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<div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">PGR Pony Express</span><br></span></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span>Joseph <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">"Joe" Thomas </span>Carpenter <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Jr.</span><br></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">U<span class="gmail_default">.S. Navy</span></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span>22 June 2022 <br></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">West Middlesex, PA</span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></b></i><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to assist in a PGR Pony Express, Arizona to Schuylerville New York</font></span></span><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></span></b></i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">for
 Joseph "Joe" Thomas Carpenter Jr., a U.S. Navy veteran to his<font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> final resting place</font> on the hallowed grounds of 
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.</font></span><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></b></i><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Joe </font></span></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">entered the</span> United States Navy<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">, having served from 1972 and</span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span>trained at Fighter Weapons School with many hours
 of advanced training including Survival, Evasion, Resistance & 
Escape (SERE School)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">. His</span></span></span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> <span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">last duty station was in Miramar, 
California and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Joe honorably discharged in 1980 </span><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">with</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class 
as an</span><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Non Commissioned Officer</span><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Following
 time served in the U.S. Navy, Joe enlisted in the New York Air National
 Guard and was assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing from 1981 until 1982.</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Decorations include the</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Meritorious Unit Commendation 
Medal</span></span></span>, Navy</span> Battle “E” Award<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> and the National Defense Service Medal.</span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Joe served our country with honor, it's now our turn to honor him.</span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Wednesday, 22 June 2022</span></b></i><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Staging:</span></b></i></span></span></span></span><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">9:30 AM</span><i><br></i></span></font></div><div><b><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i>I-80 East Pennsylvania Welcome Center</i></span></font></b></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">1/2 Mile East of PA/OH Border, West Middlesex, PA 16159</span></font></div><div><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/agDjfcTwKn7Jt6dV7" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">https://goo.gl/maps/agDjfcTwKn7Jt6dV7</span></font></a></div><div><br></div><div>

</div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><i><b><span class="gmail_default">Briefing:</span></b></i></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> 10:00 AM</span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"></span>

</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#ff0000"><b><i>KSU: </i></b><font color="#000000">Approximately 10:30 AM</font></font></span><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Speed will be at the speed limit, 70 MPH.</span></b></i>

</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span></span><div> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> The </span>Mission route will be: I-80 East to I-79 North to I-90 East to the
 first exit in New York  (just before the NY State Toll road) at the 
Love's Truck Stop. Approximate distance from PA Welcome Center, 105 
miles (1.5 hours). There will be no other planned stops<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">.</span></b></i></span></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i><b><br></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i><b>Love's Truck Stop</b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i><b></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><div dir="auto">6201 Shortman Road<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">,</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span>Ripley, NY 14775</div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/37zqsajrhip83hw48" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/maps/37zqsajrhip83hw48</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div></div></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<font face="georgia, serif"> <b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i>Family will NOT be on this Pony Express, they will meet<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> us</span> at<span class="gmail_default"> 
</span></i></span></b></font></span></span></span><div><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><i><span class="gmail_default"><font color="#000000">Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery</font></span></i></span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><span class="gmail_default"> </span>on the day of service<span class="gmail_default">.</span></i></span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></i></span></span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></b></i></font></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></b></i></font></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span></b></i></font></span></span></span><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Members
 can attend all of a mission or any part of the mission. PGR sets no 
time for a member to escort and or stand a mission. We Thank you for 
whatever time you give <span>us</span> and the families of our <span>heroes</span> appreciate your
 time.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span></span></span></span><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><b>
<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">forecast</span> is expected to be in the 80's and partly cloudy<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">, dress accordingly</span></b></i></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></b></i></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> and </span>NY State is a helmet state<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> and</span> is NOT a handgun carry<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> state.</span></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><i><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">For safety concerns, use of large bike flags is at the discretion of the individual.</span></b></i></font></span></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><i><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span class="gmail_default"></span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span class="gmail_default"></span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></i></b></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">
</span></i></b></span><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">RCIC:</span><span class="gmail_default"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tom Hanna</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:TomHannaPGR@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">TomHannaPGR@gmail.com</a><br></span></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">814-572-2951</span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span>

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Assisting</span>:</i></b></span></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dale Mallory</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:tazmall@hotmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">tazmall@hotmail.com </span></a></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">724-992-9186</span></span></div></div>

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