The family of US Army Veteran Hovhannes Tashchiyan, has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to be present to honor their Hero for his service and his sacrifice to his country. It will be our privilege to do so.
Hovhannes was as a Specialist in the US Army. In May of 2011 he was serving proudly in Iraq when he was injured in an IED explosion. Some of Hovannes combat brothers were also injured and some died. Hovhannes suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in the blast.
Hovhannes was then stationed in Fort Riley Kansas and was part of the Big Red One. He was later discharged due to the severity of his injuries.
In civilian life Hovhannes enjoyed computers, cars, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Game of Thrones and his dog. He also loved fishing, volunteering, the shooting range and family and friends.
Hovhannes is survived by his wife Desiree Carbajal-Tashchiyan, brother Artur Tashchiyan, sister Martha Carbajal and her husband Flavio.
There will be a church service in Riverside at 1000 hrs with interment at RNC at 1200. This mission is for a
Flag Line Only at RNC.
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this Military Veteran. For those interested, and all are welcome, we will be accompanying the hero and his family from the church services to his final resting place. 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.
Time Table for Tuesday, 9 SEPT 2014:1100 - Stage at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren, Riverside, CA 92518 (stage north of #8)
https://goo.gl/maps/1gnSR (Staging Area 1)
1115 - Mission Briefing
1145 - KSU to assigned shelter
1200- Flagline and Funeral service with Full Military Honors
R/C: Vern GrimshawSoCal PGR Ride Captain
vgrimshaw@aol.com
562-458-4421
“Lead with Respect; Serve with Compassion"
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.
Please post your condolences for the family at this link:
https://www.patriotguard.org/showthread.php?394555
