:45 pm staging
1:45 pm briefing
1:55 pm KSU for procession with the family to the funeral home, approx. 10 miles westbound on University/FM 1431. We will have LEO support.

Wx: Partly sunny, high of 91F, chance of rain 30%. Don't forget to bring your own drinking water. Sunscreen recommended.

Notes:
Please arrive fed, fueled, and hydrated. The family has requested we accompany them in procession from the staging location noted above to the funeral home. We will form the flag line upon arrival at the funeral home. As Cpl Aragon has been cremated, there will not be an interment portion to this mission.

Ride Captain: Dick Ward, reward2000@earthlink.net, 512-585-3610
Flag Wrangler: Michael Tilrico

Please make plans to honor the service of this fallen soldier and pay our respects to his family.

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From Tracy La Porte Military Moms of Texas Founder 6-6-10

“Thank you all so much for coming out to my son and Soldiers parade and leading the way. You truly made his day and he loved it! He is very fond of all of you and spoke highly of how he and his battle buddies feel about each of you! Just having all of you there with the PGR and as Veterans was all he needed to make his day feel special! I am honored and blessed to be amongst you! I hope to see you all again soon. I consider you a brother and partner with Military Moms Of Texas!!! Thanks so much attached you will find pictures.

P.S.- He said if you have a flag or anything you want him to take back with him to Iraq he would be honored to do so!”

Sincerely,
Tracy A La Porte
Military Moms Of Texas Founder
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Email: tlaporte@militarymomsoftexas.org
Phone: 512-470-3485
Fax: 512-218-9148
P.O. BOX 1627 ,Round Rock,TX 78680

Visit this online store for MMOT merchandise
http://www.cafepress.com/MilitaryMomsTX

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Man, this was great. We handed out all 60 flags to folks from the neighborhood who were on hand for pancakes and to welcome home SPC Huckstep. They lined both sides of Great Oaks in front of the fire station. It was wonderful to see people of all ages standing with our flags, especially on the 4th of July.

Great job, Steve, ya'll looked good coming up the street behind the fire truck. Here's wishing this young soldier a fun time on his well earned leave at home.

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CONFIRMED MISSION
Command Sergeant Major CW “Buck” Buchanan, US Army, Retired

The family of Command Sergeant Major CW “Buck” Buchanan has requested the presence and participation of the Patriot Guard Riders in the Funeral and Interment of their loved one on Monday, 5 Jul 10 at 1230 at the Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen, TX. The funeral will be followed by a procession to the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery for interment.

He served in the US Marines and US Army for 27 years retiring in Nolanville. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam while on active duty. After his retirement he served as Mayor of Nolanville for several years and was very active in the community. He was a charter member of VFW Post 3892, DAV Post 29, DAV Post 22, American Legion Post 573, Purple Heart Association, Sergeant Major Association as well as a member of the Elk Lodge 238, Moose Lodge 2129, Masonic Lodge 844 and Karem Temple Shriners.

Date: Monday, 5 Jul 10

Staging Location: Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home, 1615 S Fort Hood St, Killeen TX 76542 tinyurl.com/ykp5q6o

Time: 1145

Briefing: 1140

Note: We have been asked to escort CSM Buchanan to the CTSVC.

Cemetery Staging:
For those members who are able to participate only in the cemetery portion, staging will be at the cul-de-sac between the Memorial Shelter and the Walk of Heroes at CTSVC, 5 miles south of Killeen, TX. Once we are cleared, we will proceed to the shelter to set up and await the arrival of CSM Buchanan.

Time: 1300

Briefing: 1310

Weather: 91F, precipitation 30%, wind SSE at 11mph, isolated t-storms

Please arrived hydrated, bring water, wear sunscreen, and have rain gear handy.

Let us join together to honor this US Army Retiree for his selfless service to our Great Nation.

Ride Captain: Ron “PACMan” Decker, 254-526-8265, 254-383-6281, krdecker@embarqmail.com
Asst Ride Captains: Mary “Marebear” Gregory, 254-458-2120, MGregory2@hot.rr.com, Gerry "Tripod" Lowrey, 512-863-3193, 512-508-0666, g.lowrey@verizon.net
Cemetery Ride Captain: David "MarineMajor" Dunn, 512-818-2531, marine9678@aol.com
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NOTE to Centex PGR members.

