Honor Mission: Kenneth W. Baker
30 Jun 23 |
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The family of WWII Army Veteran Kenneth W. Baker has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand a flag line at his interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
Kenneth was a Battlefield medic and he served in the Ardennes, Rhineland & Central Europe. He was 19 years old during the Battle of The Bulge where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. At one point he served 123 days of continuous service on the front lines. At one point he was trapped behind the German lines and spent 1 ½ days hiding in the basement of a Belgian farmhouse with 15 wounded men as a German armored division passed through. He also received the Bronze Star for meritorious service in ground combat in the European, African, Middle Eastern Theater of Operations.
Kenneth was a true American Patriot who stood for us and now it is our turn to stand for him as he is laid to rest with full military honors..
