PART 1 OF A 2-PART MISSION
PART 2 will be posted when details become available.
NOTE: This mission includes aircraft arrival. Flight times are subject to last minute changes so please check this thread for any changes before leaving for this mission.The United States Air Force and the family of SrA Karren P. Mendoza, 23, have requested the Patriot Guard Riders accompany their hero from the airbase to the funeral home as she is brought home to her family. We are privileged to participate.
SrA Mendoza was serving with the 48th Security Forces Squadron RAF Lakenheath, England at the time of her passing.
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 the cemetery, approximately 3 miles. 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.
TIMETABLE FOR THURSDAY, 30 MAY 20240900 - Stage at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, 11206 Lexington Dr, Los Alamitos, CA.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2iLSmkWCUFfewJk7A0915 - Mission briefing.
0930 - Move to arrival location.
1030 - KSU to Forest Lawn, 4471 Lincoln Ave, Cypress, CA.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NxeUiBLWUuzdUf3R91115 – ETA to mortuary. Dignified transfer of hero from coach to the building.
TOM BARRY
SoCal PGR State Captain
casc@patriotguard.org
714-206-1227You 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 Ride Captain (RC). 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. Please keep radios off and engine noise to a minimum