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Honor Mission: Schiller, June 23

June 13, 2012 by

*** Honor Mission***

Phillip Schiller

SPC US Army

Operation Enduring Freedom

Barkhamsted, CT

SAT JUN 23rd 1300hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for Phillip Schiller who served our country honorably in the U.S. Army and was Killed In action (KIA) while serving in Afghanistan on April 11th, may he rest in peace. 

Spc. Philip C.S. Schiller, 21, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He enlisted in the Army in June 2010 and attended Army Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He arrived at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in November 2010, and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The 3rd Stryker Brigade deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in December.

His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Spc. Schiller, a native of CT, had recently relocated and his funeral was held in TX not long after his death.  This will be a CT Honor Mission with Military Honors and his family in attendance.

We will provide a Flag Line for this CT Hero Killed In Action.

 State Captain Gregg Barratt will be RCIC and flags will be on site.

 Final Staging

1200hrs (staging)

Saturday June 23rd

Peoples State Forest Pavilion

East River Road

Barkhamsted, CT

Peoples State Forest

Off Route 44: take Route 318 in Barkhamsted. Go across the steel bridge and take an immediate left onto East River Road. The recreation area is approximately 1 mile up on the left.


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God Bless America, Our Troops and 1st Responders!

Regards,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt

Patriot Guard Riders

Connecticut State Captain

greggbarratt@gmail.com

203-921-8255

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Memorial Service: Mammola, June 14

June 13, 2012 by
Thursday June 14th, 2000hrs. 
Memorial Service
US Navy Veteran Anthony ( Tony ) Mammola
Westbrook Elks

142 Seaside Ave
Westbrook, CT
This is an “Attend On Your Own” event.
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Special Mission Returning Soldiers Exhibit, New London, CT June 16th

June 13, 2012 by

*** Special Mission***
Returning Soldiers Exhibit
New London, CT.
SAT June 16th 1700hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

We are very pleased to have been invited by The TSETSE Gallery to participate in a very special Veterans Art Exhibit in New London.

This gallery has been running a program with teens and recently returning soldiers in CT and RI where a group of teens met with a group of soldiers. The soldiers told their stories on what it was like to return home after being serving in the overseas. The teens then came back with proposals on works of art that would tell the soldiers stories. The soldiers decided for each teen which of their ideas they wanted them to make. The teens then went off, working with thier our artists, to make that piece.

 After the better part of a year, they have numerous works of art that they are showcasing at an exhibition during New London art night where all the galleries stay open. This will bring great attention to the issues returning soldiers face after serving their country.

 We will stand a flag line during the beginning of this event from 1700hrs to 1900hrs and they are expecting many Veterans to attend this event.

 Flag Captain Don Camden will be acting RCIC and will have flags on site.

 Final Staging

1630hrs (staging)
Saturday June 16th
190 State Street –across from City Hall
New London, CT



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God Bless America, Our Troops and 1st Responders!

 Regards,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt 

Patriot Guard Riders

Connecticut State Captain

203-921-8255
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State Captain Announcement

June 13, 2012 by

Patriot Guard and Associates:

I hope this note finds you all doing well, riding safely and enjoying the warm weather.

We have certainly been extremely busy the past few months and I would once again like to take the time to thank each and every one of you that have been out at Honor missions, Special Missions and events like the Chili cook off where over $9,000 was raised for PGR of CT to help us support and give back to our Veterans/1st Responders. Whether you make one mission a year or 20, I certainly appreciate all that you do.

With so many missions happening each week, I wanted to take a moment to re-emphasize how we go about calling a mission and how I prioritize our attendance.

There are several categories of activities we participate in: Honor Missions, Special Missions and attend on your own events. To help prioritize our attendance and role, I use the below criteria to help guide me. While not all requests are clear cut, I will use my discretion and I am certainly open to your feedback.

    1. Honor Missions are our priority. For those who may be new, any matters that pertain to Veterans/1st Responders funerals or any KIA (Killed In Action), take precedence over all that we do. Should we have two at the same time, we will call missions on both and ask members to attend the one that works best for them. Of note, when I speak with event organizers of Special Missions, I always inform them that should an Honor Mission come in, that will be our priority and we will stand down on Special Missions should one of these arise at the same time.

 

    1.  Special Missions: Special missions where Veterans and or 1st Responders are present. These are events that we label HOTH or Help On The Home front and they can range from Welcome home, Troop send off’s to escorts to Veteran/1st Responder celebrations. We do our best to attend as many as we can, but as you can imagine, we cannot possibly attend the great many requests that we get each and every week.

 

  1. Attend on your own: These may be Veteran or 1st Responder related events that could be fundraisers or for a specific cause to benefit others. In these cases, we do not call a “mission” but may help to publicize it and ask members to attend on their own if they so choose.

Again, thank you for all that you do and be sure to send your friends , family and potential members to our website for information about PGR of CT.

With thanks,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt

Patriot Guard Riders

Connecticut State Captain

www.ctpatriotguard.org

greggbarratt@gmail.com

203-921-8255

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Honor Mission – Dellacamera, 6/9/12, North Haven, CT

June 8, 2012 by

*** Honor Mission***
Louie Anthony Dellacamera
USMC, Vietnam Era Veteran
North Haven, CT
SAT JUN 9th 0930hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Of note, this is one of two honor missions Saturday the 9th at approximately the same time with this one in North Haven and the other in New London.  Please choose which mission which is best for you.

