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**HONOR MISSION** 8 UNCLAIMED MILITARY VETERANS ROCKY HILL/ MIDDLETOWN, CT FRIDAY 10/01/2021 845AM STAGE

September 28, 2021 by
**HONOR MISSION**
8 UNCLAIMED MILITARY VETERANS
 
VICTOR H ANDERSON USMC KOREA
ORVILLE K DAVIS US ARMY WW II
STEPHEN Y FORRESTER US ARMY VIETNAM
JOSEPH P GALIPEAU US ARMY WW II
LAWRENCE W JORDAN US ARMY WW I
BERNARD J LAFLEUR US NAVY WW II
GEORGE D PARKER US NAVY WW II
LAWRENCE E TEFFT US COAST GUARD/MERCHANT MARINE WW II
 
ESCORT STAGE
CT DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
287 WEST ST
ROCKY HILL CT 06067
FRIDAY 10/01/2021
845AM STAGE
 
CEMETERY STAGE
CT STATE VETERANS CEMETERY
317 BOW LA
MIDDLETOWN, CT  06457
FRIDAY 10/01/2021
930AM STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
We have been invited by DVA Commissioner Thomas Saadi to participate in the Escort and Final Military Honors for 8 Unclaimed Military Veterans.
CT PGR along with the CT Funeral Directors Association, CT State Police, Local Law Enforcement, will Escort these Veterans to their final resting place at the CT State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown.
CT PGR will now be the family for these Veterans.
A flagged Vehicle Escort has been requested.
ASC Skip Petras (860-463-5316) will be RCIC for the escort.
We will Stand a Flag Line for the Cemetery Ceremony and Military Honors.
RC Gregg Karal (860-922-5559) will be RCIC at the Cemetery with flags on site.
Any RC that will be attending are requested to bring their flags to the cemetery.
Members are reminded that Personal Weapons are not Permitted on State Property.
Masks are encouraged by the DVA though not required. Members may make their own choice.
God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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**SPECIAL MISSION** FREEDOM SALUTE CEREMONY CT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD HARTFORD CT STAURDAY 09/25/2021 8AM STAGE

September 23, 2021 by
**SPECIAL MISSION** 
FREEDOM SALUTE CEREMONY
CT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD UNIT RETURN
 
GOV WILLIAM O’NEILL ARMORY
360 BROAD ST
HARTFORD, CT 06105 
SATURDAY 09/25/2021
8AM STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
We have been invited by Maj General Francis Evon, Adjutant General to participate in the Freedom Salute Ceremony for a returning CT Army National Guard Unit from overseas deployment.
We will Stand a Flag Line for the Ceremony inside the Hartford Armory.
RC Jennifer Hauser  (203-627-7604) will be RCIC with flags on site.
MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO STATE BUILDINGS.
Members are reminded that Personal Weapons are not permitted on State Property.
God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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**HONOR/ESCORT MISSION** MICHAEL A KARGE HMCS(SW) US NAVY NEW LONDON CT SATURDAY 09/25/2021 845AM STAGE

September 23, 2021 by
**HONOR/ESCORT MISSION**
MICHAEL ANTHONY KARGE HMCS(SW)
US NAVY 
 
FLAGGED VEHICLE ESCORT STAGE
35 NEPTUNE AV (RESIDENCE) 
NEW LONDON, CT 06360
SATURDAY 09/25/2021 
0845AM STAGE
 
CEMETERY STAGE
CEDAR GROVE CEMETERY
638 BROAD ST
NEW LONDON, CT 06320
SATURDAY 09/25/2021
0930AM STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
Sadly we have been requested to Stand in Honor for Michael Anthony Karge HMCS(SW).
Significant Duty Stations include Naval Medical Clinic Port Hueneme, Ca as a Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman (Hospital Corpsman Senior Chief)
Significant Awards include Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Commendation Medal w/ Gold Star, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal (x4), Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon,Enlisted Surface Warfare Insignia (SW), Navy Expert Marksman M-16 Ribbon, Marksman .45 Cal Pistol Ribbon.
A Flagged Vehicle Escort has been requested from the Residence to the Cemetery. ( Contact the RCIC if you will be participating in the escort)
We will Stand a Flag Line for Cemetery Services at the Cemetery.
RC Linda Liversidge-Daley (203-915-8259) will be RCIC with Flags on site.
God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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September 20, 2021 by
**HONOR MISSION**
ROBERT JONATHAN LANGSTON SP4
US ARMY
VIETNAM
 