As of this moment our site is not infected with a virus. We have been having a problem with a website/server hijacking virus for over a month now and every time Greg, our webmaster, cleans it up, it replicates itself on the site. Because this has been an ongoing problem, Google has taken it upon themselves to list our website as potentially dangerous. I have sent Greg the warning notice and am confident he is working to remedy the situation.

I have been signing in the whole time with no problems. I am not suggesting that you do so unless you are comfortable with doing so. One work-around for missions is to ensure you (and other members) are on the email subscription list. If you know of someone who is not, send their email to me or to Gerry Lowrey and we will subscribe them.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Mary "Marebear" Gregory
Deputy State Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
MGregory2@hot.rr.com

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UPDATE: I just spoke with Tracy.. (mom) her son is coming in earlier than we thought. We need to get to the rec center at 10:00 for staging. She will call me and we'll head to Beck's funeral home to begin the accompanyment around 10:30
Simper Gumby: see you there.

thanks,
cannonball

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I just spoke with Tracy.. (mom) we are still set for 11:00 staging. She may get word tomorrow around 7:30 AM. If there is a change i will post it as soon as i know. so Stand by. She is 90% sure that the noonish arrival time will be right.

Thanks,
steve

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I WILL BE GOING TO ABIA TO ESCORT FROM THERE TO FINAL
DESTINATION AND WILL BE PROUDLY HONORING THIS
BROTHER HOME.-MEDSPEC
AWAITING MORE INFO AS TO PICK UP

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The PGR has been invited to join with family and friends in welcoming home US Army SPC Adam Cody Huckstep. SPC Huckstep is a former McNeil High School student and will return on leave from Iraq where he has been deployed since October 2009.

Date/Time: Sunday, 4 July 2010. Expected arrival is about 11:40 am

Staging Location: Austin area riders will stage at the Brushy Creek Rec Center, 16318 Great Oaks Drive, Austin, TX. Map link: tinyurl.com/BrushyCreekRec

Directions: From RR 620 go north on Great Oaks Drive to the first stop sign at Racine Trail. The Rec center is immediately on the right next to the fire station.

Timeline:
11:00 am staging
11:15 am briefing
We'll deploy the big flag bikes and establish the flag line when appropriate.

Wx: Cloudy, high 93 deg, 40% chance of showers. Remember your drinking water.

Notes: We will send big flag bikes to meet the cars coming from the airport. Also, the Boy Scouts are having their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7-11 am at the adjacent fire station, so come early and chow down with the scouts.

Ride Captain: Steve von Roeder, svroeder@sbcglobal.net, work phone 512-972-7746; home phone 512-837-3843; cell phone 512-466-5769
Flag Wrangler: Mark Wells

Folks, there are plenty of ways to celebrate our freedoms on the 4th of July, but this is a setup which is hard to beat. SPC Huckstep is serving on the front lines of freedom and deserves to know we care.

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CONFIRMED MISSION
Harvey Dale Vick, US Army, Retired, Vietnam
Interment at CTSVC

The family of Harvey Dale Vick, US Army, has requested the presence of the Patriot Guard Riders at the interment of their loved one on Friday, 2 Jul 10 at 0900 at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen TX.

Date: Friday, 2 Jul 10

Staging Location: Parking will be on side of road directly across from the columbarium. Flag truck will be in place and we will gather there prior to establishing flagline.

Time: 0815

Briefing: 0825

Note: Once we are cleared to move to the columbarium, we will establish a flagline and await the arrival of the family.

WX: 84F, precipitation 50%, wind ENE at 12mph, scattered t-storms

Arrive hydrated, bring water, and dress appropriately for the weather.

Please join us in honoring this US Army retiree for his selfless service to our America.

Cemetery Ride Captain: Mary “Marebear” Gregory, 254-458-2120, MGregory2@hot.rr.com

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As of right now I'll be there. My passenger will see if she can get off early, or I'll be solo. Our prayers go out to the Lockett family, My your hearts br filled with memories and your memories filled with love.

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