<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><p class="gmail-TableContents" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">(Short Notice)<br>
SSgt Benjamin “Ben” Hines</span></strong></p>
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<p class="gmail-TableContents" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">20 April 2019</span></strong></p>
<p class="gmail-TableContents" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Gap, PA 17527</span></strong></p>
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Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to escort SSgt Benjamin Hines, on the
final leg of his journey home, Saturday April 20<sup>th</sup>. Ben Served in
Afghanistan</span><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">and was one of three Marines
that lost their lives when hit with an IED targeting a military convoy,</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> SSgt
Hines was awarded the following Medals: Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal,
Navy Unit Commendation Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Selected
Marine Corps Reserve Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan
Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment
Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, NATO Medal, Meritorious Mast. We will meet and
escort SSgt Hines to Harrisburg. SSgt Benjamin Hines</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> is a patriot who served our country
with honor and now it's our turn to honor him.<br>
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<b><span style="color:red">Staging:</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Saturday 20 April,</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">1200
HRS<br>
</span></b>Wa-WA Convenience Store<br>
787 PA-41, Gap, PA 17527 <br>
Map: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Bb13hkdYUidmSwDz5" style="color:navy">https://goo.gl/maps/Bb13hkdYUidmSwDz5</a><span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-TableContents" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">Escort to Harrisburg: </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Time to be determined.<br>
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">RCIC:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> </span></span></strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Steve Vassar</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m-2320715826725397875gmail-tablecontents" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">Email: </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><a href="mailto:unionff428@aol.com" target="_blank" style="color:navy"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,115,232);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">unionff428@aol.com</span></a><a href="mailto:jgpawl@msn.com" target="_blank" style="color:navy"></a><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<span style="color:red">Phone:</span></span></b><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,115,232);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-weight:normal">717- 648-0095</span></strong><b><span style="color:black"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Email:</span></b> <u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:navy"><a href="mailto:pgrpa.vetrep.east@gmail.com">pgrpa.vetrep.east@gmail.com</a></span></u></p></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Eric M. Cramer, <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Veterans Liaison East</font></div></div></div>