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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Ladies and Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>The message below was sent to the Deputy State Captains by the
State Captain, who asked that it be sent to all the riders. It pertains
to the national PGR store.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Patriot
Guard Riders store will be shut down for several days to re-organize the store
and deal with some technical issues. All current in stock orders will be
shipped as normal. </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Backordered
items are starting to become available and will be shipped when the individual
order is complete. If you have more than one backordered item in your
gear store order it will not ship until all items have been received.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>We apologize to our members for these issues with the store
and thank you for the patience you have shown so far. This closing is to
prevent any new orders from being placed during the transition. At this
time we would like to assure you all that none of the issues we are addressing
are related to payments, funds, or the trademark action. The store
will reopen shortly with some changes in inventory and planned
improvements in the quality of some items. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>Steve Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>Deputy State Captain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpLast><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>North Texas PGR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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