The family and the US Army have invited the Patriot Guard Riders to attend the arrival and the services for CPL Frederick G. Collins, Jr. We will be honored to do so.
CPL Frederick G. Collins Jr. served in the US Army in the Philippines with 263rd Quartermaster Company, Quartermaster Corps during WWII.
CPL Frederick G. Collins, at the age of 23 yrs old, was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Bataan and held in a prison camp where he died of an undisclosed illness on 19 November, 1942. His family had no idea what had happened to him, he was listed as Missing in Action. It was discovered later that he was buried with 13 other Americans in a common grave. He was later disinterred and buried in an American Cemetery in the Philippines.
In 2014 our Government began to research these deaths in an attempt to identify them and return these Heroes to their families. CPL Collins was identified through DNA on June 02, 2016 and is now coming home for a proper Hero's burial.
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 the cemetery, a distance of approx 11 miles. 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, 15 SEP 17:
0800 Stage at Acheson & Graham Garden of Prayer Mortuary, 7944 Magnolia ave. Riverside, CA 92504
https://goo.gl/maps/8DCThRXtxV620815 Briefing
0825 Flag line as Hero is transferred from mortuary to coach
0830 KSU to Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92518
https://goo.gl/maps/89tswQwJh9r0915 ETA at RNC
0930 KSU to assigned shelter for Flag Line, Service and Military Honors
R/C Angel Guaderrama
So Cal PGR Ride Captainguad45@yahoo.com
909-229-1809 cell
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.
