We staged at the church, set the flags and the mission brief was given.  Just prior to standing in the flag line we were honored to talk briefly with one of the few remaining Tuskogee Airmen, fondly known as "Red Tails".  We neglected to get his name, but I know I felt honored just speaking with him as briefly as we did.  The riders then manned the flag line to receive the family and friends of Chief Horace Threats.  The certificate was presented to the family prior to the beginning of the service.  Once the service began, the flags were retrieved, furled and stowed in the support vehicle.  The procession riders stayed and the others went on to DFW National to ready the shelter for the arrival of the procession with Chief Threats, his family and friends.  

The procession got a little late start, but we arrived on time and lined up in the staging lane where two large flag bikes were waiting for us.  At the conclusion of the committal ceremony, which included the rendering of full military honors, the flags were once again retrieved, furled, and stowed in the shelter storage unit.  After the debrief all riders were dismissed.

A huge thank you to Randy and Nicki for the late notice support, to Dan for covering the DFW portion of today's mission, to Linda for taking the pictures at DFW, and to all our riders who attended and showed honors to the Threats family.  I know they greatly appreciated it.