.thumbnail.jpg "204th TAOG Departure (31)")
LA National Guard 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group.
June 5th, 2009
Hammond LA to Camp Shelby, MS, prior to deployment.
See this PGR mission photos here.
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in this send off with an official ceremony beginning at 1100 on June 5th and taking place at the Hammond Air Base.
The soldiers are leaving for Camp Shelby from the ceremony and have asked the PGR to escort them.
We are planning to escort all the way to Camp Shelby, but anyone only able to participate in a portion of the escort are welcome to attend.
The unit is to report to the base by 1000 with the ceremony beginning at 1100 and lasting approximately one (1) hour.
We will stage a couple of miles away from the base to form ranks, fly colors, and ride into the base as a group. We will stand a flag line at the entrance to the building where the ceremony is to be held.
The staging area will be the Chevron Truck Stop, at the Airport Rd. (Exit 42) off of I-12, East of Hammond, La.
