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Nine (9) American Heroes, Riverside, CA 17 Nov 2010

On Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010, four (4) American Heroes will be brought to the Riverside National Cemetery for burial by the Los Angeles County Coroner.

Five (5) American Heroes will be brought to Riverside National Cemetery for burial from Los Angeles County by Dignity's Rose Hills Mortuary.

The Veterans are:

Robert Rico, age 83, U.S. Army, Korea (reschedule from 10 Nov 2010)

Victor Brown Jr, No info available at this time

Grover Clark, No info available at this time

Constantine Batory II, No info available at this time

Robert Henry, age 55, U.S.M.C., Viet Nam

William Biving, age 74, U.S. Navy, Korea

Carl Sanders, age 79, U.S. Army, Korea

Michael Doody, age 77, U.S. Navy, Korea

Jerome Conley, age 85, U.S. Navy, WW II

The PGR will be these veteran's family and will hold a service with full Military Honors at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA.
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Old 12-11-2010, 08:12 AM
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Five (5) American Heroes, Riverside,CA 15 Dec 2010

On 15 Dec 2010, five (5) Veterans without families will be brought to Riverside National Cemetery for burial from Los Angeles County by Dignity's Rose Hills Mortuary.

The veterans are:

Gerald Clark, age 76, U.S. Navy, Korea

Floyd McGarity, age 66, U.S. Navy, Viet Nam

John Livingston, age 78, U.S. Air Force, Korea

Roy Johnson, age 70, U.S. Army, Cold War

Alan Klaub, age 67, U.S. Navy, Viet Nam

The PGR will be there for these vets and will hold a service with full Military Honors at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92518.
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Hero Without Family
Sarasota National Cemetery
One United States Navy Veteran
One United States Marine Corps Veteran
Sarasota, Florida
Monday, 20 DEC 10
Sarasota National Cemetery near Sarasota, Florida, will have an interment ceremony for two Heroes Without Families or Friends. They were former service members that have passed away and had no family or friends to set up a ceremony for them. Their names will be revealed during the ceremony.
These Veterans served Honorably in the United States Military, One in the United States Marine Corps as a CPL, a Korean War Veteran, serving from 1950 to 1952, One in the United States Navy as a Seaman, a Vietnam Veteran, serving from 1965 to 1967.
Please bring your 3'x5' American Flag and stand as the family for this True American Hero.
Date: Monday, 20 DEC 10
Stage at:
Sarasota National Cemetery
9810 State Road 72
Sarasota, FL 34241-9574
Staging Begins: 0930 hrs
Mission Brief: 0945 hrs
Set Flag Line: as directed at brief
Ceremony Begins: 1000 hrs


Mission Ride Captains:
Leonard "Taz" Leary
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Jim "Vinnie" Dryer
Cell 941-713-4681 email: gljimd@yahoo.com


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Five (5) American Heroes, Riverside,CA 22 Dec 2010

On 22 Dec 2010, five (5) Veterans without families will be brought to Riverside National Cemetery for burial from Los Angeles County by Dignity's Rose Hills Mortuary.

The veterans are:

Orage Richey, age 75, U.S. Army, Viet Nam

Thomas Burks, age 93, U.S. Army, WW II

William H. Moore, age 76, U.S. Navy, Korea

Robert Lesser, age 63, U.S. Air Force, Viet Nam

Gerald Cook, age 65, U.S. Army, Viet Nam


The PGR will be there for these vets and will hold a service with full Military Honors at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92518.

For those wishing to escort from Rose Hills in Whittier, they advise that they will be leaving for RNC at 0900 hrs. 3888 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, CA

Time Table:

0800 hrs Gather at Shelter "F" RNC
0830 hrs Meeting
0900 hrs Military Honors rendered
1030 hrs Final Salute

May the souls of these vets rest in honored peace in a land they helped to defend and keep free.

R/C Popeye
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New York MIAP Mission with Dignity Memorial Providers.

