This mission was in honor of U.S Army Vietnam Veteran SSG Ronnie Lee South. The PGR staged at the First Baptist Church of Sanger, Texas at 09:00.  Flags were set, and after a short briefing, riders stood tall and silent as family and guests arrived for the memorial service.  Before the memorial service began, Mrs. Jean South, Ronnie’s mother, was presented with a PGR plaque in appreciation for Ronnie’s sixteen years of military service that included two tours in Vietnam.  After the memorial service began, the flag line was taken down, flags furled and preparations made for the procession to DFW National Cemetery.   The procession was escorted the fifty-five miles to the cemetery by two units from the Denton County Sheriff’s Office.  

After arriving at the DFW National Cemetery, four pre-selected big flag bikes led the funeral procession to Shelter A for the interment service at 13:00.  An advance team of riders had already set the flag line and was standing tall and silent as the funeral procession arrived at the shelter. The honor guard folded the flag, taps were played, the flag was presented SSG South’s oldest son, also named Ronnie.