CEMETERY SERVICES ONLY
CT STATE VETERANS CEMETERY
317 BOW LA
MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457
WEDNESDAY 09/22/2021
1PM STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
Sadly we have been Requested to Stand in Honor for Robert J Langston US Army Vietnam.
Significant Duty Stations include 108th Quartermaster Company Fort Rucker AL as an Engineer Equipment Maintenance Construction Equipment Repairer.
Significant Awards include the National Defense Service Medal.
We will Stand a Flag Line for Cemetery Services and Military Honors.
SRC Greg Young will be RCIC with flags on site.
Members are reminded that Personal Weapons are not permitted on State Property.
God Bless America, Our Troops, and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)

https://www.ctpatriotguard.org/11030-2/

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**HONOR MISSION** WILLIAM H LARKIN SP4(T) US ARMY VIETNAM MIDDLETOWN, CT 09/20/2021 12 NOON STAGE

September 19, 2021 by
**HONOR MISSION**
WILLIAM HENRY LARKIN SP4 (T)
US ARMY
VIETNAM
 
CEMETERY ONLY
CT STATE VETERANS CEMETERY
317 BOW LA
MIDDLETOWN, CT  06457
MONDAY 09/20/2021 
12 NOON STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
Sadly we are requested to Stand in Honor for William H Larkin SP4 (T) US Army Vietnam
Significant Duty Stations include the 49th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs 199th Light Infantry Brigade as a Light Weapons Infantryman.
Significant Awards include the National Defense Service Medal Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal w/ Device Combat Infantryman’s Badge, and Expert Badge with Rifle Bar.
We will Stand a Flag Line at the Cemetery for Burial and Military Honors.
SRC Greg Young will be RCIC with flags on site.
Members are reminded that Personal Weapons are not permitted on State Property.
God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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**HONOR MISSION** ATTEND ON YOUR OWN DAVID J SHANNON LTJG US NAVY RESERVES SOUTHBURY CT SATURDAY 09/18/2021 9AM STAGE

September 17, 2021 by
**HONOR MISSION**
ATTEND ON YOUR OWN
DAVID JAMES SHANNON LTJG
US NAVY RESERVES
 
CALLING HOURS/CHURCH STAGE/MILITARY HONORS
SACRED HEART CHURCH
910 MAIN ST SOUTH
SOUTHBURY, CT 06488
SATURDAY 09/18/2021 
9AM STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
Sadly we have been requested to Stand in Honor for David James Shannon LTJG US Navy Reserves.
Significant Duty Stations include the USS Turner DD-648 DD-834 / DDR 834 and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL
Significant Awards include the National Defense Service Medal.
We have been requested to Stand a Flag Line for Calling Hours, Church Services and Military Honors following.
This is an Attend on Your Own Mission.  Members should bring their own flags.
God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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**HONOR MISSION** ANDREW MEEKER SSGT CT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NEW BRITAIN/BERLIN CT SATURDAY 09/18/2021 10AM STAGE

September 17, 2021 by
**HONOR MISSION**
ANDREW DAVID MEEKER  SSGT 
CT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
GWOT
 
ESCORT STAGE
ERICKSON-HANSEN FUNERAL HOME
411 SOUTH MAIN ST
NEW BRITAIN, CT 06051
SATURDAY 09/18/2021
10AM STAGE 
 
CHURCH STAGE
BETHANY COVENANT CHURCH
785 MILL ST
BERLIN, CT 06037
SATURDAY 09/18/2021
10AM STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
Sadly we have been Requested to Stand in Honor for Andrew David Meeker SSGT CT Army National Guard GWOT.
As a member of the CTARNG Andrew was trained as a Combat Medic and also Advanced Laboratory Technician.
A Flagged Vehicle Escort has been Requested from the Funeral Home to the Church and a Flag Line at the Church
RC Linda Liversidge-Daley (203-915-8259) will be the RCIC at the Church with flags on site.
RC Rob Migliore (203-815-9687) will be the RCIC for the Escort.
God Bless America, Our Troops, and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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**HONOR MISSION** CPL WALTER A SMEAD CPL US ARMY KOREA (KIA) WINDSOR LOCKS CT TUESDAY 09/14/2021 1700 HRS STAGE

September 12, 2021 by
**HONOR MISSION**
WALTER A SMEAD CPL
US ARMY 
KOREA (KIA) 1953
 
AIRPORT STAGE
BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
236 FIREHOUSE RD
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT 06096
TUESDAY 09/14/2021
5PM STAGE 
Patriot Guard and Associates;
 
Sadly we have been requested to assist NYPGR to Stand in Honor for Walter A Smead CPL US Army Korea (KIA). NYPGR and MAPGR will escort the remains from Bradley Airport to NY. 
 
The following was taken from the Funeral Home website;

Walter A. Smead

Jan. 28, 1926 – March 16, 2021

HADLEY – Walter A. Smead, 24, of Hadley, New York, killed in action during the Korean War, was accounted for March 16, 2021.

