NOTE: VETERAN REMAINS FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR FINAL HONORS. PLEASE CHECK TIMETABLE FOR CHANGE.On Wednesday, 03 December 2025, there will be a total of eight heroes and one wife of an Army veteran arriving from both the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office and the San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner’s Office:
The Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) will recognize veterans brought to Riverside National Cemetery for direct burial without final honors within the past week. The PGR will be these veterans' family and stand by while the PGR render the military honors at Riverside National Cemetery.
May the souls of these veterans’ rest in peace beneath the green carpet of grass in a nation they helped to keep free. They are not alone; we are their family.
“If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days,
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,
Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today.”NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring these military veterans.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE • Varian, Carroll Anthony 05-24-1949 SP4 / US Army / Vietnam
• Lorenson, Richard 01-05-1938 PFC / US Army / None
• Pickerel, Richard M 09-24-1953 A1C / US Air Force / None
• Fiano, Danny 10-19-1946 SP4 / US Army / Vietnam
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER • Frank, William Joseph 12/30/1941 Army
• Shollenberger, Brian Lee 06/19/1967 Navy
• Metz, Robert George 08/04/1955 Navy
• McDonald, Pete David 10/18/1963 Army
• Nickel, Hannelore 02/17/1934 Wife of Veteran
TIMETABLE FOR WEDNESDAY, 03 DECEMBER 2025SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER PICKUP:0630: Stage at San Bernardino County Coroner's Office, 175 S. Lena Rd., San Bernardino, CA.
https://goo.gl/maps/Pnhqe9JBPj8CVLrYA0645: Mission briefing.
0700: Flag line as our Heroes are transferred to the transport vehicles.
0700: KSU to Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/W3SzwfmPJpM4zLAP60800: Arrive at Riverside National Cemetery, for flag line, service, and military honors.
Jerry Cowan
SoCalPGR Ride Captain
jcobra51@roadrunner.com
(909) 332-0826SHELTER HONORS0800: Stage at Shelter F (Foxtrot), Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA.
https://goo.gl/maps/RdvFUZSPqnXmMWYs80815: Mission briefing.
0830: Military honors.
Larry “Blaze” Medcraft
SoCalPGR Ride Captain
LarryMedcraf@gmail.com
Cell 951-897-6635“Thank a Soldier”You do not have to be a veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. All PGR members are welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to participate in your car (cage). If this is your first mission, go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the Ride Captain (RC). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage. Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
Remember that our mission is to stand tall and silent with honor and respect for our Heroes - no talking, smoking, or cell phone use during the flag line or service. Please keep radios off and engine noise to a minimum. Observe the 15 MPH speed limit. Remember, cemeteries are hallowed ground. Show respect to all who are there, not just the ones we honor.
