!!! URGENT UPDATE !!! THIS FLIGHT HAS BEEN DIVERTED TO A DIFFERENT AIRPORT, INSTEAD OF MEETING THEM AT THE AIRPORT WE WILL MEET THEM BEFORE THEY ARRIVE AT THEIR HOME BASE AND ACCOMPANY THEM IN TO HOME BASE!!!! **SEE ADJUSTED TIME TABLE BELOW**The Patriot Guard has been invited by the Commander of the last Army Unit to leave Afghanistan to accompany them to their families. We are proud to do so. Last April, the PGR accompanied this unit to their departure point and in that process, we gave them one of our PGR Flags signed by the riders. That flag was then taken to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan and flown over the Camp by the order of the Commanding Officer. This unit was so favorably impressed by the accompaniment that they have requested us to accompany them from the arrival point back to their families.
Please bring your smiles, handshakes, hugs, banners and flags and be prepared to thank them for their service and all that they do to keep us free and allow us to sleep safely in our beds at night.
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this Army Unit. We will greet these Marines upon their arrival and then accompany them to their home base. Please see the time table below if you would like to participate.
UPDATED Time table for Thursday, 06 NOV 141045 - Stage at Denny's Restaurant, 487 Harbor Dr., Oceanside, CA 92054
http://goo.gl/maps/qbEfr1100 - Mission Briefing.
1130 - KSU to arrival location, followed by accompaniment to Home Base for the Homecoming.
R/C: Charles JohnsonUS Army / USAF Ret Msgt
S.E.R.E. Master Instructor
PGR Ride Captain
760-271-2544
chuckj661@hotmail.com
You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car).
This mission involves an aircraft arrival. Arrival times can change at the last minute so please check this thread for any last minute changes
before leaving. Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can.
Each motorcycle rider must have registration, and proof of insurance. Also necessary are, hard sole shoes, long pants, full-fingered gloves, a long sleeve outer garment, eye protection, and a DOT helmet. A brightly colored reflective vest is no longer needed but recommended. Please have your I.D. ready when you arrive at the gate.
Due to OPSEC (Operational Security) limitations which involve troop movements and on-base activities, exact details of this mission will be explained at the "Mission Briefing" only.
