The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by Cremation and Funeral Care to be Family and Pallbearers, To Stand In Silent Honor for an US Army American Hero then Escort and lead a procession to the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies for the Interment.
Our American Hero served our country with Honor, now its our turn to Stand In Honor for him.
Requesting 6 Pall bearers to please arrive the Funeral Home by 12:45 PM
Friday, 5 April 2019
Staging/Briefing: 12:45 PM
Pittsburgh Cremation and Funeral Care
3287 Washington Rd,McMurray, PA 15317
https://goo.gl/maps/dcKqVzBoEfw
KSU: 1:00 PM
Escorting To:
National Cemetery Of The Alleghenies
1158 Morgan Rd, Cecil Township, PA 15017
https://goo.gl/maps/HGsL5MRY6PU2
Interment with Military Honors is scheduled for 1:30 PM
Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no time for a member to Stand a Mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your time.
Remember that the National Cemetery is a Federal Reservation and NO WEAPONS are permitted.
Please Watch The Weather, Dress Accordingly & Bring Your 3 x 5 Handheld American Flags.
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/ US Army Air Corps / 11 & 13 April 2019 / Coraopolis & Monongahela, PA Inbox x
April 11, 2019 – April 13, 2019
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton
US Army/ US Army Air Corps
KIA WWII Veteran
11 & 13 April 2019
Coraopolis & Monongahela, PA
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the family of Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/US Army Air Corps to escort to Frye Funeral Home in Monongahela on the 11th of April then Stand In Silent Honor for his service and interment with military honors on the 13th of April.
On the 21 March 1945, Veron Hamilton was a member of the 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, aboard an A-26B, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and went missing during a combat mission from Couvron, France to Dülmen, Germany. Hamilton, his pilot, 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, and the other crewman, Sgt. John Kalausich, had been participating in the interdiction campaign to obstruct German troop movements in preparation for the Allied crossing of the Rhine River on 23 March 1945. After the war, the American Graves Registration Command extensively searched the area where the aircraft was believed to have crashed, however no crash sites could be positively matched with Hamilton’s aircraft. In June 2016, a German researcher, Adolph Hagedorn, who had previously collaborated with Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, JPAC (a predecessor to DPAA) contacted DPAA historians regarding a crash site he had found in Hülsten-Reken, Germany, that could possibly be linked to Hamilton’s aircraft. In September 2016, Hagedorn led DPAA to the crash site in a horse paddock, where the aircraft matched the description of Hamilton’s.
In November and December 2016, under a partnership, History Flight, Inc., a nongovernmental organization, excavated the crash site, recovering aircraft material, life support equipment, personal effects and possible osseous material.
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton received the Purple Heart, Air Medal,Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal,European, African, Middle-Eastern Campaign Medal w/ One Bronze Service Star and the WWII Victory Medal.
Vernon served our country with Honor, its now our turn to Escort & Stand In Honor for him.
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Times are subject to change for Staging, Briefing & KSU so, Please check back on the Mission post before planning your day.
Staging: 5:30 PM
US Army Reserves
99 Soldiers Ln, Coraopolis, PA 15108
https://goo.gl/maps/n1RVJZqgHTH2
Briefing: 5:45 PM
Details of the Mission will be discussed.
KSU: TBD
Pittsburgh International Airport
1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15231
https://goo.gl/maps/ej445MxdHyn
Following the Transport KSU, Escorting to:
Frye Funeral Home
427 W Main St, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/3FYp3bPNk7U2
Saturday, 13 April 2019
Staging: 9:00 AM
First Presbyterian Church
609 Chess St, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/jcfSNc4yj6t
Briefing: 9:15 AM
Flag Line: 9:30 AM
Visitation 10 AM-11 AM
Service at 11:00 AM
Following the service, KSU for interment to:
Monongahela Cemetery
800 Country Club Rd, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/kt2u4mPcCDE2
Interment at 12:30 PM
Please keep in mind, all will need to bring their photo id if attending Thursday also, Please have a full tank prior to Staging. There will be No Stops, we will be traveling directly to Pittsburgh International Airport then to Monongahela.
Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no time for a Member to Escort and or Stand a Mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your time.
Concealed Carry Permits are NOT recognized on Military Installations and Federal Reservations and please, DO NOT bring weapons or hazardous materials to this Mission.
Please Watch The Weather, Dress Accordingly & Bring Your 3 X 5 Handheld American Flags.