The Missing in America Project, Dignity Memorial and the City of New York have partnered together to inter the unclaimed indigent and homeless veterans currently being stored in coroner’s offices around the city.

The first mission is scheduled for 8 January at 11 am at Calverton cemetery. The bodies of 30 veterans will be transported to the cemetery by a Dignity Memorial Funeral Director and hearse where they will receive the military honors they have earned.

Future missions will follow as there are a total of fifty nine veterans currently being stored.

All are invited to attend the ceremony at the cemetery

MIAP was requested by the Department of Veterans Cemetery Affairs and the New York City Mayors office. Our national Memorandum of Understanding with Dignity immediately partnered all of these groups together to conduct this mission to honor those veterans who cannot speak for themselves or have family to help.

Linda Smith has coordinated this event with Chris March of the Dignity Memorial Group. A lot of effort and contact with the City of New York was needed.

Thank to everyone involved to finalize this event



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On Wednesday, 29 Dec 2010, the Los Angeles County Coroner will be bringing three (3) Veterans Without Families and one (1) Hero to Riverside National Cemetery for burial.

Dignity's Rose Hills Mortuary will also be bringing three (3) Veterans Without Families from Los Angeles County for burial at Riverside National Cemetery.

The vets are:

Richard Boyaychek, age 76, U.S. Air Force, Korea

Gerald Tatlinger, age 73, U.S. Marines, Cold War

Amado Segobia, age 78, U.S. Army, Korea

James L. Cunningham, age 73, no info available at this time

Theodore Mason, age 62, U.S. Navy, Viet Nam

Russell A. Goodwin, age 50, no info available at this time

Wardell T. Thomas, age 67, U.S. Navy, Viet Nam

The PGR will be there for these veterans and will hold a service with full military honors at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92518.

Time Table at RNC:

0800 hrs Gather at Shelter "F"
0840 hrs Meeting
0900 hrs Military Honors rendered
1030 hrs Final Salute

For those who wish to escort from Rose Hills Mty, 3888 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601 to RNC, they will be leaving Rose Hills at approximately 0900 hrs.

May the souls of these heroes rest in honored peace in a land they helped to keep free.

We are their family.

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Brothers, Riders, Friends,

On Saturday, January 8th, there will be a Ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery at 1100 hrs for Funeral Services for over 20 Veterans who have been found at various NYC funeral homes & morgues and finally identified as eligible Veterans.

I apologize for not stating their names in this email, but the PGR as well as Calverton National Cemetery have not been offered the names of these Veterans yet.

Motorcycles can join in the escort from Queens and I would like to ask anyone caging that day to go directly to Calverton where we will have a flag line in place for the arrival of the hearses.

Plan on standing the Flag line for a bit as it seems there will be a lengthy ceremony that afternoon.
Once I have the Names of these Veterans we will post staging times & locations for both the escort phase as well as the Flag line phase.

Wishing You and your Families A Safe & Happy New Year.

God Bless ~ Ride Safe
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On Wednesday, 5 Jan 2011, the Los Angeles County Coroner will be bringing three (3) Vets Without Families and one (1) Hero to Riverside National Cemetery for burial. (Originally scheduled for 29 Dec 2010)

The vets are:

James L. Cunningham, age 73, no info available at this time

Theodore Mason, age 62, U.S. Navy, Viet Nam

Russell A. Goodwin, age 50, no info available at this time

Wardell T. Thomas, age 67, U.S. Navy, Viet Nam

The PGR will be there for these vets and will hold a service with full military honors at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92518.

Time Table at RNC:

0800 hrs Gather at Shelter "F"
0840 hrs Meeting
0900 hrs Military Honors rendered
1030 hrs Final Salute


May the souls of these heroes rest in honored peace in a land they helped to keep free.

We are their family.

