Medal of Honor Ride '22

*** UPDATED INFORMATION *** MISSION NOTICE - 04/20 - 1300 - 2022 Medal of Honor Motorcade - DFW Airport

Mission Summary Calendar Link:   Link to Calendar   MRC:   Greg Wiggins gregory.wiggins@verizon.net (972) 679-3471   Ride Captain 2:   Jeffrey Wike jwike1943@gmail.com (817) 301-4293   Ride Captain 3:   Mike Moore evermoore58@gmail.com (817) 228-3240   Ride Captain 4:   Mario Sandone jmsandone@yahoo.com (214) 232-2722   Mission Summary:   The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to be a part of the 2022 Medal of Honor Escort. AT this annual event all surviving recipients of the “Medal of Honor” are flown into Dallas-Fort Worth and are escorted via motorcade to Gainesville, Texas, the host city. The City of Gainesville Medal of Honor City Arrival Motorcade will begin at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 2400 Aviation Drive North, DFW Airport, Texas 75261, and will conclude at North Central Texas College, 1525 W. California Street, Gainesville, Texas 76240.   Please come join us for a great patriotic “feel good” mission and to help celebrate these heroes.     Part 1 - Procession    *** UPDATED TIME FOR GATE CLOSING ***     Mission Date:   Wednesday, April 20, 2022   Staging Time:   1300   Starting Time:   1600   Staging Point:   Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport   Staging Address:   Old Greater Southwest Airport Runway Airport Freeway and Amon Carter Blvd   Staging Area Map:   Link to Map   GPS:   32.50196, -97.02568   Details:   Riders will stage at the south end of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, at the old Greater Southwest Airport Runway (Airport Freeway & Amon Carter Blvd.) The gates to the staging area will open at 1:00pm and will close at 2:45 pm. ANY RIDERS ARRIVING AFTER THE GATES ARE CLOSED WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE PROCESSION. After the gates are closed riders will be given both the mission and safety briefings. Six Big Flag Honor Bikes have already been selected. The procession is scheduled to depart for Gainesville, Texas at approximately 4:00pm. Upon arrival at our destination (North Central Texas College), riders will dismount and stand the flag line. Riders not participating in the procession may stage at North Central Texas College in Gainesville, Texas to await the arrival of the procession. The motorcade is expected to arrive between 5:00pm and 5:30pm (approximately). At the conclusion of the event, and only at the direction of the Mission Ride Captain, we will pull the flags and carry them to the support vehicle to be furled and put away. Riders will be debriefed and dismissed.   Procession:   Escort Provided   Support:   Yes – Tom Harrington and Duane Ormsby