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/ US Army Air Corps / 11 & 13 April 2019 / Coraopolis & Monongahela, PA Inbox x
April 11, 2019 – April 13, 2019
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton
US Army/ US Army Air Corps
KIA WWII Veteran
11 & 13 April 2019
Coraopolis & Monongahela, PA
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the family of Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/US Army Air Corps to escort to Frye Funeral Home in Monongahela on the 11th of April then Stand In Silent Honor for his service and interment with military honors on the 13th of April.
On the 21 March 1945, Veron Hamilton was a member of the 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, aboard an A-26B, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and went missing during a combat mission from Couvron, France to Dülmen, Germany. Hamilton, his pilot, 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, and the other crewman, Sgt. John Kalausich, had been participating in the interdiction campaign to obstruct German troop movements in preparation for the Allied crossing of the Rhine River on 23 March 1945. After the war, the American Graves Registration Command extensively searched the area where the aircraft was believed to have crashed, however no crash sites could be positively matched with Hamilton’s aircraft. In June 2016, a German researcher, Adolph Hagedorn, who had previously collaborated with Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, JPAC (a predecessor to DPAA) contacted DPAA historians regarding a crash site he had found in Hülsten-Reken, Germany, that could possibly be linked to Hamilton’s aircraft. In September 2016, Hagedorn led DPAA to the crash site in a horse paddock, where the aircraft matched the description of Hamilton’s.
In November and December 2016, under a partnership, History Flight, Inc., a nongovernmental organization, excavated the crash site, recovering aircraft material, life support equipment, personal effects and possible osseous material.
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton received the Purple Heart, Air Medal,Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal,European, African, Middle-Eastern Campaign Medal w/ One Bronze Service Star and the WWII Victory Medal.
Vernon served our country with Honor, its now our turn to Escort & Stand In Honor for him.
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Times are subject to change for Staging, Briefing & KSU so, Please check back on the Mission post before planning your day.
Staging: 5:30 PM
US Army Reserves
99 Soldiers Ln, Coraopolis, PA 15108
https://goo.gl/maps/n1RVJZqgHTH2
Briefing: 5:45 PM
Details of the Mission will be discussed.
KSU: TBD
Pittsburgh International Airport
1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15231
https://goo.gl/maps/ej445MxdHyn
Following the Transport KSU, Escorting to:
Frye Funeral Home
427 W Main St, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/3FYp3bPNk7U2
Saturday, 13 April 2019
Staging: 9:00 AM
First Presbyterian Church
609 Chess St, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/jcfSNc4yj6t
Briefing: 9:15 AM
Flag Line: 9:30 AM
Visitation 10 AM-11 AM
Service at 11:00 AM
Following the service, KSU for interment to:
Monongahela Cemetery
800 Country Club Rd, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/kt2u4mPcCDE2
Interment at 12:30 PM
Please keep in mind, all will need to bring their photo id if attending Thursday also, Please have a full tank prior to Staging. There will be No Stops, we will be traveling directly to Pittsburgh International Airport then to Monongahela.
Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no time for a Member to Escort and or Stand a Mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your time.
Concealed Carry Permits are NOT recognized on Military Installations and Federal Reservations and please, DO NOT bring weapons or hazardous materials to this Mission.
Please Watch The Weather, Dress Accordingly & Bring Your 3 X 5 Handheld American Flags.
CMDR Wesley Herbol USN Retired / 12 April 2019 / Girard, PA
April 12, 2019 –
Commander Wesley Herbol Retired
US Navy
Vietnam Era
First Responder
12 April 2019
Girard, PA
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the family of Commander Wesley Herbol US Navy to Stand In Silent Honor for his service and interment.
CMDR Herbol was assigned to VF-11, "Red Rippers" piloting F2H4 Banshees off the USS Essex. He was an Active Reserve Officer in Naval Intelligence from 1959 to 1984. He worked with returning POW's from Vietnam and NATO's Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC)and retired as Commander in the Naval Reserve in 1985.
CMDR Herbol received the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
CMDR Herbol was a life member of Fairview American Legion Post #742, the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania, Fairview Fire Department and its Fireman's Relief Association and had served as Chief of the Fairview Fire Police.
CMDR Wesley Herbol served our country with Honor, now it's our turn to Honor him.
Friday, 12 April 2019
Staging: 10:00 AM
Edder Funeral Home
309 Main St, Girard,PA
https://goo.gl/maps/9KwmUb2PYLq
Briefing: 10:15 AM
Flag Line: 10:30 AM
Service at 11:00 AM
Following the service, KSU for Interment:
Fairview Cemetery
Maple St, Fairview, PA
https://goo.gl/maps/Kj3WPk2zRCs
Interment with Military Honors at 11:00 AM
Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no time for a Member to Escort and or Stand a Mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your time.
