PGRNY Completed Missions

Dedication Mission

Specialist Jason Hasenauer
Highway Dedication

US Army - Gulf War
Killed in Action
and Firefighter

Hilton, NY - 10/17/2023

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 1, Region 2

About the Mission:

Patriot Guard Riders has been invited to stand once again for Specialist Jason Hasenauer, as his ultimate sacrifice is recognized with a highway dedication ceremony. The Specialist Jason Hasenauer Memorial Highway will run along State Route 259 (North Avenue) in Parma between the Lake Ontario State Parkway and Dunbar Road.

US Army PFC Jason D. Hasenauer died December 28, 2005 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.  Jason, 21, of Hilton, NY was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC.  He was killed when a roadside bomb toppled a Humvee he was riding in. Hasenauer was sitting in a machine-gun turret when the bomb explosion overturned his Humvee in Kandahar. He died of head injuries. Four other men in the vehicle were injured.

Jason graduated from high school in 2003 and joined the fire department in the Village of Hilton, 25 miles northwest of Rochester. He gave up a job at a department store to join the Army because he had a strong sense of duty and “he wanted to do more,” said his father, Dan.

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

10/17/2023 at 09:30am

Staging Location:

Hilton Fire Department
120 Old Hojack Ln.
Hilton, NY 14468

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Dave Nichols
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585-269-1086

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:

Jason is PGR member Mike Conway's nephew. Assemblyman Jenson, Hilton FD, Gold Star Mothers and a large turnout from the community / media is expected..

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Dave Nichols

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