Honor Mission
Gerard J. DeBuiser
US Navy
Cold War Veteran
Law Enforcement Officer (Ret.)
Calverton, NY - 06/26/2023
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 8, Region 9
About the Mission:
This veteran honorably served from July 1956 to August 1959 as a member of VA 93 ,a Fighter Attack Squadron of A4D-1 jets, known as the " Blue Blazers". He was trained as a Parachute Rigger and attained a rank of Airman. He followed with a career in the Suffolk County Police Department, eventually assigned to Emergency Services Section. We have been requested to stand in honor of his service to this country.
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
06/26/2023 at 10:30am
Staging Location:
Calverton National Cemetery
210 Princeton Blvd
Calverton, NY 11933
Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Pete Jepson -
631 922 6330
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:
Meet at front gate for instructions. Suffolk Police Highway and Emergency Services will be arriving with the veteran.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
no
Pete Jepson SRC Region 9
rs 06/24; MER