Request the PGR. Our Mission. Our Vision. Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities. Shield the mourning family and their friends from interruptions created by any protester or group of protesters. We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means. Some are retired professionals. Some are doctors and lawyers.
Some of us ride motorcycles while the rest drive their cars and trucks. You don't need to be a veteran. You don't need to ride a bike. You just need to respect what our veterans and first responders have done for us. Your commitment to helping show honor and respect to the families of our community is appreciated by those who stand the Flag Lines and most importantly, by those who benefit from our services.
Request Us The North Texas Patriot Guard Riders is honored to be invited to show honor and respect to our fallen or participate on patriotic community events honoring our military, first responders and veterans. Request Us. When we recently experienced web site performance issues, we temporarily removed the mission listings.
We have now added the link back. A technical explanation is given at the end of this announcement for those interested. If you are a visitor to the site, the mission listings are found using the menu option Upcoming Missions on the lower menu, next to About Us. If you are logged in as a member, the option is found under the Members menu; but we recommend you use your State Listing instead of the full listing.
This will load quicker, and still give you a link to the month listing. We discovered that the mission listing has been affecting performance of the web site for quite some time, but recently they issues became severe enough that the site was virtually unusable.
Working with our hosting and firewall companies, we narrowed the issue down to web crawler bots searching the site to index it. With hundreds of thousands of missions listed on the site, this was causing excessive load on the database. We have taken steps to mitigate this by limiting bots searching mission data.
We will monitor the situation to ensure that reintroducing the links does not cause a return of the problem. Founded in to shield families of fallen heroes from those that would disrupt the services of their loved ones, the Patriot Guard Riders has grown to include thousands of members across all 50 states in the US. As our membership has grown, so has the scope of our mission.
We also honor first responders as well as our military veterans. As for requirements, anyone and everyone can join and stand with us. All you need is respect for our military, veterans, and first responders; and desire to show that respect to them and their families.
Hatcher Jr.. It was touching and much appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for honoring this wonderful man in such a beautiful manner.
Thank you to the Patriot Guard Riders for your dedication to our veterans and first responders. For all of those who have done so much in the service and benefit of others. Thank you! I have been a funeral director for almost 14 years and every time I have called upon the Patriot Guard to honor the men and women of this great country they have responded without hesitation.
Regardless of weather, time or distance they are there to… Read more. Regardless of weather, time or distance they are there to show the family that their loved ones service did not go unnoticed.
The professionalism of these men and women is beyond approach, thank you for everything you have done and will do to honor our country and veterans.
Thank you with love The Dale R. Webster Family. Our family would like to thank Charlie Giacomo and his fellow Patriot Guard Riders for the honor and respect they showed our Dad during his services.
We are eternally grateful. Thank you for your love and attention to our family as we brought Brandon home. There are not enough words to show how grateful we are for you. God bless you and keep you all the days of your lives. My brother served his country with honor in the USMC and it was so important to us that his funeral recognized his service.
The guard members were unbelievably kind, when my niece forgot her coat, one member retrieved a blanket from his truck and covered her with it. The flag folding and presenting to my nephew left us in tears but happy at the same time.
I know they will treasure that flag forever. I had no idea that The Patriot Guard did these things and I will now be a life long supporter of their cause. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you did, it will not be forgotten. Monique Salamacha and the family of James Mayes. I would like to thank the Patriot Guard Riders and Mr. Wayne Taylor for showing up for our family as we grieved the loss of my father. Taylor was so patient while we tried to figure out arrangements.
Words cannot express my sincere gratitude to the Patriot Guard Riders. It is always an honor and pleasure to see your riders escort a fallen brother or sister. I was in the Marine Corps League detail saluting you at the start of the precession. I wish she could have been there. I was brought up in the military, being born in Ft. He never talked about it but he was always my hero anyways. He taught me about Respect and Honor and Patriotism from the very beginning.
