HONOR MISSION - Belton & CTSVC - Fri, 6 Mar
CW4 James Parnell, 74, US Army, Retired, Vietnam Veteran & PGR Member, Belton, TX
The family of Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Parnell has requested the presence and participation of the Patriot Guard Riders at the Funeral Service and Interment of their Loved One.
During Jim's two combat tours in Vietnam, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Air Medal w/ 38 Oak Leaf clusters. He flew approximately 1500 combat hours in helicopter gunships. Jim was a 32nd Degree Mason, and a member of Gatesville Lodge 197, as well as being a member of the VFW, DAV, & American Legion. He was a Lifetime Member of the American Motorcycle Association, a long time member of the Ft Hood Dirt Riders, Texas Motorcycle Riders Association, a Charter member of the Wings of Eagles Chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association in Temple, Chapter T of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, a Charter member of the Heart of Texas Trikers of Waco, and the Patriot Guard Riders of Central Texas His full obituary may be found here: http://www.dossmanfh.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1533051
Date: Friday, 6 Mar 15
FUNERAL SERVICE
Staging Time: 1110
Staging Location: Dossman Funeral Home, 2525 North Main Street, Belton, TX 76513-1519 (http://tinyurl.com/y8gcu4g)
Briefing: 1115
Flagline Establishment: 1125 +/- Once the Funeral Service begins; we will strike the flagline and prepare to participate in the procession.
Note: Be at staging ON TIME and TOPPED OFF.
Ride Captain: Jerry “Cab” Caballero; 254.628.2007, 254.833.4788; trikercab2003@hotmail.com Assistant Ride Captain/Flag Wrangler: Barry “Bear” Dahlquist; 254.317.9977; advanceman1@yahoo.com
INTERMENT
Staging Time: 1305
Staging Location: The cul-de-sac between the Walk of Heroes and the Memorial Shelter at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery located off TX 195 just south of Killeen, TX (http://tinyurl.com/CenTexVetsCeme)
Setup & Briefing: Upon clearance and at the direction of the Ride Captain, we will move to the shelter, set up the flags, be briefed and await arrival of the procession.