Born on January 28, 1926, in Lake Luzerne, he was the son of the late Carl Smead and Jennie(Hitchcock) Smead.

Walter attended Hadley-Luzerne schools and enlisted in the United States Army on May 13, 1944. He served during World War II with the 10th Mountain Division which was deployed to Italy. He then was assigned to A Battery, 57th Field Artillery, 7th Infantry Division when he was deployed to Korea in 1950.

Private First Class Smead was listed as missing in action on December 6, 1950, after his unit was attacked while attempting to withdraw near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. He was added to the list of presumed dead in December of 1953 and was promoted to Corporal posthumously.

Corporal Smead’s remains were included in the 55 boxes returned to the United States following the summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim in June of 2018. His remains were identified using DNA technology and anthropological analysis in the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on March 16, 2021.

We will Stand a Flag Line for the Dignified Transfer outside the gate on Firehouse Rd.  PGR will not be permitted on the Airport Grounds. 

SC Gregg Barratt will be RCIC with flags on site. 

Members are reminded that Personal Weapons are not permitted on State Property. 

God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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**SPECIAL MISSION** FLAGGED VEHICLE ESCORT VETERANS FISHING TRIP ROCKY HILL/NIANTIC CT TUESDAY 09/14/2021 1PM STAGE

September 8, 2021 by
**SPECIAL MISSION**
FLAGGED VEHICLE ESCORT 
VETERANS FISHING TRIP 
ROCKY HILL TO NIANTIC CT 
 
ESCORT STAGE
CT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
287 WEST ST
ROCKY HILL, CT 06067
TUESDAY 09/14/2021
1PM STAGE
Patriot Guard and Associates;
We have been invited by the Northeast Saltwater Fishing Club to provide a Flagged Vehicle Escort for a bus transporting Veterans to Niantic for a Fishing Trip. The Club Sponsors this trip and there is no cost to the Veteran.
The bus will be leaving the CT Department of Veterans Affairs 287 West St Rocky Hill at 2pm.
Members that are Veterans have been invited to participate if they would like to.
ASC Skip Petras will be RCIC.
Members should assure that their flags can safely be flown at highway speeds.
THIS MISSION IS PRIOR TO THE AIRPORT MISSION.
God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

—

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
 
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
860-392-9638 (cell)
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**EXTREME SHORT NOTICE HONOR MISSION** J DAVID OLSSON SCPO US NAVY, EMS AND FIREFIGHTER, MIDDLETOWN CT THURSDAY 09/09/2021 1300 HRS STAGE

September 8, 2021 by

**EXTREMENT SHORT NOTICE HONOR MISSION**

J DAVID OLSSON

SCPO US NAVY, EMS AND FF

CEMETERY ONLY

STATE VETERANS CEMETERY

317 BOW LANE

MIDDLETOWN CT

THURSDAY 9/09/21

1300hrs  STAGE

Patriot Guard and Associates;

 

Sadly we have been Requested to Stand in Honor for J. David Olsson  SCPO US Navy, EMS and Firefighter.

 

He joined the United States Navy prior to graduating from Cranston High School in 1959. He spent the beginning of his career as a proud submariner in the Navy. In 1967, he joined the Ledyard Fire Company, No.1. In July 1972, he was a charter member of the Ledyard Volunteer Emergency Squad. And retired from the Navy  in 1978, as a senior chief from the Navy.

 

He was employed at Foxwoods in their EMS department (MPEMS) for many years. In his 50’s he proudly became a paramedic after many years of providing care as an EMT and an EMS instructor. After the dissolvement of MPEMS, he continued his career at American Ambulance in Norwich.  He provided 50 years of service and dedication in the emergency medical services. On May 18, 2015, he received a state citation and a Distinguished Achievement Award from the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health for his decades of service.

Of note, this Hero was a good friend of Lt. Col Joe Danao (RET) and currently Director of Projects and Operations at the CT VA.

 

We will Stand a Flag Line for Cemetery Services and Military Honors and this is the 2nd Mission of the day at the same location but different times.

 

SC Gregg Barratt will be RCIC and have flags on site.

 

God Bless America, Our Troops and Our First Responders.

 

 

William F. Petras III (Skip)

Assistant State Captain

CT Patriot Guard Riders

ascspetras@ctpatriotguard.org

860-463-5316 (cell)

860-358-9648 (fax)

 

Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”

State Captain

CT Patriot Guard Riders

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

860-392-9638 (cell)

Regards,

Gregg Barratt

STATE CAPTAIN

CT PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.org

greggbarratt@gmail.com

Cell:860-392-9638

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