Post 244 Military Funeral Honor Guard

for 2007

Highland Memorial Park
Pottstown, PA

January 5, 2007
funeral #1

DoD Detail
 

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Wally LaCoste, Roger Flynn, John Cassidy)

Lee Wesner, bugler

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New ) Pottstown, PA
Buchert Rd.

January 5, 2007
funeral #2

DoD Detail
xxx xxx, yyy yyy

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Wally LaCoste, John Cassidy)

Lee Wesner, bugler

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New ) Pottstown, PA
Buchert Rd.

January 6, 2007
 

DoD Detail
CW4 West, yyy yyy

Firing Squad Leader:   Bradley Fink
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Wally LaCoste, John Cassidy
Roger Flynn, Larry McCann)

Fred Kern, bugler

Mercy & Truth Cemetery
Pottstown, PA

January 10, 2007
 

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Wally LaCoste, Andy Staso)
 

Fred Kern, bugler

January 13, 2007 funeral #1

DoD Detail
2LT Louis Rettenberg, SPC DePew

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Wally LaCoste, Billy Worrell
Roger Flynn, Larry McCann)

Fred Kern, bugler

Highland Memorial Park
Pottstown, PA

January 13, 2007 funeral #2

DoD Detail
MAJ Voice, MAJ Kress

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Wally LaCoste, Billy Worrell
SWC(SCW) Bill Kain (Ret.), Kenny Trate)

Fred Kern, bugler

January 24, 2007

DoD Detail
MAJ Kress, SPC Smith

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, John Cassidy)

Lee Wesner, bugler

January 26, 2007

Flag Presentation by Joan Alexander

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Mark Alexander
Honor Guard Detail   (Chuck Kropp, Andy Staso, Billy Worrell)

Fred Kern, bugler

Highland Memorial Park
Pottstown, PA

February 7, 2007

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Mark Alexander
Honor Guard Detail   (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, John Cassidy, Billy Worrell)

Flag Folded by Mark Alexander & Billy Worrell
Flag Presentation by Mark Alexander

Lee Wesner, bugler

Highland Memorial Park
Pottstown, PA

February 19, 2007

DoD Detail
SSG Denning, Thomas (157th CSSB) &
SSG McCrudden, Danny (153rd LSO)

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Billy Worrell
Honor Guard Detail   (Andy Staso, John Cassidy,
Bill Kain (VFW), Philip Ciofalo (MCL), Cal Books(MCL) )
 

Fred Kern, bugler

Highland Memorial Park
Pottstown, PA

February 20, 2007

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Billy Worrell
Honor Guard Detail   (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso,
John Cassidy, Bill Kain (VFW))

Flag Presentation by Cal Books (MCL)
 

Lee Wesner, bugler

New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
Gilbertsville, PA

February 21, 2007

DoD Detail
MSG Julian Jenkins (2nd/309th/72nd F.A.) &
SFC Broderick (HHC 99th RRL)

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Mark Alexander
Honor Guard Detail   (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, John Cassidy, Billy Worrell)

Lee Wesner, bugler

St. Peters Lutheran Church
Chester Springs, PA

March 1, 2007

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Mark Alexander
Honor Guard Detail   (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, Bill Kain (VFW,VVA))

Lee Wesner, bugler

Pottstown Cemetery (East)
Pottstown, PA

March 5, 2007 - #1

DoD Detail

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Billy Worrell
Honor Guard Detail   (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso,
Chuck Kropp, John Cassidy,
Bill Kain (VFW), Cal Books (MCL)

Fred Kern, bugler

Valley Forge Memorial Gardens
King of Prussia, PA

March 5, 2007 - #2

DoD Detail
MSG Julian Jenkins (2nd/309th/72nd F.A.) &
2LT Smith, Julian
(1215th Garrison Support Unit USAR)

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Billy Worrell
Honor Guard Detail   (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso,
Wally LaCoste,
Bill Kain (VFW), Cal Books (MCL)

Lee Wesner, bugler

Limerick Gardens of Memories
44 Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA

March 7, 2007

DoD Detail
MAJ Kress, SPC Terry DePew

"Smoke-em if you got-em"

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Mark Alexander
Honor Guard Detail   (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso,
Chuck Kropp, John Cassidy,
Cal Books (MCL), Billy Worrell

Fred Kern, bugler

DoD Detail
SGT Ushomirsky, SP4 Martin, SP4 Williamson

SGT Alex Ushomirsky

Honor Guard Detail Leader:   Mark Alexander
Honor Guard Detail   (Wally LaCoste, Joan Alexander,
Bill Kain (VFW), Chuck Kropp, SGT Alex Ushomirsky
Billy Worrell (not shown))
 

Mark Alexander & friend, bugler

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New ) Pottstown, PA
Buchert Rd.

March 21, 2007

DoD Detail
xxx xxx, yyy yyy

Firing Squad Leader:   xxx
Firing Squad  (yyy)

Lee Wesner, bugler

New Jerusalem Cemetery
Pricetown Rd.
New Jerusalem, PA

March 27, 2007

DoD Detail
IC1 Mike Gruenlobi, LTSN Kay, BMSN Leverich

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, Wally La Coste)

Cal Books, bugler

Mercy & Truth Cemetery
Pottstown, PA

March 30, 2007
 

"the Gravestone Unveiling"

(Post Adjutant Billy Worrell, John Cassidy)

(John Cassidy, Wally La Coste, Post Cmdr Joan Alexander)

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Wally La Coste, John Cassidy)

Doug Slick, bugler

St. John’s Byzantine Church Cemetery
N. Hanover & Mervine Strs.
Pottstown, PA

April 7, 2007, funeral #1

DoD Detail
SSGT Jonathan Rhoads, SRA Lonnie Moon

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, Wally La Coste
Billy Worrell, Bill Kain (VFW))

Lee Wesner, bugler

Pottstown Cemetery - West
N. Hanover St.
Pottstown, PA

April 7, 2007,  funeral #2

DoD Detail
AIC Bryan M. Harlan, SRA Michael Poolaw

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, Wally La Coste, Billy Worrell)

 Mark Alexander, bugler

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New ) Pottstown, PA
Buchert Rd.

April 20, 2007

DoD Detail - Air Force
xxx, xxx

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell
Firing Squad  (Billy Worrell, Joan Alexander, Wally La Coste)

 Doug Slick, bugler

Limerick Gardens of Memories
44 Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA

April 30, 2007

DoD Detail
2LT Smith, Julian (1215th Garrison Support Unit USAR), &
SSG McCrudden, Danny (153rd LSO)

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, Billy Worrell)

 Lee Wesner, bugler

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, Wally La Coste, John Cassidy, Billy Worrell)

 Lee Wesner, bugler

WWII - U.S. Navy

Limerick Gardens of Memories
44 Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA

May 14, 2007

U.S. Navy

WWII - U.S. Navy

DoD Detail
HMCS Griffing, NC2 Pratt

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Joan Alexander, Andy Staso, Billy Worrell)

 Fred Kern, bugler

WWII - U.S. Navy

 

DoD Detail
HMCS Griffing, IT1 Torres

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad  (Wally LaCoste, Calvin Miller
Joan Alexander, Chuck Kropp, Billy Worrell)

 Fred Kern, bugler

Limerick Gardens of Memories
44 Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA

May 21, 2007

WWII - U.S. Army Air Corps

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New ) Pottstown, PA
Buchert Rd.

May 22, 2007

WWII - U.S. Navy

DoD Detail
HMCS Griffing, xxx xxx

Firing Squad Leader:   Cal Brooks
Firing Squad  Mark Alexander, Joan Alexander, Chuck Kropp
 

 Phil Lang, State Police Bugler

Holy Trinity Cemetery, Stowe, PA
Grosstown Rd.

