PGR Send Off Mission 8 Jun 08

On Sunday, 8 Jun 08, in addition to the PGR Meet & Greet in Seymour Texas, there was a request for the PGR to escort a convoy from Dallas to Ft. Sill Oklahoma, as the 2/149 Aviation Gp had been activated and was being deployed to Iraq. The Dallas PGR was escorting the convoy to Bowie Texas, 50 miles South of Wichita Falls. The Wichita Falls PGR contingency would escort the convoy from Bowie Texas to Lawton Oklahoma where Ft. Sill was located. The Wichita Falls PGR would then ride to Seymour Texas. So our guys went 50 miles to Bowie, 100 miles from Bowie to Ft. Sill, 100 miles from Ft. Sill to Seymour and 50 miles from Seymour back to Wichita Falls. They put in a full days riding but that is what its all about. Some of us did not do the convoy duty but went straight to Seymour Texas. The PGR members that did go on the convoy mission deserve a hearty Well Done!!!! Mike went on the mission and he emailed me the following photo's and gave me permission to use them in this post. Mike's wife, Barbara, took the photo's and did a great job! If you want to know more about the PGR & what we do & stand for, click on the following link: http://www.patriotguard.org/ So, without further ado, scroll down and see the post & our fellow PGR members. REMEMBER: if you want to see the picture bigger, click on the pic.


Some of the PGR in Bowie. That is Bear on the back of Barbara's bike. Somewhere between Bowie & Ft. Sill & Seymour Texas, he lost his Harley hat & scarf...

Some of the PGR bikes in Bowie

Joe (blue do rag) & Sherrie (orange do rag) visit with other PGR members in Bowie

Sherrie & Mike talk with others while waiting on the convoy in Bowie

PGR members talk & Sherrie takes pictures while waiting in Bowie Texas

Ted (black shirt & PGR do rag) talks to other PGR members while waiting

Members waiting on the convoy in Bowie

Another view of the PGR members waiting in Bowie Texas

Sherrie & a member talk by the bikes

After meeting up with the convoy, the PGR rides to Ft. Sill. Here they wait down from the security checkpoint, inside Ft. Sill, for the buses.

Some of the PGR members at Ft. Sill

PGR members at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma

At Ft. Sill waiting for the buses to pass the checkpoint

Some of the PGR bikes on Ft. Sill. You can see Cecil, PGR Road Captain down at the front of the bikes in the red shirt.

Sherrie & Joe by the bikes on Ft. Sill

Sherrie walking past the bikes. If you click on the pic, you can see the security checkpoint behind her that all must pass through to get on Ft. Sill

Ted heading for his bike on Ft. Sill

The PGR wait on the buses on Ft. Sill

The PGR bikes & the checkpoint in the background

Waiting patiently, the PGR prepare for the buses to arrive

PGR members talk amongst the bikes

Mike informing the line that a bus is approaching

PGR members greet the bus as it passes

Another bus approaches & is greeted by PGR members

This bus is transporting members of D Co, 2/149th Aviation Gp. They are greeted by PGR members............This will conclude this post. Thanks to Mike & Barbara for the pics & permission to use them in this post. And may God watch over these men & women of the 149th who are going in harm's way..........JOHN