The Patriot Guard was a invited guest of Gold Star family "Davis". We were "Honored" to have the presence of two Gold Star families as part of the patriotic procession. The procession included the display of all U.S. Military branch flags. PGR presented the colors and raised the American Flag to the National Anthem, and lowered the Flag to half mass during the playing of Taps. The event was centered around the dedication of a granite marker honoring all branches of the U.S. Military and was placed in Memory of Specialist Christopher G. Patten. Christopher embraced a deep conviction to fight in the war on terror after September 11, 2001. He was anxious to graduate high school so he could serve his country as a solder in the U.S. Army. Christopher graduated high school in 2005 where he joined the Army assigned to the First Cavalry out of Fort Hood, Texas and was deployed to Iraq in October 2006. Specialist Christopher Gabriel Patton, United States Army was Killed in Action outside of Baghdad on September 1, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom from gunshot wounds. SPC Patton died an American Hero.   