*****TIME CHANGE!!!!!!!!*****
THE TIME FOR THIS MISSION HAS CHANGED! SEE TIME TABLE BELOW!!! THIS MISSION IS SUBJECT TO TIME CHANGES. PLEASE CHECK THIS THREAD BEFORE LEAVING. This mission will have 2 arrivals. The 2nd arrival is the Main Body and has shifted to the right. Please see this thread for details: http://www.socalpgr.org/pgr/index.php?topic=635.0
*** ALSO Please see the required gear list below for Riders AND Passengers. ***We have been invited by the Command and Deployment Support of this USN Squadron (Coastal Riverine Squadron 3) to welcome home several of their brave Sailors who are returning from deployment, we are honored to be there! This Unit has been away from home and family for a long time. They are returning to the States and deserve a Hero's welcome!
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 will really put a smile on your face and in your heart when you see the families greet these warriors. It is something that has to be experienced and can never be adequately described no matter how hard we try. You will be thanked enormously by everyone there and be touched by the many displays of emotion which will make your attendance a memorable one. Come help us give some small measure of thanks to these warriors who have given us so much in return. Bring your flags, smiles, handshakes, and hugs and for some, a supply of Kleenex.
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this Navy Squadron. This mission will not involve an accompaniment. We will greet these Sailors with a Flag Line upon their arrival. Please see the time table below if you would like to participate.
UPDATED Time Table for Monday, 28 JUL 14:1000 - Stage at Corner of 3rd St. & Alameda Blvd, Coronado, CA 92118.
https://goo.gl/maps/2uYtBIMPORTANT: If you do not have Military ID you must be with this group to go on site.1015 - Mission Briefing.
1030 - KSU to arrival location for Welcome Home Flag Line.
R/C : Ryan WynnSo Cal Ride Captain
So Cal PGR Mission Ops
ryan92020@gmail.com
619-699-9196
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 ID, registration, and proof of insurance.
Motorcycle riders AND passengers must wear the following protective gear:
DOT helmet
Eye protection
Long sleeve and pants
Full finger gloves
Over the ankle boots
Both operator and passenger need to wear the above listed gearDue 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.
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