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  • #1

    Patriot Guard Riders

    I joined the PGR, it seems like a good organization. Being a vet, having been a cop for a number of years and a biker, it all seemed to come together. Are there any one here belong? I haven't been to my first funeral yet but at the rate that WWII vets are dying, it won't be long. The main thing with the PGR is respect. While the organization is almost completely supported by the generosity of the members, there isn't any dues, I am abit low in discretionary funds. I also belong to the America Legion. The state organization sends a lot of dunning letters to me and I haven't joined a local chapter. I will have to see how the PGR goes.
    Ole Jack
    J.D."Jack" Smith
    1980G&S "Halfbreed"
    1978E straight job
    "We the people are the rightful masters of both congress and the courts, not to overthrow the constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the constitution." Abraham Lincoln

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    Originally posted by xs11jack View Post
    I joined the PGR, it seems like a good organization. Being a vet, having been a cop for a number of years and a biker, it all seemed to come together. Are there any one here belong? I haven't been to my first funeral yet but at the rate that WWII vets are dying, it won't be long. The main thing with the PGR is respect. While the organization is almost completely supported by the generosity of the members, there isn't any dues, I am abit low in discretionary funds. I also belong to the America Legion. The state organization sends a lot of dunning letters to me and I haven't joined a local chapter. I will have to see how the PGR goes.
    Ole Jack
    I'm a member, been on one mission a little over a year ago, not been able to make it on a mission since then, but hope to make it on some in the next couple of months, once I get the tank paint fixed again.
    Cy

    1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
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    OEM Luggage Rack
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    Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
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    I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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    • #3
      Not a member, but I did attend one mission with them last year. They have missions a few times a week around the area, so you should have no problem finding one to join in on. When the KIA soldiers come into the STL airport, they are usually the escort.
      1980 XS850SG - Sold
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      Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
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      • #4
        Sorry....."Missions" ???!! Really??!!

        I respect what they do, and why they do it. But calling it a mission seems a little disrespectful to the folks they are serving who WERE on a Mission.
        Last edited by DGXSER; 03-15-2012, 04:30 PM.
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        • #5
          im a vet as well and since i just now am getting around to my first bike im hoping to join as well. hopefully next year my tribute to the WWII fighter planes will be done to have something nice to ride.
          1980 xs1100 Standard

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          • #6
            Originally posted by DGXSER View Post
            Sorry....."Missions" ???!! Really??!!

            I respect what they do, and why they do it. But calling it a mission seems a little disrespectful to the folks they are serving who WERE on a Mission.
            A very large percentage of the membership are veterans and certainly don't feel calling them missions. What they do, their primary mission, is the create a wall between the family and Westboro Baptist Church and their like, by simply forming a flag line that blocks them from seeing the family and the family from seeing them. All the other things are secondary, and the welcome home missions if there are both a funeral mission AND a welcome home mission at the same time with only enough persons for one of them, the funeral mission take precedence. THIS is why they are called missions.
            Cy

            1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
            Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
            Vetter Windjammer IV
            Vetter hard bags & Trunk
            OEM Luggage Rack
            Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
            Spade Fuse Box
            Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
            750 FD Mod
            TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
            XJ1100 Front Footpegs
            XJ1100 Shocks

            I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by cywelchjr View Post
              A very large percentage of the membership are veterans and certainly don't feel calling them missions. What they do, their primary mission, is the create a wall between the family and Westboro Baptist Church and their like, by simply forming a flag line that blocks them from seeing the family and the family from seeing them. All the other things are secondary, and the welcome home missions if there are both a funeral mission AND a welcome home mission at the same time with only enough persons for one of them, the funeral mission take precedence. THIS is why they are called missions.
              absolutly agree. if it is a mission that you were on, then its a mission to bring you home. there was a really great movie that i think these guys were in.. it was called taking home (a name i forgot) or bringing home (name i forgot).. it really shows how the military family shows their respect for fallen soldiers.
              1980 xs1100 Standard

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              • #8
                Originally posted by ecoviper9 View Post
                absolutly agree. if it is a mission that you were on, then its a mission to bring you home. there was a really great movie that i think these guys were in.. it was called taking home (a name i forgot) or bringing home (name i forgot).. it really shows how the military family shows their respect for fallen soldiers.
                You talking about "Taking Chance" with Kevin Bacon?