Please watch the weather, dress accordingly & bring your 3 X 5 handheld American flags.
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/ US Army Air Corps / 11 & 13 April 2019 / Coraopolis & Monongahela, PA Inbox x
April 11, 2019 – April 13, 2019
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton
US Army/ US Army Air Corps
KIA WWII Veteran
11 & 13 April 2019
Coraopolis & Monongahela, PA
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the family of Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/US Army Air Corps to escort to Frye Funeral Home in Monongahela on the 11th of April then Stand In Silent Honor for his service and interment with military honors on the 13th of April.
On the 21 March 1945, Veron Hamilton was a member of the 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, aboard an A-26B, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and went missing during a combat mission from Couvron, France to Dülmen, Germany. Hamilton, his pilot, 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, and the other crewman, Sgt. John Kalausich, had been participating in the interdiction campaign to obstruct German troop movements in preparation for the Allied crossing of the Rhine River on 23 March 1945. After the war, the American Graves Registration Command extensively searched the area where the aircraft was believed to have crashed, however no crash sites could be positively matched with Hamilton’s aircraft. In June 2016, a German researcher, Adolph Hagedorn, who had previously collaborated with Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, JPAC (a predecessor to DPAA) contacted DPAA historians regarding a crash site he had found in Hülsten-Reken, Germany, that could possibly be linked to Hamilton’s aircraft. In September 2016, Hagedorn led DPAA to the crash site in a horse paddock, where the aircraft matched the description of Hamilton’s.
In November and December 2016, under a partnership, History Flight, Inc., a nongovernmental organization, excavated the crash site, recovering aircraft material, life support equipment, personal effects and possible osseous material.
Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton received the Purple Heart, Air Medal,Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal,European, African, Middle-Eastern Campaign Medal w/ One Bronze Service Star and the WWII Victory Medal.
Vernon served our country with Honor, its now our turn to Escort & Stand In Honor for him.
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Times are subject to change for Staging, Briefing & KSU so, Please check back on the Mission post before planning your day.
Staging: 5:30 PM
US Army Reserves
99 Soldiers Ln, Coraopolis, PA 15108
https://goo.gl/maps/n1RVJZqgHTH2
Briefing: 5:45 PM
Details of the Mission will be discussed.
KSU: TBD
Pittsburgh International Airport
1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15231
https://goo.gl/maps/ej445MxdHyn
Following the Transport KSU, Escorting to:
Frye Funeral Home
427 W Main St, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/3FYp3bPNk7U2
Saturday, 13 April 2019
Staging: 9:00 AM
First Presbyterian Church
609 Chess St, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/jcfSNc4yj6t
Briefing: 9:15 AM
Flag Line: 9:30 AM
Visitation 10 AM-11 AM
Service at 11:00 AM
Following the service, KSU for interment to:
Monongahela Cemetery
800 Country Club Rd, Monongahela, PA 15063
https://goo.gl/maps/kt2u4mPcCDE2
Interment at 12:30 PM
Please keep in mind, all will need to bring their photo id if attending Thursday also, Please have a full tank prior to Staging. There will be No Stops, we will be traveling directly to Pittsburgh International Airport then to Monongahela.
Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no time for a Member to Escort and or Stand a Mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your time.
Concealed Carry Permits are NOT recognized on Military Installations and Federal Reservations and please, DO NOT bring weapons or hazardous materials to this Mission.
Please Watch The Weather, Dress Accordingly & Bring Your 3 X 5 Handheld American Flags.
Donate A Life Flag Raising Awareness Ceremony / 24 April 2019 / McMurray,PA
April 24, 2019 –
Donate A Life Flag Raising Awareness Ceremony
24 April 2019
McMurray,PA
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by Pittsburgh Cremation and Funeral Care to stand in silent honor and raise the American Flag and the Donate Life Flag, raising awareness for CORE and the importance of organ donation.
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is one of 58 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States. CORE works closely with donor families and designated healthcare professionals to deliver the gift of hope by coordinating the surgical recovery of organs, tissues and corneas for transplantation. CORE also facilitates the computerized matching of donated organs, tissues and corneas.
CORE honors its donors and donor families. They are the heart of this organization and the foundation of the mission. Without them, transplantation would not be possible. They are respectful of the gift of life and give tribute to its power through community outreach and education.
