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Man i'm sorry rookie i can't get off work, i'm there with you in spirit, God bless EJ.

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thanks for getting on top of this so quick mark and sam i will for sure be there

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Confirmed Mission Final Itinerary

Mr. Jim Sykes passed away on Sunday, 28 March, at his home in Buda, TX. Mr. Sykes was a CPL in the Army Air Corp during WWII and served in Australia, Italy, and Africa. His family has invited the PGR to participate in his funeral and interment services, and we are honored to do so.

Date/Time: Wednesday, 31 March 2010. Funeral service to begin at 2:00 pm.

Staging:12:45pm. 1:15pm. (13:15) at the Funeral Home

Briefing/Flagline: 13:15

Location Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 2620 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704. Burial to follow at Onion Creek Memorial Park, 11610 Chapel Lane, Austin, TX

Wx: Sunny, Highs in the 80's

Notes: Arrive fed and hydrated. After the service at the Funeral Home we will accompany the procession to Onion Creek Memorial Park for the graveside portion.

Ride Captain: Robert Stancil, austinplastering@sbcglobal.net
Ph. 512-217-4740

Flag Handler: J.C. Clausen

We now have missions in the morning and afternoon in the Austin area, so make every effort to attend one or both if you can.

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Very nicely done, Tony. Thanks for posting that link.

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Here's a video piece shot at the Wall Saturday afternoon right before the ceremony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0mRyh83Sko&feature=player_embedded

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Final Itinerary

SPC Elton J. (EJ) Johnston, a Texas National Guard soldier from Liberty Hill, was home from basic training and preparing to go to AIT (Advanced Individual Training) when he was critically injured in a vehicle collision on US 183 on March 13. He passed away on Thursday, March 25. His family has invited the PGR to participate in his funeral and interment services.

Additional information about SPC Johnston can be found at http://www.radiofreelibertyhill.com

Date/Time: Wednesday, 31 March. Services scheduled to begin at 10:30 am.

Location: St Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 1101 West New Hope Drive, Cedar Park, TX 78613. Procession and interment to follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery, west of Liberty Hill off Hwy 29.

Directions: From the Hwy 183 and New Hope Road intersection, go west approx. 0.8 miles, church is on the right hand (north) side of the street. Map Link: http://tinyurl.com/StMargaretMary

Timeline:
9:00 – 9:35 am staging
9:35 am briefing
9:40 am flag line established

Weather: Sunny, low 49, high 81 deg F. Please bring your own drinking water. Sun screen advised.

Notes: Arrive fed, fueled, and hydrated. Please park on the west side of the church. At the conclusion of the funeral service we will participate in the 15 mile procession to the cemetery, located on the south side of Hwy 29, 4 miles west of Liberty Hill, where we will establish a second flag line for the interment service. Cemetery map link: tinyurl.com/LibertyHillCem

Ride Captain: Keith Longacre, 512-751-8955, keithlongacre@att.net
Flag Wrangler: Bob Binkley

SPC Johnston's life on this earth was taken from him just as he was preparing to put himself in harms way in service to our country. Please make plans to stand tall and silent in gratitude for his commitment.

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Yea i am going to head out that way this afternoon….

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the wall was great. that was extremely emotional and i was happy to be part of it:D

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Thanks to everyone who attended this ride. As it turned out, the weather was not a factor. The Wall is up !

Cannonball

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http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/14410/

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i'll be there.:D

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it's probably going to be cloudy and there is a small chance of showers later in the day Wednesday. you might pack your rain gear.

Cannonball

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Here's an article from the Taylor newspaper about the memorial display:

http://taylordailypress.net/articles/2010/03/21/news/news01.txt

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Confirmed Mission

The family of Texas National Guard Sgt Sean Duran, 23, has requested the participation of the PGR at his memorial service Monday in Bastrop, Texas. Sgt Duran passed away March 14, 2010. SGT Duran went to high school in Bastrop and served in Iraq in 2008-2009. He was the recipient of many medals including the Bronze Star. His obituary can be found at tinyurl.com/yds3btm

Date/Time: Monday, 22 March 2010. Memorial services are scheduled to start at 3:00 pm.

Location: First Baptist Church, 1201 Water Street, Bastrop, TX. Map Link: tinyurl.com/FirstBaptistBastrop

Austin Staging location: SW corner of Hwy 71 & FM 973, gas & convenient store near ABIA. Map link: tinyurl.com/ye25vqa

Timeline:
1250-1320 hrs Austin staging (12:50 – 1:20 pm)
1320 hrs safety briefing
1330 KSU for the church
1430 flag line in place

Wx: High 68, partly cloudy. Please bring your own water.

Notes:
Please arrive fed, fueled, and hydrated. Fuel is available at the Austin staging location. The flag line at the church will be our only participation; there is no procession following the service.

Ride Captain: Dick Ward, reward2000@earthlink.net, cell 512-585-3610
Flag Wrangler: Johnny Hughes

Please make plans to stand tall and silent in support of SGT Duran's friends and family and in gratitude for his service to our country.

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Riders,

The Wall that Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, will be making its only Texas stop in Taylor, TX, on Wednesday, 24 March. The organizers of this display have invited the PGR to participate in a procession of the Wall into town. We are also invited stick around and help set it up after arrival.

The memorial display will be open to the public from Thursday, 25 March to Sunday, 28 March. A special event is planned for that Saturday evening, 7 pm, which will include a candlelight service and aircraft flyover during the National Anthem. The display will be located at the SW corner of Main and Mallard, just east of St. Johns Community Hospital. Map link: tinyurl.com/MemorialWall

Visit vvmf.org/116.cfm for more information about this traveling exhibit.

Austin Staging:

Date/Time: Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 8:30 am

Location: HEB # 593 parking lot, 100 Carlos G Parker Blvd NW, Taylor, TX 76574

Directions: The HEB is located at the intersection of Hwy 95 and FM 397, NW corner, about 2 miles north of downtown Taylor. Traveling east on Hwy 79 from Austin, just before entering Taylor, turn north (left) onto the Carlos G Parker Blvd/FM 397 loop. Follow it 3.5 miles to the store parking lot on your left. Map link: tinyurl.com/HEBTaylor

Timeline:
8:15 – 8:45 am staging
8:45 am briefing
9:00 am KSU to Wall rendezvous point.

Notes: Please arrive to the staging fed, fueled, and hydrated. There is fuel available at the staging. We will travel from the Taylor staging up Hwy 95 about 35 miles to the Wall rendezvous point SE of Temple.

Wall rendezvous point:
For those who wish to travel directly to the Wall rendezvous point where the procession is to begin, it is located in Temple near the SW corner of MLK and Hwy 190 in a large parking lot just east of Bethel Church. There is fuel available at a Shell station across the street. Map link: tinyurl.com/WallRendezvous

Wall rendezvous point timeline:
9:40 – 10:10 am staging
10:10 am briefing
10:20 am procession departure for Taylor.

Wx: As this event is a week away, check the weather at that time and plan accordingly. Please bring your own drinking water.

Ride Captain: Steve Von Roeder, svroeder@sbcglobal.net cell 512-466-5769
Asst RC: Sam Warren

Please remember that our mission is to honor the more than 58,000 fallen whose names appear on this Wall and pay our respect to their sacrifice.

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