                I did join awhile back but have not worked with them yet.
                Nathan
                KD9ARL

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                In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

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                • #9
                  Minnesota and Wisconsin PGR escorted us from Fort McCoy to Saint Paul when we got back from Iraq, it is an incredibly touching sight to see and experience. I am not a member, but I do support what they do 100%.
                  Joab

                  "If nothing else, it will be interesting..."
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                  1972 XS2 650
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                  • #10
                    I support what they do and did not intend to diminish or take away from the repsect I have for what they do. It is a far sight different than when our boys and girls came back home in the 60s-70s. Thought about joining several times. I just do not find I have the free time to do anything with it.

                    The terminology just strikes me as overkill is all. Sorry if I offended anyones pride in the work they do, not intentional.
                    Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                    When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                    81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                    80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                    Previously owned
                    93 GSX600F
                    80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                    81 XS1100 Special
                    81 CB750 C
                    80 CB750 C
                    78 XS750

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                    • #11
                      Gary Sinise (N.Y. CSI) played Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump,was here local last week to escort a dsabled local vet,(there building him a new home) and the patriots did a fantastic job escorting them. Hopefully someday I will have the time to help out like that. When I was at Ft. Bragg in N.C., my last month in the Army, I was a color guard for funerals. DG,everything to do with the military is called a mission.
                      FOXS-XS11SG

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                      • #12
                        I am a member, but have only made one mission. California is a BIG state, and most end up in Redding, Susanville, or So-Cal. When I had the time, there wasn't much near by, and now I'm working so I STILL can't help much.
                        It IS all about respect for the troops, and what they do for the rest of us. When I was in the Army in the mid seventies, we didn't have any of this. IF I traveled in uniform, I was NOT one of the popular guys! Most of the riders seem to be from that era, so they remember what it used to be like.
                        The one family I did meet seemed VERY HAPPY to have the PGR run an escort. In fact, they do NOT ride UNLESS ASKED by the family or someone close to the honored vet.
                        Ray Matteis
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                        XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
                        XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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                        • #13
                          I'm a member but unfortunately the only time I was called I was out of state and was unable to participate.

                          I am proud to be a member.
                          82 XJ1100 Maxim "hurricane"- DEKA EXT18L AGM battery , NGK BPR6EIX spark plugs, Green Dyna coils, Sylvania SilverStar Ultra H4 bulb, 139 dB Stebel Nautilus air horn, Home-made K&N air filter based on an original paper filter frame, new piston rings, Barnett Clutch Springs, SS braid/Teflon brake lines, TKAT fork brace, rebuilt calipers, master cylinders, new brakes, reupholstered seat, lotsa little things and so many answered questions here.

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                          • #14
                            If you're in Central PA and ready to join...contact redbike1950@gmail.com

                            PGR...Reading PA, Thursday AM flag line
                            PGR REGION 5 -MAILMAN [redbike1950@gmail.com]
                            Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:47 PM
                            Attachments:

                            Patriot Guards in PA Region 5
                            Please help us this coming THURSDAY morning to honor this proud Korean War Veteran by attending a flag line at the Sanders Funeral Home in Reading PA.
                            Staging is at 11:15
                            Full information below.

                            Your PGR-PA Region 5 Mailman
                            Note... perfect weather predicted for a ride!


                            CONTACT THE RIDE CAPTAIN IN CHARGE (RCIC) WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

                            PLEASE CHECK THE LINK BELOW FOR ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES.

                            http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForum...c/Default.aspx



                            Ronald H Quaintance

                            Army

                            Korean War

                            22 March, 2012

                            Reading, PA



                            The family of Ronald H. Quaintance has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand and honor their father, brother and grandfather as his life is celebrated. The family has requested a flag line ONLY at the funeral home.



                            VIEWING / SERVICES / FLAG LINE 13:00 22 March 2012

                            Sanders Funeral Home

                            1501 North 11th Street

                            Reading, PA 19604

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                            Former owner, but I have NO PARTS LEFT!

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                            • #15
                              I too am member. Have done a few missions in. NJ PGR..still get their emails. Have not done any down here...yet
                              1980 XS650G Special-Two
                              1993 Honda ST1100

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