Thank you for what you do. I actually am thinking about joining you because I believe in what you do and stand for. The Patriot Guard Riders are one of the most professional group of people that I have ever met. My family was most appreciative for your attention the day of the funeral. You are truly wanted and needed by so many families.
This was my first time to use our service for my personal loss. It gave me a greater understanding of what it means to those families in their time of grief. Patriot Guard Riders, As a funeral director I see the impact your service makes on families. I got to experience this myself as a family member when my grandfather, Tom Hall, Sr.
You all are amazing and professional and we appreciate you patriotism. My family was so pleasantly surprised to see your support. Respectfully, Briana Mares. Words cannot describe what it meant to us to have you honor the life and service of our beloved Tommy. He was retired Air Force and retired Goldsboro Police officer. Having your with us was incredible. Thank you and God bless each and every one of your members.
Ronald Arnesen Rochester, MI. On behalf of the Howard family, I wanted to thank you for your escort provided in June 11, to honor my father Rodger Howard. My wife was so impressed with your dedication and professionalism. She was brought to tears by your pre ride prayer in the church. As he declined in health he was not about to make missions an longer but he still loved to hear about the missions. We felt so blessed by the turnout that day. You guys are amazing and we are thankful to have been blessed with your escort.
Thank you so very much for honoring my father! On behalf of the Bravo Family, we wish to thank the Patriot Guard Riders of South Texas for honoring our father, Eriberto Bravo, and participating in his funeral procession he would have loved it.
Thank you for the medal presented to the family, we will cherish it forever. We were so touched by the display of colors and brotherly love bestowed upon our father. Thank you to the Patriot Guard Riders that honored my husband on Jan 16th It was truly amazing. I do not have the words to express my gratitude. Thank you for all you do! This was an amazing outpouring of respect and love that it inspired me to join.
God Bless and Thank You for all you do. Caprice LePante nightycap It was wonderful to have such a patriotic tribute to him and the presence of the Patriot Guards and the flags really made the service special. He was a proud Vietnam Veteran and an avid motorcycle rider and am sure he was smiling at the presence of all of you! My family and I thank you so much for your dedicated service and the wonderful support you give to all veterans.
It was an honor to have you participate and we are so grateful for your wonderful organization. A great big thank you from my children and I on the passing of James Ashurst our dad and husband.
My family and I will cherish the feeling of respect and care the riders showed my grandfather and us. Thank you all so much for the service you provide to veterans and their families. God bless each and everyone of you. My husband and I would like to thank your organization for standing in honor for the service of his father to our nation. He had three other siblings that are deceased.
This caused us to eventually loose contact with his father. Cashman had a son, Kristian Cashman, by his second marriage. We have no contact with Kristian. We often wondered what had happened to him and if he was still living. We were saddened when we found that he had passed away, but glad that your organization were there to inter him with full honors. My husband James, his oldest son, is a Vietnam Veteran. We hope to visit Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Our family is so appreciative to all of you, and our family would like to thank you for Dads last gift, and also for your service.
The Kincaid Family. It warmed my heart. They worked with my eldest brother to arrange everything. His 9 children, many grandchildren, brother, sister, nieces , nephews, and a slew of family are great full. We are warmed, and full of respect and love for what you do. Dad passed July 4th and with covid plus having a huge family could not do the funeral until now without restrictions. I now feel I can begin my grieving and let go.
And his wish for a motorcycle escort came true. So thank you…. Thank you those words will not express enough my gratitude. I want to send a big thank you. To all who participated in the visitation and escorting of my father to Jefferson barracks on October Not only did you attend, you assured the Army was in attendance to start the service and fold the flag. Your attendance and presentation was heartfelt by all of us. I am also grateful for the detailed information you provided about the VA services available for our family.
To those who took part in the Home Going Memorial Services for our Founder, Director of City of Refuge Veterans Homeless Shelter, minister, friend, father and husband, we sincerely thank you for the compassion expressed during this difficult time. May God Bless you all. Sincerely Burton Stigen Family.
