*** Honor Mission***

Roland R. Leduc

US Army Air Corps, WWII

Oakville CT

MON AUG 13th 1100hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for Roland Leduc, who served our country honorably as a Tec 5 in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, may he rest in peace.

Roland proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Southwest Pacific Theatre during WWII. He was honorably discharged as a Tec 5 on January 14, 1946 and was a member of the Oakville V.F.W. Post 7330 and Debary V.F.W. Post 8093.

Roland was the father-in-law of our own PGR member Kevin Martin and we are sorry for your loss.

 We will stand a flag line at the church and the cemetery.

 Sr. RC Jack Casey will be RCIC and have flags on site.

Staging

1000hrs (staging)

Monday August 13th

Saint Mary Magdalen Church

145 Buckingham St

Oakville, CT

Interment

Mount Olivet Cemetery

699 Platt Rd

Watertown, CT

God Bless America, Our Troops and 1^st Responders!

 Regards,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt

Patriot Guard Riders

Connecticut State Captain

www.ctpatriotguard.org

greggbarratt@gmail.com

203-921-8255

 

*** Honor Mission***

Edwin Williams

US Navy/Fire Fighter

Cheshire, CT

SAT AUG 11th 1000hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for Edwin “Moose” Williams who served our country honorably in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Bennington as an Aviation Electrician, working on twin engine jet fighters. He served from 1950 – 1954, may he rest in peace.

Edwin was also a 35 year member of the Cheshire Fire Department.

Edwin was the father in law of our own PGR member Greg York and we are sorry for your loss.

We will provide:

·Final Ride escort in conjunction with the Cheshire Fire Department. Full Flag vehicles only and contact State Captain Gregg Barratt for details: Greggbarratt@gmail.com

·Flag Line at the funeral home and cemetery.

State Captain Gregg Barratt will RCIC the escort and Sr. RC Jack Casey will be RCIC and have flags on site.

Staging
0900hrs (staging)

Saturday August 11th

Alderson Funeral Home

615 South Main Street

Cheshire, CT

Interment

Hamden Plain Cemetery

250 Circular Avenue

Hamden, CT

God Bless America, Our Troops and 1st Responders!

Regards,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt
Patriot Guard Riders
Connecticut State Captain
www.ctpatriotguard.org
greggbarratt@gmail.com
203-921-8255

*** Honor Mission***
Gaetano A. “Tom” Mazzarella
USMC/ US Army National Guard
WWII/ Korea
Norwich, CT
THU AUG 2nd 1000hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for Gaetano A. “Tom” Mazzarella who served our country honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps/ Army National Guard in WWII and Korea, may he rest in peace.

Tom served in the US Marine Corps 1st Marine Div. “Old Breed” on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, Tarawa and other Pacific Islands earning a Silver Star and Purple Heart.  He was very proud of being a Marine and he and his brothers became local celebrities by visiting schools lecturing about their WWII experiences and taking part in local ceremonies

We will provide a Flag Line at the funeral home, escort to the cemetery and a Flag Line at the cemetery.

Sr. RC Jack Casey will be RCIC and have flags on site.
Final Staging

0900hrs (staging)

Thursday August 2nd

Church and Allen Funeral Home

136 Sachem Street

Norwich, CT

Interment

St Joseph’s  Cemetery

815 Boswell Avenue

Norwich, CT

God Bless America, Our Troops and 1^st Responders!

Regards,

 Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt
Patriot Guard Riders
Connecticut State Captain
www.ctpatriotguard.org
greggbarratt@gmail.com
203-921-8255

*** Honor Mission***

David Neal, Pfc. US Army

New London, CT

SAT JUL 28th 1100hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for David Neal, who served our country honorably in the U.S. Army, may he rest in peace. 

He was attached to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 188th Airborne Infantry Regiment at Fort Campbell, KY.

We will provide a Flag Line at service at the funeral home.

Sr. RC Jack Casey will be RCIC and have flags on site.

Of note, this honor mission occurs shortly before the Run for the Fallen Special Mission on Saturday.  We anticipate this honor mission to be very short and then if members wanted to, they could head to Glastonbury to make the Flag Line at that event.

Final Staging

1000hrs (staging)

Saturday July 28th

Lester Gee Funeral Home

108 Blinman Street

New London, CT

God Bless America, Our Troops and 1^st Responders!!

Regards,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt

Patriot Guard Riders

 

***Special Mission*** 

Run for the Fallen

Glastonbury, CT.

SAT, JUL 28th, 1100hrs

We are very excited to have been asked to once again participate in the “Run for the Fallen” on Saturday July 28^th with a Flag Line at the end of the run as they come into the track and once again at the Flag Planting ceremony.

The third annual “Run for the Fallen” event in Connecticut is a run to honor all the brave men and women through history who have given their lives so we all can remain free.  There will be a road team that will run one mile for each of the 63 heroes from CT killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9-11 and the team will end their run at the track.

There will be Gold Star Families there, Honor and Remember Flag presentations, food, activities and speakers include: Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Col. Simmons, and Linda Schwartz.

Our own PGR brothers Cliff Paquette and Jody Barr are leaders of this terrific event to honor those who have sacrificed so much…thank you gentlemen for all you do!

Sr. RC Jack Casey will be will be RCIC and have flags on site.  Escort will be provided by CT Rolling Flags and any full flag vehicle wishing to be part of the last mile escort, must notify the RCIC ahead of time.

Final Staging

Sat July 28th, 2012 at 11:30 am

Glastonbury High School track

1086 New London Tnpk

Glastonbury, CT

For more information about this mission, contact Gregg Barratt, State Captain.

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