[PGR_PA_r12] Pony Express Escort/Sgt. Carl Walker, U.S. Air Force, Silver Star Recipient and Brig. Gen. Don Harvel, U.S. Air Force / 29 September 2022 / to Arlington Cemetery

[Assistant State Captain West]

*Pony Express Escort*
*Sgt. Carl Walker, U.S. Air Force, Silver Star Recipient*
*Brig. Gen. Don Harvel, U.S. Air Force*
*29 September 2022*
*To: Arlington National Cemetery*

*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.*

Sgt.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.


Brig. Gen. 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 Kirkland Air Force Base, N.M.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.He
retired from the Air Force/Air National Guard with the permanent rank of
Brigadier General, in 2010.Don completed 34 years of military service that
included deployments for Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi
Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. He had more than 4,500 hours of C-130 flying
experience.

*Thursday, 29 September 2022*

*Staging: 7:30 AM - Econo Lodge, 87 Jenkins Lane, Triadelphia, W.VA
<http://W.VA> 26059 (this is a few miles from the PA border)*

*     RIDE CAPTAINS: Randy Ruff                    Susan Whitlatch, SC WV
PGR*
*                         randyaruff at gmail.com <randyaruff at gmail.com>
  starr6562 at gmail.com <starr6562 at gmail.com>*
*                        412-613-2109                 304-559-3093*

*Briefing: 7:45 AM *

*KSU: 8:00 AM* 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.

Anyone wishing to continue on to Arlington estimated time to hotel from
Keyser's Ridge is 1:30 PM. App 168 miles (122 miles fueling stop). Holiday
Inn Arlington, 4610 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203

Interment for Brig. Gen. Don Harvel @ 11:00 AM 30 / September /2022
Interment for Sgt. Carl Walker @ 2:00 PM 30 /September / 2022

No large flags in Arlington National Cemetery
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