Per the request of our good friends at Risher Mortuary and the family of Manuel “Johnnie” Iwabuchi has invited the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) to attend the Military Honors of their loved one as he makes his final journey. It will be our honor to do so.
Johnnie was born on 16 July 1968 in Los Angeles and entered Eternal Rest in Arcadia on 27 August 2021.
At the age of seventeen, Johnnie proudly enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served from 1985 to 1988.
Johnnie was a member of the American Legion Post 804 and the Jr. Vice Commandant of the Marine Corps League Detachment 1347 in East Los Angeles.
Johnnie was the owner of an ambulance company for over fifteen years.
Johnnie is survived by his wife Gabriela and four children. He also leaves behind his mother and four siblings.
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this Military Veteran. For those interested, and all PGR members are welcome, we will be accompanying the hero and his family from the mortuary to his final resting place. Please see the timetable if you would like to participate. For those who would rather go directly to the cemetery, we will meet you there.
If you cannot accompany this Hero please consider meeting us at the entrance of the Cemetery with a flag line as the hero arrives.
NOTE: Please observe the latest “COVID-19” restrictions.
Time Table for Friday 08 October 20210745 – Stage at Risher Mortuary, 1316 Whittier Blvd., Montebello,
https://goo.gl/maps/M5dn5VLBTj6m8Yop60815 – Mission Briefing
0830 – Flag line as our Hero is moved to the coach.
0845 – KSU to Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92518 (PGR Staging: on Normandy near the first roundabout, entering at East Normandy and passing Staging Area #9)
http://goo.gl/maps/v0K0E 0945 – KSU to assigned Gravesite for Flag line, Service and Military Honors
R/C Rick “Moonman” Luna
So Cal PGR Ride Captain
lunardad@msn.com
626-378-2304
I Ride for my Brothers
Vince Hernandez USMC
Danny Hernandez USN, USAR
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 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 remember that our mission is to stand tall and silent, and 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. Remember, cemeteries are hallowed ground. Show respect to all who are there, not just the ones we are honoring.
