1/19/2012 3:27:53 PM
Ted Malone
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airmen who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, 24, of Westminster, Maryland. He was assigned to the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He died Jan. 5 in Shir ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
The United States Air Force and the Family of A1C Matthew R. Seidler requests the presence of the Patriot Guard Riders for memorial services to be held in the base theater on Peterson Air Force Base at 1300 hours (1:00pm) on Friday 20 January.
Staging for this mission will take place at the McDonalds on Airport Road just west of Powers Blvd in Colorado Springs.
Stage: 1130 (11:30am)
Brief: 1145 (11:45am)
Depart: 1200 (12:00pm - noon)
The Ride Captain for this mission is to be determined as I will not be able to make the mission. I have sent email to Robin in hopes that he can take this mission.
Remember that we will be riding on an active Military Installation and all ride requirements listed here must be followed: http://www.coloradopgr.org/MilitaryRideRequirements.htm
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Ted "Gopher" Malone
Assistant State Captain - Southern Colorado
http://www.coloradopgr.org
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1/19/2012 4:04:40 PM
Albert M. Lerner
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I'll be there
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Bram Lerner, USN (Ret)
Southern Colorado PGR Ride Captain
http://www.coloradopgr.org
To the American fighting man
Who answered the call
Climbed the hill
Paid the price
And never let us down
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1/19/2012 5:43:49 PM
John Staub
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I'll be there.
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USAF
Apr 1973-May 1997
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1/19/2012 5:45:37 PM
Abe Duran
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I will be there
PUEBLO CO RIDERS
Be at Loaf n Jug exit 102 off I-25
Stage - 1030 hrs - (10:30 AM)
Leave - 1045 hrs - (10:45 AM)
If you ride need proper riding safety gear Driver lic, ins. papers and registration
I plan on riding
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Abe "nuguy" Duran
Senior Ride Captain
Pueblo CO
719-542-7786
nuguy@q.com
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1/19/2012 6:01:12 PM
Abe Duran
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TED, ARE WE GONING TO NEED FLAGS THERE?
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Abe "nuguy" Duran
Senior Ride Captain
Pueblo CO
719-542-7786
nuguy@q.com
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1/19/2012 6:05:59 PM
Ted Malone
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Hey Abe - Robin is going to have flags staked out at the theatre so we should be fine.
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Ted "Gopher" Malone
Assistant State Captain - Southern Colorado
http://www.coloradopgr.org
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1/19/2012 6:10:30 PM
Judith Fitzgerald
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I wll attend along with Richard Pettey (new member) and Mark Gritton.
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Judith "HeyJude" Fitzgerald
So. Colorado Ride Captain
Serving in honor of David Fitzgerald and all veterans who have gone before.
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1/19/2012 6:12:13 PM
Abe Duran
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Ted Malone wrote:
Hey Abe - Robin is going to have flags staked out at the theatre so we should be fine.
Thanks for the reply
abe
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Abe "nuguy" Duran
Senior Ride Captain
Pueblo CO
719-542-7786
nuguy@q.com
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1/19/2012 6:14:03 PM
Robin Thurston
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Bram, I will meet you at the base theater. I will have a flag line in place.
Attached is a map with the route from the west gate to the parking lot marked in red; the theater is circled in green.
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Robin "Flash" Thurston
MSgt, USAF (1975-1996)
Colorado Springs Ride Captain
PGR Member #12345 (06 Mar 2006)
Honoring the fallen, those who have served, and the memory of these American Heroes:
My Father, T5 Robert G. Thurston - WWII (European Theater)
My Father-In-Law, Maj Albert A. Mestan - WWII (Pacific Theater) & Korean War
My Great-Great Grandfather, Sgt John Corrigan, Signal Corps, U.S. Volunteers (KIA, Gettysburg)
Lt John P. Napolitano - FDNY Rescue 2 (North Tower, World Trade Center)
CMSgt Robert A. Brown - Bataan Death March Survivor
Dave "Rat B" Fitzgerald, Colorado Springs Ride Captain
"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain" - Abraham Lincoln
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1/19/2012 6:19:27 PM
Mary Malone
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I too will be there...depending on the weather and wind on if I am riding or caging!!!
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Mary "Akula" Malone
Assistant HOTH Coordinator
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1/20/2012 2:51:23 PM
Robin Thurston
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Thank you to everyone who made this mission today on such short notice. This was a difficult day for Peterson AFB because A1C Seidler was the first casualty the base has experienced in the War on Terror. His commander asked me to pass on his sincere appreciation to each of you for what you do. It meant a lot to him, to the men and women in his unit, and to A1C Seidler's family that we were there to honor him.
We all know that what we do is not easy; we also know that it makes a difference... It definitely did so today...
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Robin "Flash" Thurston
MSgt, USAF (1975-1996)
Colorado Springs Ride Captain
PGR Member #12345 (06 Mar 2006)
Honoring the fallen, those who have served, and the memory of these American Heroes:
My Father, T5 Robert G. Thurston - WWII (European Theater)
My Father-In-Law, Maj Albert A. Mestan - WWII (Pacific Theater) & Korean War
My Great-Great Grandfather, Sgt John Corrigan, Signal Corps, U.S. Volunteers (KIA, Gettysburg)
Lt John P. Napolitano - FDNY Rescue 2 (North Tower, World Trade Center)
CMSgt Robert A. Brown - Bataan Death March Survivor
Dave "Rat B" Fitzgerald, Colorado Springs Ride Captain
"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain" - Abraham Lincoln
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