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To all who were able to attend, Thanks and a job well done!

Monk

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Mary Posted this on the Centex site.
At the bottom of her post is a link to some interesting pictures.
Thank you Mary, and all of those that stood.

Thank you Steve, Sonny, Monster & Kaz for standing for us at McDonalds Tuesday!

For those of you who don't know, these four saw the demonstrators and decided to "Stand Tall and Silent" in protest against them. Roberto and I were headed to the NFH staging when we saw them there and gave them flags to stand with. There were police everywhere and they even asked Steve where he wanted the PGR to be. LOL Soldiers and civilians alike took turns during their busy lunch hour to hold flags with our guys.

It was a sight to see! And see you shall. Here is the link for some photos: s112.photobucket.com/albums/n165/marebear_56/20091110-PGRvsWBC-KilleenTX/

WELL DONE GENTLEMEN !

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Extremely Short Notice

CORRECTED = RIDERS MUST HAVE FULL PPE TO ENTER POST! (see below)

EXTREMELY SHORT NOTICE
CONFIRMED MISSION
Fort Hood Unit Honor Mission

The Patriot Guard Riders have been requested by LTC Hicks, the Commander of North Fort Hood, to welcome returning Soldiers from Main Post after the Memorial Service for their fallen brothers and sisters. These units are temporary guests to the Ft Hood area and suffered great loss during the tragic events of November 5th. They will be brought to the North Fort Hood Chapel where the Texas Military Families Foundation has arranged a Barbeque for them. Also present will be Dave Hall with his Traveling Liberty Bell.

Date: Tuesday, 10 Nov 09

Staging Location: The parking lot of the Gatesville Driven-In Theater. 2912 S. HWY 36. 1 mile south of junction with US 84 on west side of street. tinyurl.com/y8uydxv

Time: 1330

Briefing: 1345

KSU: 1400

Notes: Please arrive hydrated, topped off and other necessary personal comforts taken care of as there are no facilities at this location. We will leave here for the short ride over to North Ft Hood where we will set up a flagline in anticipation of the arrival of busses carrying the Soldiers back from main post.

We ARE required to adhere to Fort Hood's requirement for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as listed below. This is non-negotiable, so do not ask. PPE will be checked at the PGR staging prior to entering post.

PPE:

* DOT Helmet
* Eye protection. If your helmet is full-faced or you have a face shield that protects your eyes, you do not need to wear additional eye protection
* Long pants
* Boots that extend above the ankles
* Long-sleeve shirt and/or full sleeve jacket. Your arms must be covered at all times while riding.
* Full-fingered gloves
Weather: 77F, no precipitation, wind S at 5-10mph, mostly sunny

Bring water for yourself and one for a brother or sister.

Let us join together to honor this Unit of American Heroes in their time of mourning. These soldiers are training for overseas deployment and many of them were on the ground during the shootings. This is a perfect opportunity for us to honour these soldiers for their brave acts during the tragedy and to offer our support to them.

Ride Captain: Rob "lawdog" Carothers, 1-254-223-2507, RobTheLawDog@yahoo.com
Asst Ride Captain: Mary “MareBear” Gregory, 1-254-458-2120, mgregory2@hot.rr.com
Flag Wrangler: Roberto “gatonegro71” Brunet 1-254-690-1686, 1-254-681-6716, roberto.brunet@us.army.mil

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Clearly this was a very emotional mission,reminded me why we were dark glasses
i eyes were wet as we took cody to his final resting place,I was thinking he was at home,a good country boy,returned to his home in a very peaceful setting.
by the way for all concerned i managed to get our fallen riders scooter back home and i got home at 900pm,again thank you for all that helped with our
ill rider…………colton,medspec

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A thank you note sent to Keith!

Hi Keith,

I found your information on the Patriot Guard Riders when I was trying to find funeral information for Cody Stanley. I am a Marine mom and my son is currently in Afghanistan. As I search the news each day, I obviously come across the fatalities and it always breaks my heart.

I just wanted to pass along my sincere thanks for how you support our military families. There are no words to explain how much your support means when our sons, husbands, brothers, etc. are sacrificing.

Thank you for taking time to honor our fallen.

Please pass my sincere thanks on to the others in your group.

God bless you!

Judy Bode
Magnolia, TX

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A thank you note from the Cody Stanley Mission.

Sent: 11/6/2009 10:24:02 P.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: Well Done!

Sir,
I am a cousin to LCpl Cody R. Stanley,whom your riders helped us lay to rest today in Lockhart,Texas.
I wanted to thank you all and tell you that they did a fantastic job.Well done.
My eternal thanks,
James Sites

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I agree with all of you, 1st class leadership in this group.Ive never been more proud to be an American. To TC: My eyes were watery behind my sunglasses too i'm a long way from being "there yet".

Randy

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Nice job Keith. I was fortunate enough to be there on Wednesday for the recovery and trip to Lockhart. I couldn't have been prouder of the group that accompanied LCpl Stanley to Lockhart. Today sounds like it was the ultimate statement for the purpose of the PGR. I'm very proud of ya'll and I wish I could have been there.

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I too would like to extend my gratitude to:
Mark Brittain for bringing and working the flag detail with me. You never know what flag wranglers do, until it's you.
The Austin, Centex, and San Antonio Ride Captains who pitched in and helped us with the flag line relief and keeping folks hydrated.
The members who stayed afterwards and helped me furl the remaining flags and get them loaded.
Colton, and Kent's personal nurse who attended our member with a medical problem and arranged his way home safely.
All the members who helped me get rid of all those donuts at staging (and Hunter).
The two veterans who just appeared and helped Mark and I set up all the flags at the cemetery.
Keith Longacre for stepping up and doing a great job as RC.
It was a pleasure to stand with you all.

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Nice write up, Keith. Great job today. I wish I could have been the 71st Rider there.

Thanks, Man.

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I am honored to be at the church tomorrow for my first, of hopefully many missions. I look forward to meeting you all at the church staging area. I spoke with my son, who is working out of town, and unable to attend the funeral service tomorrow. He said, "Thanks, Mom" He was one of Cody's friends. I want to send thanks to everyone who is able to attend the mission tomorrow.

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I will be honored to be there tomorrow for my first mission, but not my last. I will be pleased to meet you all. I will meet you at the church staging area.

IHS dave

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Another tear jerker in small town, Texas. We had around 100 motorcycles today- I lost count at 59, many more arrived after I had that total. A channel 7 news guy who was on the side of 183 as we passed told me it took over 3 minutes for the procession to pass.

Edited to add: Among the 100 Riders were folks from as far away as Baytown (near Houston) and all over central and south Texas. We had over 20 first timers and one active duty among us. And in addition to to the 100 bikes, we had 3 cages. What a turnout!

The city of Lockhart was out in force. A couple of miles before we got into town, there were vehicles and people with flags lining the roadway. Folks were shoulder to shoulder and 5 deep around the town square as we lapped it en route to the Funeral Home.

It was a good, safe mission.

Many thanks to all who attended and helped make this happen. We made a positive difference in a family's time of horrible grief. We done good, y'all. I'm proud to have been with you on this day.

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cannot make recovery,but have taken day off to honor
this hero for his final journey ,medspec

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Looking forward to seeing some of you. Mama Duck is doing great as am I (just getting more grey).
FYI: if you're looking for staging areas in Smithville, give me a call (Andyman and Mark). I know of a couple of good ones.

I'm making this ride as Cody is a former student here and the school is pretty broken up (staff and students). This is the third one we've lost.

No one likes the loss, but everyone should remember that freedom isn't free……for anyone in the world.

Semper Fi, Marine. God will take you in his arms.

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