The plaque and Bible will be cherished by our family. Your service is appreciated more than I can express. On behalf of the Mayfeel J Adams Family. God bless you all! Save Riding! My family and myself were so proud of him and what he stood for as well as his life accomplishments to our family as well as our country as a father, grandfather and husband.
Your presence at his funeral and grave side helped to heighten even further how proud we were of him. On behalf of myself and my family, thank you for riding in honor of my dad, Ralph Beam, on May 22, It was a humbling and honoring to follow behind him as you led on the motorcycles with the flags flying behind. He loved riding, so it was particularly special to have your Patriot Guard be a part of our formal goodbye.
God bless your continued service to the men and women who served and their families. Michelle Pate, daughter. There will never be enough words or enough gratitude for the service you provide to a bereaved family. Our grief is deep, and you provide comfort and recognition that is the quiet hug from our dearly departed.
The recognition of the service our loved ones provided is a gift beyond all gifts. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. With love and respect for all that you do. I just wanted to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It was like you all were protecting my dad my hero. You came prepared for rain and and it rolled right around us. The respect you showed to everyone is amazing. The plaque is beautiful brought tears to my eyes. Our father would have been humbled by all of this.
Thank you again your organization makes a day so hard feel a lot calmer. Melissa Colosimo. I was hoping to get the pictures emailed to me if possible. It is mymrsjenks yahoo. The respect that all veterans deserve was so magnificently displayed by the fellow veterans and patriots that attended today. Your voluntary service for such a great cause is so much appreciated. On behalf of my Dad, Mom and my family I offer a huge thank you. Thank you, William Chad Dishner Son.
WHAT would we have done without these guys?! I speak on behalf of my entire family when I say that we were blown away at the kindness, organization and precision of all of these men that day. My Dad would have been SO pleased if he could have seen it.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for honoring my Dad this way and thank you for your service to our country. Thank you so much for attending and honoring my husband. Such an honor and privilege it was to have you there. On behalf of the family and friends of Mike Harr, Sr.
My Dad would have been pleased with the services at his funeral your organization provided. It was awesome to see all the flags lining the church sidewalk and along the road at the cemetery as you honored him. Thank you for the US Army bracelets provided to me. I wear it every day. He use to not say much about his WWII experience, but fortunately he opened up to me in his last few years and I treasure all stories he shared with me. My Dad was my best friend, role model, Hero, confidante, and everything to me.
God Bless all the Veterans and may His Loving Arms be with each Veteran that continues in service to our great country they all fought for. Captain Bullock is welcomed to call me. I would happily like to talk with him. My sister was in the Navy and it meant the world to her! You guys provided a strength and support we never dreamed would be so powerful to us all.
Thank you for your service and for your service to others. What a blessing this ministry is. It was brutally cold back in February, and I was grateful for your actions, although I was too crushed to say much. Your honoring of our Dad was very special to the family. We just want to express our heartfelt gratitude to those that came and honored our Uncle. You did an amazing job and it helped to make a sad day a beautiful memory. I am writing to thank Ride Captain Lt. My words will not be able to express the gratitude my family has for your extraordinary efforts in the coordination of The Patroit Guard Riders escorting my father to his final resting place.
Although we will miss my father dearly, our memories of his funeral service will forever be changed because of the presence of The Patriot Guard. I am assured my father will be resting in peace. He served in Vietnam with Boots on the Ground, With special gratitude to Gary Snider and company for such a wonderful outpouring of patriotism and solidarity. I think my heart skipped a beat when I caught sight of the flags along the cemetery driveway.
As we approached the site, the number of saluting veterans brought tears to my eyes, as did the beautiful rendition of Taps. The three-volley salute was truly heartfelt. The presentation of the flag, bible and certificate will certainly hold a place of honor in our home. While we cannot thank every Patriot Guard Rider by name, their presence will not be forgotten. Your commitment to fallen veterans is highly valued and treasured. You were a blessing and we thank you.