CORE has respect for both death and life. They provide hope when life is lost, all the while maintaining the dignity of our donors.
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Staging/Briefing: 10:15 AM
Back side of the Funeral Home
Pittsburgh Cremation and Funeral Care
3287 Washington Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
https://goo.gl/maps/dcKqVzBoEfw
Flag Line: 10:30 AM
Ceremony at 11:00 AM
Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no time for a member to Stand a Mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your time.
Please watch the weather, dress accordingly & bring your 3 x 5 handheld American flags.
Deer Creek Cemetery
PA-28, Cheswick, PA 15024
https://goo.gl/maps/C7ChuQ99rjrg8zXM7
Upon arrival of the cemetery, Flag Line set for graveside service and interment with military honors at 2:00 PM.
Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no time for a Member to Escort and or Stand a Mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your time.
Please watch the weather, dress accordingly & bring your 3 X 5 handheld American flags.
Honor Flight Pittsburgh Welcome Home / 27 April 2019 / Wexford, PA
April 27, 2019 – April 28, 2019
Honor Flight Pittsburgh
Welcome Home
27 April 2019
Wexford, PA
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited back by Honor Flight Pittsburgh to stand In honor for their 6th Tour Welcome Home after their trip to Washington DC. Veterans honored are those who served during WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
Honor Flight Pittsburgh is a hub of the National Honor Flight Network. Due to their proximity to Washington, D.C, they are a flightless hub that travels by deluxe motor coach. Their mission is to bring veterans to Washington, D.C. on a one-day trip to view the memorials built in their honor at no cost and give them the recognition they so deserve for their service and sacrifices.
All are welcome including children to stand in honor and Welcome Home our American heroes.
Saturday, 27 April 2019
Staging: 10:00 PM
Parking Lot
North Way Christian Community Wexford
8345, 12121 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA 15090
https://goo.gl/maps/h5KU2TySLJq
Briefing: 10:15 PM
Flag Line: TBD
Veterans expecting to arrive at 10:30-10:45 PM.
Please watch the weather, dress accordingly & bring your 3 X 5 handheld American Flags.
Honor Flight Pittsburgh Welcome Home / 27 April 2019 / Wexford, PA
April 27, 2019 – April 28, 2019
Honor Flight Pittsburgh
Welcome Home
27 April 2019
Wexford, PA
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited back by Honor Flight Pittsburgh to stand In honor for their 6th Tour Welcome Home after their trip to Washington DC. Veterans honored are those who served during WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
Honor Flight Pittsburgh is a hub of the National Honor Flight Network. Due to their proximity to Washington, D.C, they are a flightless hub that travels by deluxe motor coach. Their mission is to bring veterans to Washington, D.C. on a one-day trip to view the memorials built in their honor at no cost and give them the recognition they so deserve for their service and sacrifices.
All are welcome including children to stand in honor and Welcome Home our American heroes.
Saturday, 27 April 2019
Staging: 10:00 PM
Parking Lot
North Way Christian Community Wexford
8345, 12121 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA 15090
https://goo.gl/maps/h5KU2TySLJq
Briefing: 10:15 PM
Flag Line: TBD
Veterans expecting to arrive at 10:30-10:45 PM.
Please watch the weather, dress accordingly & bring your 3 X 5 handheld American Flags.
American Heroes Honors Ceremony / 1 May 2019 / Cecil Township, PA
May 1, 2019 –
American Heroes Honors Ceremony
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
1 May 2019
Cecil Township, PA
The National Cemetery of the Alleghenies has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to stand in silent honor for veterans that have been interred at the cemetery the past month without military honors. Note that this is a recurring mission held on the first Wednesday of every month.
They stood for us, now its our turn to stand for them.
Wednesday,1 May 2019
Staging/Briefing: 8:30-8:45 AM
At the cemetery Welcome Center.
***Please stay at the Welcome Center till after the Mission Briefing, once the Briefing is over, we will all go as a group for the interment.***
Flag Line: 9:00 AM
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
1158 Morgan Rd, Cecil Township,PA 15017
https://goo.gl/maps/PJYsN
Members can attend all of a mission or any part of the mission. PGR sets no time for a member to escort and or stand a mission. We Thank you for whatever time you give us and the families of our heroes appreciate your time.
Remember that the National Cemetery is a Federal Reservation and NO WEAPONS are permitted.
Please watch the weather, dress accordingly & bring your 3 X 5 handheld American flags.
American Hero USA / 5 April 2019 / McMurray, PA