<div dir="ltr"><div>Fellow Patriot Guard Riders,</div><div> With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, gather with friends and family and give thanks to each of them for what they bring to you this day (and everyday). Sometimes it is hard to see the blessings that are before us, some blessings are not right in front of us, and some still remain to be unveiled. The blessings ARE there... seek them out, let them come to you and be thankful you have received them.<br></div><div> For us it may be a blessing to be part of this organization, but for the families we stand for, we <u><b>ARE </b></u>a blessing to them! As they see there are people who they do not know take the time out of their day to be at their loved one's services, it lifts their spirits (even if it is for a brief moment) to know someone else cared about their hero. YOU are the ones out there that the families see, tell their loved ones' stories to, they thank us for being there and we quietly/politely say "Its an honor to be here."<br></div><div> Please be careful if traveling to and from your destination. When you all sit together, and bow your heads in thanks, take another moment to thank those who are in harm's way and cannot be with their families and pray for their safe return back to the United States!<br></div><div>
I thank you for Standing For Those Who Stood For Us!
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P.S.
Black Friday and Giving Tuesday</b></u></div><div> With the gift-giving holidays near (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa), as well as birthdays, wedding, anniversaries, what-ever-days, if you shop through Amazon.com, maybe consider shopping through AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is Amazon's way of helping you support your favorite non-profit organizations by taking 0.5% of your purchase price out of their profit margin! Not a single penny is added to your total, nor taken from the seller. The following link will take you directly to PGRPA AmazonSmile: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1281934">https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1281934</a> You may share this with ALL of your friends, even if you or they do not add Patriot Guard Riders-Pennsylvania but choose their own favorite non-profit! :) You or anyone you know may also donate directly to PGRPA through our website ( <a href="https://papatriotguard.org/pgrpa-store/">https://papatriotguard.org/pgrpa-store/</a> )<br></div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><i><font size="6"><span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><i><font size="6"><span><span><font size="2"><font size="4">Respectfully</font></font></span></span></font></i></span></span></font><b><font size="6"><span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><i><b><font size="6"><span><span><font size="2">,</font><br>Ⓥ</span></span></font></b></i></span></span>Timmaye!!!</font></b></i></span><br><font size="2">Timothy N Smith<br>Master Sergeant, United States Air Force (Retired)<br>State Captain</font><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><br>Senior Ride Captain, Region 10<br></font></span></font></span><span><b><font size="2"><span><span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><i><font size="6"><span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><i><font size="6"><span><span><font size="2"><font size="4"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Y3Jz-NvAtf9El3QKmMHIPoAsY9rVAXhI&revid=0Bw8V1hZnCPPfMVREZU9Tdjk5S2dSSGt2aStXNUxKUjlYQlNnPQ" width="96" height="96"></font></font></span></span></font></i></span></span></font></i></span></span></span>Patriot Guard Riders of </font></b></span><span><b><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><font size="1"><font size="2">Pennsylvania </font></font></span></font></span></span></font></b><font size="1"><b><font size="2">: " * HONOR * DIGNITY * RESPECT * "</font><br></b></font><div><span style="color:rgb(111,168,220)"><span style="background-color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>"Our Flag does not fly of its own accord ... it flies as our Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen & Coasties rush past to protect her!" ~Timothy N Smith 2014</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(111,168,220)"><span style="background-color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b></b></span></span><br></div><div><div><font size="1"><i>If you forward this e-mail, <b>PLEASE, </b>
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