The family of Wayne Reginald Bell has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to be present to honor their hero for his service to his country. It will be our privilege to do so.
Wayne passed away at the age of 65 of natural causes.
Wayne joined the Marines on February 28, 1977 & was honorably discharged in March 2007 after 30 years of service to his country.
SgtMaj Bell's personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal w/2 Gold Stars, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/2 Gold Stars, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon, and 10 good conduct medals.
In February 1978, SgtMaj Bell was ordered to Company D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Brigade, Kaneohe Bay, HI for three years. In November 1978 he was meritoriously promoted to Corporal and deployed with Battalion Landing Team 2/3 on West PAC 79 as a crew chief. In October 1980, he was promoted to Sergeant.
In June 1984, SgtMaj Bell was transferred to the 3d Marine Division for duty with 1st Track Vehicle Battalion, Okinawa, Japan. He served with both Companies A and B and deployed to Thailand, Korea and the Philippines. (April 1996-May 1997) where he was subsequently
selected for promotion to Sergeant Major. He was assigned to the Assault Amphibian School Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA, as the Battalion Sergeant Major from June 1997-March 1999.
In April, 1999, he was reassigned as the Squadron Sergeant Major for HMM 268, MAG 39, 3d MAW, MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA, where he deployed with the 11th MEU as the Air Combat Element Sergeant Major.
In April 2002 Sergeant Major Bell was reassigned to the 11th Marine Regiment where he deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In July 2003, he was assigned as the Sergeant Major of 1st Marine Division and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II from Feb 2004-Mar 2005. He was assigned to his current
billet as Marine Corps Installations West Sergeant Major on 24 February 2006.
SgtMaj Bell was married to the former Ms. Crystal Nadine Bynoe of Boston, MA. She passed away 2 weeks before Wayne did. They have three sons, Sherman (31), Shannon (29), and Wayne Jr. (22), and five grandchildren.
NOTE: This mission posting facilitates 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 twenty miles. Please see the timetable if you would like to participate. We will meet you there for those who would rather go directly to the cemetery.
The family is asking for an escort from Partridge Creek Mortuary to the east gate of MCAS. After ceremony in MCAS at the chapel we will then escort the family to Miramar Nat. Cemetery.
You MUST have a military ID card to get on the base. You must NOT wear a leather vest. You must wear boots, long pants, long sleeves, helmet, glasses of some kind, & a helmet, if you are on a motorcycle.
Those of us that do not have ID’s will wait outside the gate until the remains & the PGR returns. For those who would rather go directly to the cemetery, we will meet you there.Time Table for Monday August 29th, 2022:0900 - Stage at Partridge Creek Mortuary. 10330 Mission Gorge Rd, Santee, CA 92071
https://goo.gl/maps/G6WzjGfB38vGyAn570915 - Mission briefing
0945 - KSU to Marine Corps Air Station East gate.
1015 - (Est) Arrive at MCAS East gate. Those with ID cards will escort the family to the chapel. and stay at chapel until 1300.
Those without IDS will wait outside the East gate. 1315 - KSU to Miramar Nat. Cemetery. 5795 Nobel Dr, San Diego, CA 92122
https://goo.gl/maps/n9Ks5p584ybCXSkf91345 - Arrive at Miramar National Cemetery. Stage lane # 2
1400 - Flag Line for transfer of our Hero to “Final Honors Coach”.
1415 - Flag Line, Funeral Service with Full Military Honors.
R/C Ken Brassell
SoCalPGR Ride Captainkenbrassell@gmail.com
619-333-9685
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 is your first mission, go to the initial staging area, and you will be briefed by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or wear casual attire while driving a cage (car). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
Remember that our mission is to stand tall and silent 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. Show respect to all who are there, not just the ones we honor.