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Press Release
Homeless/Unclaimed Veterans Burial Service
NYC Calverton VA National Cemetery
Saturday - January 8, 2011 at 11am

The Missing in America Project and Dignity Memorial Network, working in conjunction with the Calverton VA National Cemetery, NY City Hall, the Fire and Police Departments of NYC, Nassau County and Suffolk County and many other veteran service organizations and volunteers would like to cordially invite you to attend the Military Funeral Honors Ceremony of 20 homeless and indigent veterans who will be interred at Calverton National Cemetery. The ceremony will begin promptly at 11 am on Saturday, January 8, 2011. We expect the funeral procession to arrive at Calverton at approximately 10 am.

For specific details contact: Linda Smith, MIAP National Operations at (573-72-4216

Press Release and Program attached:



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Missing in America Project
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15 Jan 11

Mission, Jan.8, 2011
Mass Veterans Burial

It was a cold snowy morning, drab and overcast. I was to be the master of ceremony for multiple burials of twenty indigent veterans from New York City. The Veteran Administration Calverton Cemetery in eastern Suffolk County was to be there final resting place. I was representing the Missing in America Project and my American Legion Post 1244. For the past six days I had been calling and E-Mailing everyone that should be there. The snow two days ago had put us under blizzard conditions. Then the indifference of Mother Nature for the human condition was manifested again, by snowing last night. However God smiled down on us and allowed the weather to subside .We knew there was to be a huge procession from New York City, Queens through two more large Counties of NYS, Nassau and Suffolk. Reports came back to me about the incredible congregation of NYC Police and Fire Department personnel, plus the twenty hearses of The Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes, this massing was augmented by numerous Veteran Motor Cycle Groups. The Long Island expressways over passes were to be manned in the County of Queens by the New York Fire Dept. The overpasses in Nassau County by the Nassau Volunteer Fire Departments. The Suffolk County Volunteer Fire Departments were to meet at the entrance to Calverton Cemetery to display their enormous American Flags. The NYCFD Pipers and the Suffolk County Police Pipers were to amass at Calverton Cemetery. There pipes echo the dirges that have accompanied the brave and valiant down through the ages. As the hearses approached the entrance to Calverton National Cemetery, they rode under the huge American flags that had been flown by the Suffolk county volunteer fire Dept.’s and other Veteran groups. Ancient Roman Conquers could not have asked for a more beautiful Arch as those American Flags. The incredible amount of flag lines formed a glorious promenade from the approach of Calverton through the cemetery grounds right up to the huge white funeral tent. The hearses lined up respectfully behind each other, two at a time. The constant movement of veteran groups, honor guards, Uniformed Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen formed an ever changing kaleidoscope of color and movement. The heart rendering music of Amazing Grace could be heard as a prayer over the voice calling for the “Present Arms” due all the remains to be interred. The twenty caskets were placed inside the tent with a subdued skill and efficiency, implying the great respect and honor the attendants had for these indigent veterans. When all the caskets were under the tent and draped with our Country’s flag , I was present as the Master of ceremony I introduced myself as John Caldarelli an MIAP national representative , who was also a member of American Legion Post 1244 . I then followed with the following introduction:

We wish to welcome all of you this somber day. The bleakness of the

Weather is testimony to your wish to honor our departed veterans.

People, who don’t know Americans, may wonder why we are here.

We don’t know there race, there ethnicity, there political affiliations or
Their religious beliefs

We are here for one overriding reason, that one commonality that binds

Us with the love and respect for our veterans

The belief that no veteran should pass on abandoned and alone

Today, in this brief moment in time, we will be there family, there love

Ones, this day we will bear witness to their internment with dignity.
.

Next came the introduction prepared by Dignity Memorial, I think. I followed the program after that. Introducing the Chaplain and all the speakers. I gave the eulogy reciting the poem and reading all the names

Then reintroduced the chaplain again for the Benediction.

Waited until the caskets were undraped and the ritual of folding the flags and there presentation introduced Calverton Director for the closing remarks and he introduced the cemetery workmen. The pipe band played going home, and then the Colors were retired.

End of ceremony



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Executive Director
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