First Coast HonorAir Flight #7
Rick Trayner Memorial Flight
Orange Park/Jacksonville, FL
01 Oct 11

The Patriot Guard Riders have once again been requested by First Coast HonorAir www.firstcoasthonorair.com to escort 37 Veterans of the Greatest Generation to the JacksonvilleIntl.Airport.  This will be the seventh Honor Air flight sponsored by the Rotary Club of Orange Park Sunrise, like their Brothers and Sisters before them they will be traveling to Washington, DC to visit the Memorial built to Honor the men and women whom served our Country with Honor and Distinction during WWII. Including remembering those whom paid the ultimate sacrifice and did not return home to their families and communities.

On previous flights these men and women were so thrilled that we came out to support them. And while they entered the airport, standing there shaking their hands thanking them for their service and to have a good flight. These men walking on their own, with canes and in wheel chairs even those you could tell whose memory was slipping. Returned the thank you faster then it could be rendered.

Having been involved in the previous HonorAir flights I know and those who have come out for this escort/Send-Off know these Heroes really do appreciate everyone that shows up. This includes the Boy Scouts who have lined Kingsley Ave and Blanding Blvd. In previous years these young people have gotten up early on a Saturday morning to Stand in the rain to wave American flags as the busses carrying these Heroes pass by. These are but a few of many memories they gain from their day!

NOTE:

This trip will be a Memorial Trip dedicated to Richard (Rick) Trayner, our HonorAir Chairman, who passed away on June 7, 2011.  Rick was involved in the planning, coordination and execution of all six previous First Coast HonorAir trips.

NOTE II: This is possibly the last HonorAir flight from our area. Even though the first HonorAir Flight departure was a soggy mess, the turnout was fantastic! With this possibly being the last flight from our area, let’s have another great turnout for these Heroes of the Greatest Generation!

Itinerary: Saturday, 01 Oct 11

Send-Off

Staging: Flight Departure

Holiday Inn of OrangePark

620 Wells Rd

Orange Park, FL32073

Map; http://tinyurl.com/3n92osd

 Stage:             4:15am (yes AM)

Briefing:          4:30     

Load buses: 5:00

KSU:               5:30

Once we arrive at JIA we will set up inside the airport to see these Heroes off and to Thank them for their service to our great Country so many years ago.

Welcome Home (Change from previous years)

This year we will Welcome Home these Heroes of the Greatest Generation at the JacksonvilleInt’lAirport.

Staging: Flight Arrival

Guard shack on Cole Flyer Rd off of Pecan Park Rd

Jacksonville Int’lAirport

Jacksonville, FL

Map: http://tinyurl.com/3krcqzt

Stage:             8:00pm

Briefing:          8:10

KSU:               8:20

Set line:          As directed

Mission thread: http://www.patriotguard.org/Forums/tabid/61/postid/1653648/view/top...

If you have any questions please contact me at; drem@patriotguard.org.

Forecast: Saturday morning: Dark! Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Saturday Evening: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64, after a high of 82.

 Ride Safely,

Ralph “Drem” Terreault
NE FL Help On The Homefront Rep
Patriot Guard Riders
www.patriotguard.org

904-778-3709