 Sadly we are called to stand for Louis Anthony Della Camera, who served our country honorably in the US Marine Corps in Vietnam, may he rest in peace. 

We will stand a Flag Line at the calling hours/funeral service which will be held at the funeral home and then at the cemetery. The funeral is set to begin at approximately 1100hrs after the calling hours.

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

 Staging

0915hrs (staging)
Saturday June 9th
Washington Memorial Funeral Home
4 Washington Avenue
North Haven, CT


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Interment
All Saints Cemetery
700 Middletown Avenue
North Haven, CT


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With regards,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt

Patriot Guard Riders

203-921-8255
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Special Mission HOTH – June 10, 1330hrs

June 7, 2012 by

*** Special Mission HOTH ***
Honor and Remember Flag Presentation
Leonard Baranski, US Army
Meriden CT
SUN JUN 10th 1330hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

We are very proud to have been asked to participate in an Honor and Remember flag presentation for Leonard Baranski, who was with the US Army 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and was killed on June 12, 1944 after parachuting onto the beaches of Normandy.

There will be food and refreshments, a military flyover, and a military vehicle display.  Gil Simmons from Channel 8 is the master of Ceremonies.

We will stand a flag line at the beginning of this event when the flag will be presented.

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

Final Stage
1300hrs (stage)
Sunday June 10th
American Legion Post 45
835 Hanover Road
S. Meriden, CT  06451 


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God Bless America, Our Troops and 1st Responders!

With regards,

 Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt
Patriot Guard Riders
Connecticut State Captain

203-921-8255
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Honor Mission – Bannon, June 09 – New London, CT

June 6, 2012 by

*** Honor Mission***
Marion Bannon
Sgt. US Army
New London, CT
JUN 09th 1100hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for Marion Bannon, who served our country honorably in the US Army, may she rest in peace. 

 Sgt. Bannon served overseas in Germany from 1973-1975 and was a close personal friend of our own PGR member Kevin Gross.

 ASC Mac Mcarthur will be RCIC and have flags on site.

 Final Staging

1000hrs (staging)

Saturday Jun 09th

Faith Fellowship Church

327 Huntington Street

New London, CT


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God Bless America, Our Troops and 1st Responders!

With regards,

Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt

Patriot Guard Riders

Connecticut State Captain

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Honor Mission – Richmond, Watertown CT, June 7

June 5, 2012 by

*** Honor Mission***

Fredrick “Ricky” Richmond

US Army, Vietnam War Era

Watertown, CT

JUN 7th 0900hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for Fredrick “Ricky” Richmond, who served our country honorably in the US Army Connecticut National Guard, may he rest in peace.

We will stand a Flag Line at the service and at the cemetery.

Sr. RC Bobby Easton will be RCIC and flags will be on site courtesy of Flag Captain Don Camden.

Staging
0800hrs (staging)
Thursday June 7th
Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home
430 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT


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Interment
Mount Olivet Cemetery

669 Platt Road
Watertown, CT


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God Bless America, Our Troops and 1st Responders

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

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Thank you, RE: John Eikler Mission

June 4, 2012 by

Dear Patriot Guard Members

I would like to thank you for honoring my husband on April 12, 2012.  He was John R. Eikler.
I want to thank  the 11 men and 1 woman for giving all of our family support.
When we were all at the Cemetery in Ellington, it was unreal when the breeze picked up and the flags really started to move.  John was there and he was giving his approval of all of you being there.
I cant thank you enough.
Sincerely

Alice D. Eikler

Mission Link: Eikler

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Honor Mission – Marvin, June 6, Manchester, CT

June 3, 2012 by

*** Honor Mission***
James Marvin
SPC US Army-US Navy/Hartford Police
Manchester, CT
JUN 6th 1300hrs

Patriot Guard and associates,

Sadly we are called to stand for James Marvin, who served our country honorably in the US Army, US Navy and Hartford Police department, may he rest in peace. 

SPC Marvin was a 2004 graduate of Coventry High School. He was an accomplished Bag Piper and played with the Regional Police & Fire Pipe Band.  At the age of 17, he enrolled at the US Navy Great Lakes Training Center and went onto graduate as an air crewman at the Pensacola, FL Naval Station in 2005. After leaving the US Navy, he joined the National Guard in July of 2007 and served as a Specialist with the 102nd Alpha Company in Norwalk. In 2008 he graduated from the Class of 2008-01, Hartford Police Academy and has served in the Patrol Division of the Hartford Police Department. In 2009, James was activated by the CT National Guard and served in the Enduring Freedom Campaign in Afghanistan where he was highly decorated. He was a member of the American Legion, Post 58 in Topeka, KA.

We will stand a Flag Line at the Church and Cemetery. 
Sr. RC Jack Casey will be RCIC and have flags on site.

Staging

1200hrs (staging)

Wednesday June 6th

South Methodist Church

1226 Main Street

Manchester, CT


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Interment

New Cemetery

329 Main Street (Rt 31-off Memorial Drive)

Coventry, CT 06238


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 God Bless America, Our Troops and 1st Responders!!
Regards,
Gregg “Flag 7” Barratt

Patriot Guard Riders

Connecticut State Captain

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