The North Texas Patriot Guard Riders provided escort to the buses transporting Medal of Honor recipients, Wounded Warriors, VIPs, and other special guests of Sky Ball XII.  Escort was provided from the Westin DFW Hotel to American Airlines Hangar 5 on both Friday and Saturday.  Escort was also provided Saturday morning to the “Welcome Home a Hero” unveiling event at Founders’ Plaza.  The original plan for Friday and Saturday to escort six buses for two trips was not needed.  Riders remained flexible and adapted to the changes without issue.  Flags were placed on both side of 28th St. from Airfield Dr. to the DPS entrance and at the Founders” Plaza event.  All escort riders received the rider safety briefing before each segment.  A safety officer was appointed for each segment and took the last position in the procession.  This position was rotated each day.  No safety issues were observed.  No negative feedback was voice as a result of the safety rider implementation.  Riders flew big flags taking care to ensure each service branch was represented.  All segments of the mission were executed with professionalism.  At the end of each segment a post mission brief was completed and rider thanked for their support.  Additionally, a small group returned early Sunday morning to pull, furl, and stow the flags on 28th St.  Mission accomplished.