My husband was a Vietnam Vet who died in , and I wish you had been formed then. Thank you so very much for all that you do, you are greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Helen Ciglar. His death was sudden and unexpected on Valentines Day and those of us who remain are sincerely thankful for your presence when we were unable to be there for him.
We are a long time military family with our father serving 27 years in the Air Force, from the Army air corps through WWII and the other three brothers chose the Navy. We are well aware of the honor you gave Bill and Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Speasmaker and Christopher R. Speasmaker, plus John A. Speasmaker, deceased. God Bless you all and what you do for the fallen.
The Patriot Guard performed in a stellar manner with great kindness and respect. Our family was very appreciative of all that the Patriot Guard did to make this solemn occasion a precious memory for our family. Keep on doing what you do. The respect that each one shown was very overwhelming. You set the pace for the whole services. Thank you for honoring one of your own in such a way as you did. Your time, your efforts, and yourself are very appreciated.
I have spoken highly about you and what you stand together for. Thanks for making my family feel honored and loved during our dark day you help remind us to be proud!! My family and I would like to thank you for your escort to Jefferson Barracks yesterday.
And thanks for the gold medallion And also thanks for the Patriot Guard Riders. I have read the booklet and it is great. I was privileged to call Jim Bernthal my dad. He and my mom were married over 70years. And they passed away within a month of each other. My dad knew all of his children, Carol, Jean Jeff and Nancy and me well. He understood we were all different and yet did his best to treat us all in an equal way.
In many ways he was the captain of our ship and he was a great husband and father. I wanted to express our families gratitude for all you do and did for us on August 26, Thank you all so much. Anndra Camp mother-in-law. Thank you so much for honoring and showing respect to my Dad, Durwood Souther on 16 Oct It meant so much to our family to have your riders support at the chapel and escort and participation at the cemetary. You are truly compassionate and represent the true meaning of soldiers.
Thank you. Sgt Edgar D. Thank You, for the respect, compassion and thoughtfulness of each person involved, I deeply moved not only our family but all who were present that day. It was truly an honor for myself and the other riders to ride alongside the PGR riders that day, a memorable experience for sure, Thank You!!!
Your presence was very much appreciated; we are humbled and filled with gratitude. The flag line was so very honorable, and brought honor to those whom we were honoring and all of our Law Enforcement Officers. He held you all up with the utmost respect. We will miss Doc terribly but we will see him again. May God Bless you all for all you do. Back in , I came home from Iraq. A ton of your riders escorted me all the way from the airport to my house in Murray.
I never got a chance thank everyone involved at the time, but I thank you again, many years later. To this day, I still appreciate everything you do, and what you stand for.
It was powerful. Ride on. I want to say thank you so much for being there at my husbands funeral. I recently came across the pictures taken at his funeral and saw the Patriot Guard standing to honor him the way you all do and was moved to tears again at the sight of it.
What you do means so much to the family members left behind and there are no words to describe my gratitude. My brother Tony served 20 years in the Air Force. It was the only job he ever wanted in his whole life. He would have served many more had he not had to be medically retired due to health problems.
He passed away unexpectedly a year after his retirement. Seeing you all there honoring him with such dignity when you never even met him is amazing. He would have loved it and I know he was looking down from heaven with a huge smile and maybe a tear in his eye. The Patriot Guard is a blessing and I love you all. It was amazing for me to see you there and so very comforting that you were there.
I am truly grateful for your service and all your help at the funeral. Thank you again. Stephanie Urbanowicz. Thank you for supporting my brother. He would have loved to meet you guys in person. He deserved to be honored. He left a piece of himself back in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for honoring our hero. He wrote a book about it a couple of years ago and many of his brothers in arms came to say goodbye to him from all over the country.
He loved them all so much. He told us that he really wanted your organization to be present as he appreciated what you stand for. I wish I could express our gratitude as I feel it, but there are no words. It was such an honor for him and for us! Is it possible to make a donation to your group? If not, is there an organization you would like us to donate to in his name and yours? Thank you so much! Marj Stice. My family and I would like to thank all the members who joined in my dads finale ride we all was so proud and very happy to see you all send him off that way.
