PGR_NTX Patriot Guard Final Itinerary for Ray Adams, USMC Veteran, Frost, TX, 15-16 JUL 08

[Mission Information For North Texas PGR]

Final  Itinerary 
“Uncle Ray” Adams –  USMC Veteran 
Patriot Guard  Rider 
July 15-16 ,  2008 

Ride Captain: Rick  Crabb 
_rjcrabb at sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:rjcrabb at sbcglobal.net)  
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This is a Two (2) Part  Mission:   Tuesday, July 15, 2008 from 1800-2000  
(6:00 – 8:00  PM) 
Visitation:  All Riders and friends are invited  to the visitation at 
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, 1530 N. 45th Street Corsicana, TX  75110 Phone: 
903.874.4774.   Directions are available on their website:  
_http://www.griffin-roughton.com/locations.shtml_ (http://www.griffin-roughton.com/locations.shtml)    
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Stage Wednesday, July  16, 2008 at 1500 (3:00 pm):  Riders will stage no 
later than 1345 (1:45  pm) on the south side of West Pace Street between Minor St. 
and Allen St.,  Frost, TX, oriented east, in order to pull out in an orderly 
fashion for later  movement to the cemetery.  The mission briefing will be 
conducted and a  Flag Line established in front of the Frost High  School.  Once 
the service begins, the Flag Line  will be relocated to the Frost Cemetery on 
FM 667 on the north side of  town.  All bikes will proceed to the far end of 
the cemetery to park and  reestablish the Flag Line around the burial site. 
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Mission:  This mission is to honor the  memory of our Friend and fellow 
Rider, “Uncle Ray” Adams, a United States Marine  Corps Veteran who served on the 
DMZ in Korea immediately after hostilities  ended.  Ray was father to Patriot 
Guard Rider SGT Michael Adams TXNG, Uncle  to Patriot Guard Rider Mark Adams, 
Great Uncle to SPC Jeffery Shaffer, KIA, Ar  Ramadi, Iraq, 13 September 2006 
and a friend  to many of us. 
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Weather:  The weather is  expected to be 96 degrees F, partly cloudy with a 
20% chance of rain so prepare  for anything.  All participants need to begin 
drinking plenty of water  and/or sports drinks 24 hours prior to the Mission and 
ensure that you continue through the evening  after the Mission.   
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Directions to Frost,  TX:  From IH  35 West, go south to Hillsboro, then east 
20 miles on Hwy 22, turning right on  Minor St to the dead end and then left 
on to the staging area on West Pace  St.  From IH 35 East, go south to Italy, 
exit east on Hwy 34 through  town and then south 10 miles on FM 667.  Cross 
Hwy 22 and continue three  blocks to West Pace  St. and turn right to the 
staging area.  The  Frost  Cemetery is located on the  northeast corner of FM 667 
and Hwy 22. 
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Iron Horses if you can, flag bikes will be  utilized to escort the family 
from the High School to the cemetery.  Cages  are always welcome and appreciated. 
 The Support Truck with flags and water  will be there. 
Please remember that  our mission is to Stand Tall and Silent for our friend 
and his  family. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
 
Rick  Crabb




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