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***HONOR MISSION***MANUEL CARDOZA JR., US ARMY/US ARMY RESERVE, 1000 HRS (10:00 AM) (Staging 0900), TUESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2016, NORWICH, CT

October 9, 2016 by

***HONOR MISSION***

MANUEL CARDOZA JR., US ARMY/US ARMY RESERVE

1000 HRS (10:00 AM) (Staging 0900), TUESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2016

NORWICH, CT

Patriot Guard and Associates,
Sadly, we have asked to stand a Flag Line to honor Manuel Cardoza Jr, who served in the US Army and Army Reserves during the Korean War. He was also active in the VFW and American Legion, and was a Gold Circle member of the Preston VFW post 9542. He was also Past Commander of American Legion Post #4 in Norwich. He was inducted into the State of Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame in 2012. We will stand a Flag Line for the service at the church. Interment will be private.
Assistant State Captain Jack Casey will be RCIC and Flags and water will be on site.
STAGE:
0900 HRS (9:00 AM), Tuesday, 11 October 2016
St. Patrick Cathedral
213 Broadway
Norwich, CT 06360

God Bless America, Our Troops and First Responders.

Regards,

MAC MCARTHUR

STATE CAPTAIN

CT PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

haddamac@gmail.com

mac06438@aol.com

Cell:860-682-7625

Fax: 860-345-3654

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CT RUN FOR THE FALLEN/CT TREES OF HONOR DEDICATION CEREMONY

September 15, 2016 by
Patriot Guard and Associates,
Just a reminder about the event on Saturday, 17 September 2016 for the Run For The Fallen/ CT Trees of Honor Dedication Ceremony. While we are staging at 1200 hrs (Noon), if you wish to help with the set-up prior to the run starting, you can arrive at any time after 0600 hrs (6:00 am) as Skip Petras will be there early to do so. 

 

As a heads up, be advised that one of the contractors involved in the construction of the memorial has filed a suit against the City of Middletown to halt the dedication and opening of the park. The last I heard, his request for an injunction has been denied and the ceremony will go on as scheduled. Our participation in the event is not involved in the dispute as we are there to honor the veterans for whom the run is being held. If you should be approached by any members of the media who might want your opinion regarding the pending lawsuit, I would ask that you refer them to the City of Middletown, the organizers of the Park dedication, or to me or Skip Petras. We don’t want to be involved in any of the legal situation as it is still unfolding. Remember, we are there to honor the veterans. 
God Bless America, Our Troops and First Responders.Regards,
MAC MCARTHUR

STATE CAPTAIN

CT PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

haddamac@gmail.com

mac06438@aol.com

Cell:860-682-7625

Fax: 860-345-3654

 

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***HONOR MISSION***JOSEPH R. NORTON, SN, US NAVY, 0900 HRS (9:00 AM) (Staging 8:00 AM), WEDNESDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2016, NORWICH, CT

September 5, 2016 by

JOSEPH R. NORTON, SN, US NAVY

0900 HRS (9:00 AM) (Staging 8:00 AM), WEDNESDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2016

NORWICH, CT

Patriot Guard and Associates,

Sadly we are called to stand in honor of Joseph R. Norton, SN, US Navy, who served during WWII and the Korean War, from 1947 to 1951. He was stationed on the USS Little Rock CL-92 and with Submarine Division 3-11 at Submarine Base New London, CT. He received the National Defense Service Medal.
We will stand a FlagLine at the funeral home for the 1000 hrs (10:00 am) service, and provide a Flag Vehicle Escort to the cemetery. 
Assistant State Captain Jack Casey will be RCIC and have Flags and water on site.
STAGE:                         
0800 HRS (8:00 am), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 (The family arrives at 0900 hrs (9:00 am)
Cummings-Gagne Funeral Home
82 Cliff Street
 Norwich, CT 06360
INTERMENT:                 
Following the service at funeral home. For those who can’t make the funeral home:
1030 hrs (10:30 am), Wednesday, 7 September 2016
 Cedar Grove Cemetery
  638 Broad Street
  New London, CT 06320
 

God Bless America, Our Troops and First Responders.

