Been a Busy 2 months

I returned from my Vacation to California/Oregon on March 11, and had my first mission at Ft. Gibson on the 13th. Jump right back into things as they say.  We Escorted and Stood for CPO Lloyd Don Moyer,
US Navy.  We had about 15 riders, and after the ceremony we had the chance to visit with some of CPO Moyer's family at McDonalds in Ft Gibson. 

On April 26th we had a 2 State Mission for US Army vet Charley Parmely. Starting outside of Jay Oklahoma, at the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, then Escorting Mr. Parmely to the Maysville Arkansas Cemetery a few miles away. Mr Parmely was involved in Alcoholics Anonymous giving talks all over the world.  A Lone Rider came over to ask if he could ride with us and we welcomed him.  He said he credited Mr. Parmely with saving his life. One of our regular riders also said that Charley had been his mentor during his battle with Alcohol.

    In late April an accident in Tulsa claimed the lives of two members of the Patriot Guard Riders, Wanda McGhee, and  Albert "Sugar" Winters Jr.  They were thrown from the motorcycle they were riding and into the path of another vehicle.

On May 5th,  Over 100 Motorcycles escorted Wanda Lou McGhee, from Tulsa Oklahoma to Ft. Gibson National Cemetery to lay her to rest.  It was a beautiful ceremony and well attended.

On May 6th again well over 100 motorcycles escorted "Sugar" to Ft Gibson National Cemetery.
Bikes lined the long drive of the cemetery, and "Sugar" was Given Full Military Honors.

On May 7th we had a different sort of activity. About 20 bikes gathered at the Kwik Kountry  convience store in Westville and staged to be in their Loyalty Day Parade. Westville Chamber had Presented the PGR with its "Organization of the Year" award  at their annual  awards banquet. Bob "Goatlick" Kiefer and I had  the honor of accepting on behalf of all PGR Members in America.
I had arranged for our entry right after all the Police, Fire, Ambulance entries, but when Bob came to staging he had a surprise.  The Police and other Emergency entries had choosen to let the bikes go first. What a sight it was to see  Goat & Xray lead our friends around the corner to start the Parade...

WILL CATCH UP TOMORROW