The family of SrA Jason Khai Phan, 26, and the US Air Force have invited the Patriot Guard Riders to accompany their Hero and his family to his final resting place, it will be our honor to do so.
Senior Airman Jason Khai Phan had served with the 66th Security Forces Squadron since October 2018. He was deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron in Kuwait, where he has been since July, according to officials at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. His squadron was in Kuwait as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S. mission to counter Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Phan was killed in a single-vehicle, non-combat related accident while conducting a routine patrol outside the perimeter of Ali Al Salem Air Base.
Phan conducted preliminary criminal investigations, according to 66th Security Forces Squadron Commander Maj. Shane Watts. He was recently accepted as a military working dog handler, and was about to attend the MWD Handler course at Joint Base Lackland in Texas after returning from deployment.
“Senior Airman Jason Phan was an exceptionally noble servant to the nation and his fellow Airmen,” Watts said in a statement. “But it was his genuine enthusiasm and selfless devotion to others that defined the depth of his character and inspiration to his peers and leaders.”
Jason is survived by his parents and many other family members. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him, his family, his friends and his fellow Airmen. He will never be forgotten.
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 church to the cemetery, approx 85 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.
IMPORTANT: ALL COVID 19 REQUIREMENTS ARE IN PLACE AT MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY, MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED AND 6 FT DISTANCING IS OBSERVED AT ALL TIMES.Time Table for Tuesday, 29 SEP 2020:0800 – Stage at Saint Columban Catholic Church, 10801 Stanford Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92840
https://goo.gl/maps/icZ4NY22bCHiXB2J80815 – Mission Briefing
0830 – Flag line as Hero is brought into church
1030 – KSU to Miramar National Cemetery 5795 Nobel Dr, San Diego, CA 92122
https://goo.gl/maps/JdAMcdQzcmCtLEiY6 NOTE: Approximately 85 Miles. Please be fully fueled.
1230 – Arrive at Miramar National Cemetery
1315 – Flag line for services and Full Military Honors
R/C Tom Barry
So Cal PGR Ride Captainadmin@armobility.com
(714) 206-1227
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.