Regards,

MAC MCARTHUR

STATE CAPTAIN

CT PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

haddamac@gmail.com

mac06438@aol.com

Cell:  860-682-7625

Fax:  860-345-3654

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**SPECIAL MISSION** Portland CT 175th Anniversary Parade Saturday Sept 10, 2016 0800 Stage

September 4, 2016 by

**SPECIAL MISSION**

Portland CT 175th Anniversary Parade

Saturday Sept 10, 2016 0800 Stage

Patriot Guard and Associates…

 
We have been invited by the Town Of Portland to participate in the 175th Anniversary Celebration Parade on Saturday Sept 10th. We will be standing a Flag Line and also a Flag bike escort for the parade. This event will have 2 staging areas.  Both stages will be at 0800 hrs (8am). 
 
Stage #1 FOR FULL FLAGGED BIKES  0800 hrs   Flagged Bikes will stage at the corner of Victoria Rd and Main St across from the Portland Fire House. We will be the First unit in the parade. We will be Escorting the Color Guard.  Upon arrival at the reviewing area, flagged bikes will break off and park in the Brownstone Intermediate School parking lot. The parade will be held for us to make this transition. Those on bikes will obtain flags at the school and join the flag line that will be in place. Please try to be as quick as possible to join the line.
STAGE #2  FOR ALL OTHERS  0800 hrs   All other members wishing to stand the flag line are asked to park at the Brownstone Intermediate School  314 Main St, Portland CT  06480. The parade is expected to take approx 2hrs from the start time of 0900 hrs (9am).  Members may step off the line if necessary as the parade passes. 
 
We have been invited by the Portland Fire Department to join them for a barbecue lunch at the Portland Co 2 Picnic Grounds 84 Indian Hill Av Portland, CT 06480 following the parade for anyone who wishes to attend. 
 
ASC Skip Petras will be RCIC and flags and water will be on site. 
 
God Bless America, Our Troops and our First Responders. 
 
For the State Captain,  
 
Skip Petras  Asst State Captain
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Connecticut PGR Weekly Recap

September 3, 2016 by

Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders has an Honorary Ride Captain, who left us too soon, in 2013 – Jay Koonz.  Jay participated in many Patriot Guard Missions.  He rode a restored Ural with a sidecar.  Jay would write a recap of Connecticut Guard Missions for the Connecticut Cruise News. 

Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders is beginning a weekly recap our activities, will be published usually on Sunday’s.  This recap is being dedicated to Jay.

It will be posted on the web page:  https://www.ctpatriotguard.org and on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CT.Patriot.Guard .  Because we are connected on twitter and Instagram, it will be share there as well.  It is hopeful this recap will inspire you to participate missions with us.

The Patriot Guard Riders of CT are volunteers and a large majority of us have full time jobs. We are a group that wishes to show honor and respect to our fallen heroes/heroines, including Active Duty Military, Veteran’s of Military Service, First Responders and Patriot Guard Riders Members.

We are not a protest group and we are not an anti-protest group. We will not participate in any event that could even be remotely viewed as such. We will not attend any event of political nature and do not seek publicity. We do attend funerals and on several occasions protesters have been present. Protesters are never recognized and always ignored.

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE, BUT MEMBERSHIP IS!

COME stand a flag-line with us, the only, requirement is: RESPECT.

To learn more, visit our website:   https://www.ctpatriotguard.org   or email our State Captain Mac McArthur

In memory of Jay Koonz:

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Facebook Page and Name on Page

September 1, 2016 by

When our Facebook page and our website: http://www.ctpatriotguard.com was created there was a lot of discussion at the time about the word “Riders”. It is not necessary to ride a motorcycle to be a member of our organization. Our national organization is named: Patriot Guard Riders. We do not want to deviate from that title. We are also known as Patriot Guard Riders of CT – as registered with the State of Connecticut. Another name we are also known as is CT Patriot Guard Riders. Therefore, the Facebook page name as been changed to Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders to enable us to be consistent with the national organization and all the state Patriot Guard Riders in our country. This does not change a thing about our goals and objectives. It justs put our name on the Facebook page consistent with our national organization of: Patriot Guard Riders: https://www.patriotguard.org .

