This was a four part mission.  
Part One.  Was the arrival of PFC Austin Staggs at Alliance Airport on 12-9-2010 at 1350 hours.  There were over 100+ PGR riders gathered to present honors to this hero.  After the arrival we prepared for the escort to the funeral home in north Fort Worth, Texas about 35 miles away.  We were honored to have the Fort Worth Police departmant motorcycle department to provide an escort to the funeral home.  They shutdown I-35W and made it very ssfe for all concerned.  There was an estimated 82 bikes and 5 cages, plus the coach and many family cars in the procession.
Part Two:  We stood a flag line at the funeral home on 12-10-2010 from 1800 to 2000 hours in honor of the family and Private Staggs.
Part Three:  We stood a flagline at the First Baptist church in Weatherford, Texas for the funeral service.  We began at 1030 hours.  After the service was over we were stage in three lines behind the coach and presented honors as Private Staggs was loaded into the coach.
Part Four:  With the services of four different police agencies, we escorted Private Staggs and the entire funeral procession to Mt Olivet Cemetery in North Fort Worth.  We counted over 125 bikes and 7 cages of PGR riders.  As we made our way to Fort Worth in I-30, I20 and Loop 820 there were thousands of people on either side of the road presenting honors to this hero.  The procession streched out over a mile and a half.  We were told it was a very moving sight to see all these riders and family and friends honoring Austin.  Priavte Staggs is a hometown hero in every sense of the word.  We only traveled about 25 -30 miles per hour for the 50+ miles to the interment site.  The LEO again shut down all roads and made us feel very safe.  When we arrived at the cemetery, all riders stood tall and silent around the entire service of family and friends.  What a privilege to honor this great hero for giving the ultimate price for all of us.  There wasn't a dry eye in the entire group.  