This is where the Chaplin, Honor Guards and other American Legion members took over and conducted the service, the flag folding ceremony, the gun salute and the playing of Taps. It was truly a beautiful sight to see and would make anyone who saw the ceremony be proud to be an American, especially a veteran. He was also very patriotic. So much as he passed away on the fourth of July, The Folse family would like to thank you ALL for your dedication and service.
The plaque and the wording of it is very touching and appreciated. It will be cherished by The Folse family in memory of our father. The members of the PGR showed true professionalism and compassion toward our family. God Bless the PGR and its mission. I am always happy to see all of you and good to ride among my brothers from PGR.
Thank you for showing up to support and honor my dad. He accompanied many PGR escorts himself and it was truly touching to see them show up for him. My family and I thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. My dad never got a heroes welcome but today, on his final journey, he did.
The respect that was shown to our father touched our hearts so very much. Also about a year ago I unfortunately came very close to my end and was coming through an emergency operation when I was visited by a St Louis Mo. Guard member who came to see me, Rick Moceri. My Wife had to leave for a work shift and Ricky stayed with me and we talked and prayed together. He helped guide me to a better view and gain strength in my life. So I can say the Patriate Guard has made a positive impact not only on myself but countless others!
Thank you very much for everything that you guys did even with the weather being so bad you still showed up for Donnie love the flags for Donnie too, Thank you all for everything The Stokes and Hubbard Family. How can we ever thank you enough for the honor you bestowed on our beloved father, by escorting and standing by us?
Your presence was a tribute to him and to his service to our country that none other than you could have gifted as poignantly. We thank you for our family, for our dad and papa, and for veteran families all over the state of Oregon. With respect for your commitment to veterans, and most gratefully, The Family of Roy Anderson.
My sincere thank you to the Patriot Guard Riders for the very impressive attendance at my husbands funeral. Myself and my family were totally amazed at how well they preformed.
My husband would be very proud as am I. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. Three cheers to all is well deserved. Daddy proudly served his country and to have the Patriot Guard Riders provide an honor flag line as he was laid to rest is a memory we will treasure forever. We thank all of you for your service to our country. We pray God will continue to bless each of you in all that you do.
In love and appreciation, Marilyn, Gary and Jordan Smith. The weather than day was hot and sunny. But the Patriot Guard was there. I have been a friend of the family for years and I can attest to how grateful they were to have you there. Thank you for standing guard and giving Reggie the appropriate send off. It was comforting to me as I watched these incredible riders honoring my Angelo. May God Bless You and keep you safe.
God Bless America. Their honoring him means a lot to this family and I was so proud of him and his service. Thank you so much for all that you do. God bless you all.
The flags add a lot!! I got choked up before I even got into the funeral home. Thank you for adding such abundant honor to the event. My FIL would have love, love, loved it, and so did we. Maybe one day when our kids are out of college, we can join you. We can dream! I want to thank all of you once again from the bottom of my heart, on the honor that you showed to my Brother John today and for presenting me with the Flag, plaque and token that I will cherish.
You are also heroes in my life and others. With all our respect and gratitude. Denise Iwaniec and Family. Thank you to all who lead the way to honor my father and the journey through town to his final resting site on October 26, I just wanted to let every member of the Patriot Guard to know how deeply touched my whole family was to have them pay tribute to my father.
My dad was a Vietnam veteran whom loved his country and his service deeply. Again thank you for everything you did. Everyone talked about what a great job you did.. You are touching peoples lives more than you may know.. We thank you from the bottom of our heart. Your kind words and compassion will never be forgotten.
This mission went perfect, my dad would have been very pleased and you made it happen. We love you! Thank you so much for all you did at my husbands burial on February 21, in Ridgecrest, CA.
It was wonderful and my husband would have been so honored to have seen this.
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