07/27/2024
Calling all Patriot Guard Riders and Patriots !
Hero Down! Hero Down! Hero Down!
This is the Last Mission of United States Army Veteran and Law Enforcement Officer Staff Sergeant Harry Neal Willett . Patriot Guard Riders your presence has been requested by the Family of Staff Sergeant Harry Neal Willett to honor their Hero ! Patriot Guard Riders their is a possibility the Army might not show up so we have been ask to perform Military Honors if the need is there . I need two people who knows how to Fold the Flag and Some who Play Taps on your phone and I can present the Flag to the Family unless someone else would like doing the honor ! Please text are message me if you can help ! The Mission is as follows!
Honor Mission
Harry Neal Willett, Veteran
US Army, US Army Reserve
Law Enforcement
West Monroe, Louisiana - July 28, 2024
About the Mission:
Harry Neal Willett, 86, a native of West Monroe, LA and resident of Leesville, LA went home peacefully to our LORD on July 24, 2024, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He served our country with distinction from 1960 to 1968 rising to the rank of Staff Sargent with the United States Army and latter with the United States Army Reserve . He was a retiree of Chevron USA where he received many awards of recognition for services above and beyond his job responsibilities. Following his retirement from Chevron, he went to work as an electronics technician for Oceaneering International in Morgan City, LA where he wrote most of the training modules they continue to use today. He was also instrumental in building the ROV that explored the Titanic. In his free time, he loved to work with his hands and was a shade tree mechanic and made extra money by putting his electrician license to work on his days off by wiring new builds and working on other needs. He was a square dance caller and dancer for many years. His passion, however, was his work with the Shriners Hospitals for Children. He was a long time Mason and served in the capacity of Master to Lafayette Lodge No. 87 in Patterson, LA. He was a member in good standing of Pickering Masonic Lodge No. 477 in New Llano, LA and a member of El Karubah Shrine in Shreveport, LA. He was a reserved deputy for the Vernon Parish Sherriff's office.
Primary Staging Details:
July 28, 2024 -- 1:00 PM
Mulhearn Funeral Home
300 McMillan Rd
West Monroe, Louisiana 71291
Ride Captain:
James ( Mouse ) Sanders
[email protected]
318-245-3989
Instructions:
We will assemble at Mulhearn Funeral Home ( 300 McMillan Rd West Monroe La. 71291 ) Sunday at 1:00 P.M. where we will put up Flags to Honor this Hero then we will man the door greeting Family and Friends passing out Small Flags . We will sign a Large Flag and a Patriot Guard Riders Condolences Card to be presented to the Family along with a Special Plaque made to Honor this special day ! Following the 2:00 P.M. Service we will form a Line of Honor where we present Arms as this Hero is loaded into the Hearse then with weather permitting we will saddle-up and es**rt this Hero and Family to Mer Rouge Cemetery where hopefully the United States Army will present Military Honors if not the Patriot Guard Riders will do the Honors .
Flags & Water:
Flags will be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.
Submitted by: James Sanders
Louisiana Assistant State Captain
