PGRNY Completed Missions

Honor Mission

John P. West

US Army
Vietnam Veteran

Jamaica, NY - 10/26/2024

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

About the Mission:

John P. West faithfully and honorably executed his duties to our nation as a medic in the US Army with the 1-40th Field Artillery Battalion in Vietnam during that war.  He was honorably discharged as SP4, and was then active with Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for 20+ years.

No further service history is available at this time.  His family requests PGR participation in his final honors

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

10/26/2024 at 09:15am

Staging Location:

Calvary Baptist Church
111-10 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11433

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Wayne Cohen
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516-729-9869

Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:

Updated 15, May 2024

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Special Information:

Please stage at church for arrival of family and mourners.  Mass to begin at 10:00AM.  Military honors will be performed at some time during mass, after which we will stand down.
No escort, no other locations.

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Wayne Cohen - SRC Region 8 NY

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