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Donations to the PGR, Inc. support many soldier's and families via our HOTH & FWSF Projects, as well as other projects Nationally.
Checks may be made payable to "Patriot Guard Riders, Inc." and mailed to:
Patriot Guard Riders
PO Box 822513
Vancouver, WA 98682
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Defense Fund
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Donations for the Legal Defense Fund for the Trademark defense.
Checks
may be made payable to "Patriot Guard Riders, Inc." and mailed to:
Patriot Guard Riders
PO Box 822513
Vancouver, WA 98682
Please note on the check if it is for the Legal
Defense fund.
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Please contact your State Captain for all mission requests, except for Arlington National Cemetery(ANC). Your State Captain, the ANC team, Moderators, and Contact teams, may be contacted through the following links.
State Captains
PGR ANC Team
Moderators
Contact PGR
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Our Mission
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Patriot Guard Riders Mission Statement |
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The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation. We have one thing in common besides motorcycles. We have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America’s freedom and security. If you share this respect, please join us.
We don’t care what you ride or if you ride, what your political views are, or whether you’re a hawk or a dove. It is not a requirement that you be a veteran. It doesn't matter where you’re from or what your income is; you don’t even have to ride. The only prerequisite is Respect.
Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family. Each mission we undertake has two basic objectives.
1. Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities.
2. Shield the mourning family and their friends from interruptions created by any protestor or group of protestors.
We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means.
To those of you who are currently serving and fighting for the freedoms of others, at home and abroad, please know that we are backing you. We honor and support you with every mission we carry out, and we are praying for a safe return home for all. |
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National Announcements & Board of Director's News --
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Dear Fellow Patriots,
As you have probably noticed by now there is a new button on the home page just below the navigation pane on the left hand side. This button will enable you to make a donation to our Legal defense fund. It's labeled Defense Fund, as not to confuse it with the “Donate To PGR” button below it. This is a PayPal account and 100% of donations will go to pay our legal costs for the trademark issue. Our leadership was truly hoping it would not come to this, but they need your assistance in keeping the “Patriot Guard Riders” in the possession of its members, not one person. The board has tried at length to negotiate this issue, but their efforts have fallen on deaf ears and are left no other option but to follow all legal avenues available to them.
This is not something the BOD asks lightly. Our members already pay all of their own expenses to honor the fallen, to attend every mission. They pay for the privilege to ride in the rain or in the cold, and the Board of Directors does not wish to further add to their burden. Since the PGR is a 100% volunteer organization, it counts on donations from members and other concerned citizens to help keep us up and running.
If it appears the donations are approaching the amount of the legal costs, the button will go away. We don't want to raise one extra penny this way; our members give so much already.
If there is any amount raised in excess of the legal fees, 100% of the surplus will be given to the HOTH program... |
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Gathering of the Guard '08
For information and registration for the Gathering of the Guard '08 in Danville, VA, please visit the GOTG site at the following link
www.GatheringOfTheGuard.org
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PGR Challenge Coins for Wounded Warriors
The PGR is proud to announce program available to all members to sponsor challenge coins that are being hand delivered to our soldiers that are recovering from injuries in the Critical Care VA facilities. If you would like to like to learn more about this unique opportunity to show your gratitude, follow the link below.
PGR Challenge Coins for Wounded Warriors
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| The photo is of my son and some of his unit. The PGR Flag that they are holding was placed in the nose of the aircraft behind them and flew in that days mission. The flag went across Iraq and back twice that day. Reports are that it was a very successful day. My son and his men wanted to send this to everyone to show that they appreciate everything that we do for them. | | | 101st in Afghanistan by jayhill111 |
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Submitting Photographs to the PGR Web Site
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Sending Photos & Video to the PGR Website
When Sending Photos to PGR Website:
On your missions you may take photos and or videos with respect. Please respect the family and fallen hero by not photographing them, the casket, or the hearse, unless requested. Photos such as these, as well as those of "uninvited guests", will not be posted in the gallery in respect for our hero and the family.
1. Send photos via a zipped file or as jpegs to photos@patriotguard.org
2. Name the zipped file after the Fallen Hero, please include Rank.
3. Please do not name the files in the zipped file the same as zipped files.
4. Please include the following information Fallen Hero's Name and Rank or Mission Name (Home Coming), Fallen Hero's Age (if known), City/State, Date of Mission.
