Honor Mission
Leonard C. Evertsen
US Army
Vietnam Veteran
Multi-City, NY - 05/16/2024
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 4, Region 5
About the Mission:
The family of Leonard Charles Evertsen has requested Patriot Guard Riders participation in his military honors funeral services. Leonard, 77, of Waterford, NY passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at NHC Nursing Home in Bluffton, SC.
Born in Cohoes, NY, Leonard attended grade school at St. Mary’s in Waterford and graduated from LaSalle Insitute in Troy. He was activated from the 1018th Army Reserves out of Albany, NY on 13 May 1968 and was trained as a Petroleum Storage Specialist (MOS 76W20. He completed a tour of duty at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam where he drove jet fuel tanker trucks, and was honorably discharged on 24 July 1969 at the rank of Specialist 4th Class (E-4). For his service, Leonard was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 Device, Sharpshooter Medal (M-16) and 1 Overseas Service Bar.
He returned home and entered a tool-and-die apprentice program and started his career at G.E. in Schenectady, NY where he retired in 2000.
A full obituary is available for viewing online by clicking here
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
05/16/2024 at 09:45am
Staging Location:
Dufresne Funeral Home
216 Columbia Street
Cohoes, NY 12047
Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Ray Sestak
518-669-3358
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:
Staging at the funeral home with a flag line for the last hour of Visitation, 10:00 - 11:00 am. Funeral service at 11:00, followed by escort to Saratoga National Cemetery for interment with military honors.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
yes
Second Staging Date and Staging Time:
05/16/2024 at 12:00pm
Second Location:
Saratoga National Cemetery
200 Duell Road
Schuylerville, NY 12871
Second Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Ray Sestak
518-669-3358
Second Stage - Special Information:
Interment with military honors scheduled for 12:30 pm. Please stage quietly and in accordance with current guidelines.
Is there a Third Stage to this Mission?
no
Submitted by:
Ray Sestak
rs 05/12; MER
