Part 2 of 2 partsThe family and the U.S. Army have invited the Patriot Guard Riders to attend and honor LTC Lawrence S. Singleton, it will be our honor to do so.
LTC Lawrence S. Singleton was on board a C-134 Globemaster military aircraft that was flying from McChord Air Force Base in Washington to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska when it crashed in a storm over an icy glacier. All 52 members on board were lost and missing until 2 years ago when an Alaska National Guard helicopter spotted some debris over the melting glacier during a training exercise. A rescue effort began which eventually resulted in 17 of those original 52 being identified and returned home. LTC Singleton is one of those 17.
LTC Singleton, 48 yrs of age, served a long and illustrious career in the U.S. Army with service in WWII and Korea. He will be returned home to Santa Barbara for a proper burial with military honors.
This will be Part 2 of the grateful return of LTC Lawrence Singleton. We will accompany the Hero from the mortuary to the cemetery where a service with full Military Honors will take place.
We expect maybe one family member, a niece, to be present. She never got to meet her Hero Uncle. The Patriot Guard will be his family on his final mission.
"Until they all come home".
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this American Hero. For those interested, and all are welcome, we will be accompanying the hero and his family from the mortuary to his final resting place. Please see the time table if you would like to participate. For those who would rather go directly to the cemetery, we will meet you there.
Part 2 Time Table for Friday, 17 OCT 14:1215 - Stage @ Welch-Ryce-Haider Mortuary,
15 E Sola St., Santa Barbara, CA
http://goo.gl/maps/mh0zw 1230 - Mission briefing
1240 - Flag Line for dignified transfer to coach
1245 - KSU to Santa Barbara Cemetery Chapel,
901 Channel Dr., Santa Barbara, CA
http://goo.gl/maps/o9FHZ1300 - Flag Line for dignified transfer from coach to chapel
1345 - Flag line for family for service
1430 - Est Flag line from chapel to coach at conclusion of service
1430 - Flag line from coach to internment site.
R/C Weldon German Patriot Guard Ride Captain
pgrvalleyguy@aol.com
678-467-6870
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). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
Please post condolences at this link:
https://www.patriotguard.org/showthread.php?395606