5. Do not send emails files over 10 MB in size.
6. Photos should be sized to 640 pixels wide.
7. Send video files (100 MB Maximum size allowed) to: pgrvideo@yahoo.com
8. If sending a CD or DVD, please mail it to:
PGR
7126 S. Elm Ct.
Centennial, CO
80122
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Missions
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Confirmed Mission Rides
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PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
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SHORT NOTICE-Cpl Arnold A. "Dutch" Miller, US Army WWII Vet, Effingham, IL,21, 22 AUG 08
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James E. Huggins, USAR, Korea Veteran, New Martinsville, WV, 22 AUG 08
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Sgt (ret) Paul McKee, Army Veteran, Sierra Vista, AZ, 29 AUG 08
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Donald "Duck" Smeby, USMC Veteran, Aitkin, MN, 22 AUG 08
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Gregory M. Wissbaum, USMC/USN, Gulf Veteran, St. Louis, MO, 25, 26 AUG 08
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SSG Douglas G. Burned, Army, Vietnam Veteran, San Diego, CA, 29 AUG 08
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LCpl. Juan Lopez-Castaneda, 19, Mesa, AZ, 21 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - MSgt (ret) Gary Bader, USAF Veteran, Montgomery, AL, 21 AUG 08
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Capt. Michael K. Dodson, 31, USAF, San Antonio, TX, 23 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - Olan Barnett, Army, WWII Veteran, Ider, AL, 20 AUG 08
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1st Lt. Donald C. Carwile, 29, Oxford, MS, 21, 22, 23 AUG 08
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SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, 29, Sturgis, MI, 28, 29 AUG 08
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COL Roger Thompson, Army Veteran, Flower Mound, TX, 22 AUG 08
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Charles Wayne Hoofer, Jr, Navy Veteran, Carmichael, CA, 23 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - John Hall, USA veteran, Des Moines, IA, 20 AUG 08
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Darvin Cull, Army Veteran/PGR Member, San Antonio, TX, 22 AUG 08
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PFC Fredrick Wood Frazer, Army, Viet Nam Veteran, Ponte Vedra, FL, 22 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - John Leonard Reynolds, Army Veteran, Riverside, CA, 21 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - PFC Travis Dowd, 22, Army, Tallahassee, FL, 20 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - Milton "Ed" Trullinger, Army (ret), WWII/Korea/Viet Nam Veteran, Willow Springs, MO, 19, 20 AUG 08
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Allen H. Huling, IANG Veteran, Clinton, IA, 21 AUG 08
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Robert Flockhart, Army Veteran, Grand Junction, CO, 22 AUG 08
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Charles Ray, Army, Vietnam Veteran, Grand Junction, CO, 21 AUG 08
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Calvin Raso, Army, WWII Veteran, Grand Junction, CO, 21 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - James Renfo, USN/USMC Veteran, Grand Junction, CO, 20 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - William Bibb, Army, Vietnam Veteran, Grand Junction, CO, 20 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - SGM (ret) Mark L. Fisher, Army Veteran, Leominster, MA, 19, 20 AUG 08
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SHORT NOTICE - Thomas Hardin, Army, Vietnam Veteran/PGR Member, Shelby, OH, 19, 20 AUG 08
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Pfc David Derrington, USMC, Vietnam Veteran, Hammond, IN/Calumet City, IL, 20 AUG 08
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PFC Paul E. Conlon, 21, Mashpee, MA
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SSG (ret)Thomas E. Hentze, USMC Veteran, Jacksonville, NC, 20 AUG 08
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HMC (ret) S Kathie L. Thompson, 52, Navy Veteran, San Marcos, CA, 20 AUG 08
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Final Itinerary - CMSgt (ret) Erwin G. Redman, USAF, WWII/Vietnam Veteran, Hampton, VA, 22 AUG/ANC, 03 NOV 08
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Pfc. Daniel A. C. McGuire, 19, Mashpee, MA
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Cpl Anthony G. Mihalo, 23, Naperville, IL, 21 AUG 08
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A3C Robert E. "Skeeter" Simmons, MIA, Heuv | | |