Thank you,

Social Media Team

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**HONOR MISSION***JOSEPH P. BARBER, HM3, US NAVY, 1100 HRS (11:00 AM) [Staging time 1000], FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2016, EAST HAMPTON, CT

September 1, 2016 by

***HONOR MISSION***

JOSEPH P. BARBER, HM3, US NAVY

1100 HRS (11:00 AM), FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2016

EAST HAMPTON, CT

Patriot Guard and Associates,
Sadly we are called to stand a Flag Line to honor Joseph P. Barber, HM3, US Navy, who served from 1976 to 1980. He was awarded the Navy Good Conduct Medal and the Navy Expeditionary Medal.
We will stand a Flag Line at the funeral home during the service and for Military Honors.
We are invited to the Fowler-Dix-Park Post 5095 following the service.
Assistant State Captain Jack Casey will be RCIC and Flags and water will be on site.
STAGE:                   
1000 HRS (10:00 am), Friday, 2 September 2016
Spencer Funeral Home
112 Main Street
East Hampton, CT 06424

God Bless America, Our Troops and First Responders.

Regards,

MAC MCARTHUR

STATE CAPTAIN

CT PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

haddamac@gmail.com

mac06438@aol.com

Cell:860-682-7625

Fax: 860-345-3654

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Instagram

August 27, 2016 by

We are happy to announce that you can also find Connecticut Patriot Guard on Instagram:

https://instagram.com/ctpatriotguard

We are new to Instagram, however follow us and watch us grow!

If you have any questions, contact the Social Media Team Manager:

Laurie Gadbois at laurie8914@ctpatriotguard.org

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***HONOR MISSION***JOHN EYDENTA, SGT, US AIR FORCE, 1100 HRS (11:00 AM) (STAGING 1000), MONDAY, 29 AUGUST 2016, NEW BRITAIN, CT

August 27, 2016 by

***HONOR MISSION***JOHN EYDENTA, SGT, US AIR FORCE

1100 HRS (11:00 AM), MONDAY, 29 AUGUST 2016

NEW BRITAIN, CT

Patriot Guard and Associates,
Sadly, we are called to stand a Flag Line for John “Jack” Eydenta, Sgt, US Air Force, who served from May 1946 to April 1949 with Headquarters, 1917th AACS Squadron as a Message Center Clerk. He was awarded the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), and the WWII Victory Medal.
We will provide a Flag Vehicle Escort from the funeral home to the church, and stand a Flag Line at the church during the service and for Military Honors following. Interment will be at a later date.

State Captain Mac McArthur, who is the brother-in-law of Jack Eydenta, will be RCIC for the escort portion.

ESCORT STAGE:                     
0930 HRS (9:30 AM), Monday, 30 August 2016
Carlson Funeral Home
45 Franklin Square
New Britain, CT 06051
Assistant State Captain Jack Casey will be RCIC for the Flag Line. Flags and water will be on site.

FLAG LINE STAGE:                 
1000 HRS (10:00 AM), Monday, 30 August 2016
St. Andrew Church
396 Church Street
New Britain, CT 06051

God Bless America, Our Troops and First Responders.

Regards,

MAC MCARTHUR

STATE CAPTAIN

CT PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

haddamac@gmail.com

mac06438@aol.com

Cell:860-682-7625

Fax: 860-345-3654

SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM COMMENT: This Honor Mission is for Mac McArthur’s brother-in-law

Obituary: http://tinyurl.com/jxugod5

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***HONOR MISSION***FRANCIS J. PLATI, SR, SERGEANT, US ARMY,(1200 hours – Staging) 1300 HRS (1:00 PM), WEDNESDAY, 3 AUGUST 2016, WEST HARTFORD, CT

August 1, 2016 by

Patriot Guard and Associates,

We have been asked to stand in Honor during the interment of Francis J. Plati, Sgt, US Army, who served as a Clerk-Typist with the 974th Air Engineer Squadron in WWII during the Air Offensive- Europe Rome Arno and North Appenines from 1943 to 1945. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon, and the WWII Victory Medal.
We will stand a Flag Line for the Interment Service and Military Honors.
Assistant State Captain Jack Casey will be RCIC and Flags and water will be on site.
STAGE:                 
1200 hrs (12:00 pm)
Wednesday, 4 August 2016
Fairview Cemetery
200 Whitman Ave.

West Hartford, CT 06107

God Bless America, Our Troops and First Responders.

Regards,

MAC MCARTHUR

STATE CAPTAIN

CT PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

haddamac@gmail.com

mac06438@aol.com

Cell:860-682-7625

Fax: 860-345-3654

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