<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>Pony Express Escort</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>Sgt. Carl Walker, U.S. Air Force, Silver Star Recipient</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>Brig. Gen. Don Harvel, U.S. Air Force</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>29 September 2022</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>To: Arlington National Cemetery</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><p><b>The PA Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the Arizona Patriot Guard
State Captain to assist in the escort through the State of Pennsylvania by Pony
Express Sgt. Carl Walker, U.S. Air Force, Silver Star recipient and Brig. Gen.
Don Harvel, U.S. Air Force. PA PGR will assist in the escort from far Western
PA on Route 70 East to Keysers Ridge, MD where we will transfer escort to the
MD PGR.</b></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"></span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default">Sgt.</span>Carl Walker served in the United States Air Force, serving as a Loadmaster
in a C-130 during the Vietnam War. Attaining the rank of Sergeant, Carl Walker
was awarded the Silver Star for his Gallantry In Action during an extremely
hazardous airdrop mission to an encircled Special Forces Camp. During the final
approach the aircraft was damaged by enemy fire, and it’s load of high
explosives ammunition was ignited. Sergeant Walker fought the flaming fire
amidst thickening smoke and spraying hydraulic fluid until the load could be
delivered on the drop zone. After dropping the critically needed ammunition
exactly on the impact point, he displayed superb airmanship in assisting in the
return of the badly crippled aircraft.<span></span></font></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Brig. Gen. </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Don Harvel served in the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard.
After graduating from West Point, he received a commission in the Air Force and
was assigned to pilot training at Williams Air Force Base in Arizona. His first
flying assignment was flying C-130 aircraft at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. In
1982, he was reassigned as an instructor pilot flying C-130s with the Air Crew
Training and Test Wing (Air Force Special Operations) at </span>Kirkland<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Air Force
Base, N.M.</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">His military assignments included Commander of the 181st Airlift Squadron,
Commander of the 136th Operations Group, and Commander of the 136th Airlift
Wing. Don was promoted to Brigadier General in 2008 and was assigned to be the
Deputy Commander of the Texas Air National Guard. During this time, he also
served as the Assistant to the Commander of Air Force Special Operations.</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">He retired from the Air Force/Air National Guard with the permanent rank of
Brigadier General, in 2010.</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Don<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">completed 34 years of military service that included deployments for
Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">He had more than 4,500 hours of C-130 flying experience.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>Thursday, 29 September 2022</b></span><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>Staging: 7:30 AM - Econo Lodge, 87 Jenkins Lane, Triadelphia, <a href="http://W.VA">W.VA</a> 26059 (this is a few miles from the PA border)</b></span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> </span>RIDE CAPTAINS: Randy Ruff <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span>Susan Whitlatch, SC WV PGR</b><br><b style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span><a href="mailto:randyaruff@gmail.com">randyaruff@gmail.com</a> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span> <a href="mailto:starr6562@gmail.com">starr6562@gmail.com</a></b><br><b style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span>412-613-2109 304-559-3093</b><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b>Briefing: 7:45 AM </b></span></span></p><p><b>KSU: 8:00 AM</b> from Hotel to Keyser's Ridge, MD via 70 East to PA-519 South to
U.S. 40 East. App. 1 hr. 47 mins., 92 Miles.<span></span></p><p>Anyone wishing to continue on to Arlington estimated time to hotel<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"> from Keyser's Ridge</span> is 1:30
PM. App 168 miles (122 miles fueling stop). Holiday Inn Arlington, 4610 Fairfax
Dr., Arlington, VA 22203<span></span></p><p>Interment for Brig. Gen. Don Harvel @ 11:00 AM 30 / September /2022<br>
Interment for Sgt. Carl Walker @ 2:00 PM 30 /September / 2022<span></span></p><p>
</p><p>No large flags in Arlington National Cemetery<span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><b><br></b></span></span></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div style="text-align:center"></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4" color="#073763"><b><br></b></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>