HONOR
MISSIONS
Honor Missions
are for the Fallen Warriors
of our country. We will
attend these missions when,
requested by the families of
the fallen.
Here is how
things work:
ACTIVE
DUTY DEATH:
The State Captain is notified
by the Department of Defense
of the death. We then contact
the Casualty Assistance
Officer in charge of the
case. We express our desire
for him/her to let the family
know that it would be and
Honor for us to be able to
show our Honor, Dignity and
Respect for the loss of their
loved one.
We explain to
them what it is we do, and
also give them our National
web-site address so they
as well as the family can
visit the site and see what
we are all about. Sometimes
you will see on the National
Site under Pending Missions
the name of the Warrior that
just lost their life. What
this means is we are awaiting
approval from the family to
attend.
So please if
you see this visit the thread
and leave a condolence to the
family. If it becomes a
Confirmed Mission, these
posts will move into that
area as well.
VETERANS DEATH:
We will upon request by the
family be there to Honor any
Veteran’s death from any
era of service or any branch
of service ,regardless if
they served in combat or
peace time. There is
information that we will
require and that information
will be gotten by the State
Captain/Assistant State
Captain. The family will need
the deceased DD-214, however
if they do not have a copy
still let us know and we will
work it out. The Ohio Patriot
Guard Riders does not want
any Veteran’s last days
to go unnoticed.
If you were to
ask the question, “How
do I get the Ohio PGR to come
to my loved ones
funeral” this question
will help! Simply have the
person that represents the
family’s wishes e-mail
me at the following e-mail
address: ohiocaptains@patriotguard.org and we will
contact you!
The Assistant State Captain
will get the information and
notify our division.
WELCOME HOME
MISSIONS:
These missions
are really very fun and
emotional; by this I mean to
see these Warriors returning
from their deployments where
ever they have been in the
World it is a sight to see.
No matter if it is one
warrior or a whole unit of
warrior’s, when they
exit the vehicle or aircraft,
bus, etc; what ever mode of
transportation they used to
get home.
Seeing the
excitement in their family
member’s eyes awaiting
their loved ones arrival is
truly priceless.
We will upon
request from the family of a
Warrior coming home be there
to welcome them home, again
there is information we will
need to make this a “WELCOME
HOME MISSION”. We
will need to talk to the
family member and let them
tell us what they want us to
do. Such as be at the
airport, bus station, train
station or even at there
home. All that needs to be
done is contact the State
Captain or Assistant State
Captain at: ohiocaptains@patriotguard.org
DEPLOYMENT MISSIONS:
A Deployment
Mission is when a Warrior or
group of warrior’s are
being deployed any place in
the World.
We have to be
invited by the family member
or the Unit of the
Warrior/Warrior’s.
We will
require certain information
for them, once this has been
done the Mission will be
posted on our Nation we-site.
There are
strict rules we must follow
that have been given to us by
the Department of Defense as
to what information we can
post.
These missions
although sad, need to be done
so our Warrior’s know
that we as Patriotic
Americans support not only
them, but their families as
well.
What we do at
these missions is Stand in
Honor of these Warrior’s
for the journey they are
about to embark on and let
them know that we have their
backs here in America, and we
will be there for them when
they come home.
The Deployment
Missions are posted on the
National web-site under the
Welcome Home / Help on the
Home Front Header.
Again have the
family member or person in
charge of the Unit e-mail the
State / Assistant State
Captain at ohiocaptains@patriotguard.org
“We
need as much Advanced Notice
as possible”
Once we have
the required information it
will be posted on our
National web-site under
Welcome Home Missions.
Our Active
Duty Military as well as our
Veterans are constant
reminders that,
ALL
GENERATIONS HAVE THOSE WHO
COMPRISE
“THE
GREATEST GENERATION”
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