[PGR_PA_r1] Pony Express for Sergeant Carl Walker, U.S. Air Force, Silver Star Recipient

[Assistant State Captain West]

*Good Morning Everybody,*

*I received this Mission Posting yesterday, and I want to make sure that
Pennsylvania is represented in this escort. Bill "Wildhorse" Wooster will
be escorting the cremains of Sgt. Carl Walker from Phoenix, AZ to Arlington
National Cemetery.  The itinerary is listed below with a stop in Wheeling,
WV. *

* Updates of this mission will be posted as I receive them as will staging
in Wheeling, WV.  Any other staging areas in PA will be determined by the
RCIC when he is appointed and I will update that information also.*

*Please contact me directly for more information about this mission or any
other questions  regarding this mission. *

*Be safe all and thank you all for what you do*

*Aaron*




We are getting ready to provide a pony express from Arizona to Arlington
> for Carl Walker, Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, Silver Star Recipient.
>
> I will be transporting the cremains and burial flag for the journey, with
> the widow following.  I will have a chase vehicle and trailer with us.
> We will be taking pretty much the same route we took about 4 years ago on
> this same journey.
> Here are the basics to begin this.  Please offer your input.  I'd like to
> thank each of you and your state's members
> for the support you always provide !
>
> Honors are on 30 September 2022 @ 2 pm
>
> 24 Sept / Saturday - begin in Phoenix, AZ area > transfer to NMPGR at
> Lupton, then end day in Albuquerque. (Lupton is in Alb,NM time zone)
> 25 Sept / Sunday - Albuquerque to Sayre, Oklahoma
> 26 Sept / Monday - Sayre, Oklahoma to Springfield, Missouri
> 27 Sept / Tuesday - Springfield, Missouri to Terre Haute, Indiana
> 28 Sept / Weds. - Terre Haute, Ind to Wheeling, West Virginia
> 29 Sept / Thurs - Wheeling, West Virginia to Arlington, Virginia
> 30 Sept / Friday - Arlington to Arlington National Cemetery for 2 pm honors
>
> I have also attached the more detailed itinerary we used back in 2018.  If
> it applies to your area and it
> works for you then we are even further ahead.  However, feel free to
> change up whatever you'd like in your area
> and coordinate with neighboring states.  If you have any specific thoughts
> regarding hotels that would be more convenient
> than others for arrivals and departures please include those as soon as
> you can so that reservations can be made on my end.
>
> Thank you all for your efforts with this important mission.  I will be
> sending you the AZ version of the mission statement soon.
>
> Honor.  Respect.
> -----------------------
> *I am often asked how many missions I have done.*
> *What matters to the family is theirs, that I am on today.*
> Bill "Wildhorse" Wooster
> State Captain
> Arizona Patriot Guard Riders
>
> *Assistant State Captain - West*
*Pennsylvania Patriot Guard Riders*

*412-491-3383*
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