PGRNY Completed Missions

Honor Mission

David C. Fox

US Army
Vietnam Era Veteran

Riverhead, NY - 03/18/2023

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 8, Region 9

About the Mission:

David Fox served honorably from July 1962 to June 1965 as a Light Weapons Infantryman assigned to the  Co. B, 3rd Bn, 36th Infantry. He attained the rank of Sgt. and was awarded the Expert Infantry Badge and Marksman (M-14). He entered service from Riverhead and returned there. He was a regular fixture at the Riverhead Raceway where he was well known to all. He was a 57-year member of the Flanders Fire Dept. The family has requested Patriot Guard Riders to stand and honor him.

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

03/18/2023 at 09:00am

Staging Location:

Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home
406 Main St.
Riverhead, NY 11901

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Mike Osip - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:

Updated 8 March 2022

Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.

Special Information:

Please bring your flags to stand for the family. Mr. Fox will be placed on a Flanders Fire Truck. The procession will go to Riverhead Raceway for a lap and then to Flanders Fire Dept. The procession will then go to Riverhead Cemetery.

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

yes

Second Staging Date and Staging Time:

03/18/2023 at 10:15 am

Second Location:

Riverhead Cemetery
Roanoke Ave.
Riverhead, NY 11901

Second Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Mike Osip

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Second Stage - Special Information:

Meet at the entrance on Pulaski St., just west of Roanoke Ave., as the gravesite is close to that entrance. Await the arrival of RC Mike with the procession. Have flags handy.

Is there a Third Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Pete Jepson SRC region9

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