May 22, 2007

Vietnam - U.S. Army

'his car'

DoD Detail
SSG Dooly, SPC David Carter

Firing Squad  Billy Worrell, Wally La Coste, Andy Staso
 

 Lee Wesner, bugler

Hamilton Pipers

Victor Lockington, Ken Hollingsworth, Dan Brumbach

DoD Detail
SSG Dooly, SGT Alex Ushomirsky

 Fred Kern, bugler

Firing Squad:  Chuck Kropp, Andy Staso and Joan Alexander

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell (not shown)

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New )
Buchert Rd.
Pottstown, PA

June 13, 2007

DoD Detail
2LT Julian Smith, SSG Jerame Dooly

Firing Squad Leader:   Joan Alexander
Firing Squad  Andy Staso, Chuck Kropp
 

St Michael Ukraian (of Pottstown) Cemetery
Douglassville, PA

June 19, 2007

Firing Squad Leader:   Joan Alexander
Firing Squad  Andy Staso, Chuck Kropp

Lee Wesner, bugler

Korea - U.S. Army

DoD Detail
MAJ Kress, SSG Dooly

Lee Wesner (Bugler), Calvin Miller, Chuck Kropp, Andy Staso

Chuck Kropp, Calvin Miller, Andy Staso, Billy Worrell (NCOIC)

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New )
Buchert Rd.
Pottstown, PA

August 3, 2007

DoD Detail
MM2(SW) Kevin Smith, ADAN Jeffrey Schultz, HMCS Richard Griffing

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell

Lee Wesner, bugler

Firing Squad:  John Cassidy, Calvin Miller, Joan Alexander
 

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New )
Buchert Rd.
Pottstown, PA

August 9, 2007

DoD Detail
SSG Dooly, SSG Rivera (no photo available)

Firing Squad Leader:   Mark Alexander
Firing Squad:  Joan Alexander, John Cassidy, Billy Worrell

Lee Wesner, bugler

Holy Trinity Cemetery, Stowe, PA
Grosstown Rd.

August 16, 2007

U.S. Army

DoD Detail
SFC Joe Broderick, SFC Patricia Gerber-O’Shea (Bugler)

Firing Squad Leader:   SGTMAJ Cal Books (RET)
Firing Squad:  Billy Worrell, Larry McCann 

Calvin Miller,    Firing Squad Leader: SGTMAJ Cal Books (RET),
John Cassidy, Billy Worrell (not shown, AGAIN),    Lee Wesner, bugler 

 Lee Wesner, bugler 

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell  
Firing Squad:  John Cassidy, Calvin Miller, Chuck Kropp

bugler  SGTMAJ Cal Books (RET)

Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander
Firing Squad:  John Cassidy, Chuck Kropp, Billy Worrell  

bugler  SGTMAJ Cal Books (RET)

DoD Detail
SPC David Carter & SSG Jerame Dooly

Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander
Firing Squad:  Joan Alexander, Chuck Kropp, Calvin Miller, Billy Worrell  

Lee Wesner, bugler
"Bugles For Veterans"

Union Cemetery
("Cannon Hill")
Boyertown, PA

September 15, 2007

Kenneth S. Worrall, 82 of Ohio, formerly of Pottstown,
died September 8th in the Lutheran Village in Columbus.  
A 20 year US Army Veteran having served with the 327th Gliders,
who assisted the US Army, 101st Airborne Division.  
A dedicated member of the Whitehall VFW Post 8794.  

Types of Ceremonies Performed:

For servicemen who have completed 20 years or more in the USAF
or any of the pre-1947 Air Force/Army organizations,
they receive the Standard Honors funeral service.
This detail consists of a pallbearing sequence,
a 6-man flag fold (performed by the pallbearers),
three volley salute,
and the playing of Taps.
After this is completed,
the flag will be presented as it is in the veteran's funeral along with 3 shell casings.

HOUCK GOFUS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Pottstown, PA 19464
 

file photo

DoD Detail
SPC David Carter & SSG Jerame Dooly

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell
Firing Squad:  Joan Alexander, Wally La Coste, John Cassidy

Gene Johnson, bugler 

Limerick Gardens of Memories
44 Swamp Pike, Limerick, PA

September 22, 2007

DoD Detail
 SSG Jerame Dooly & SGT Emily Williamson

Firing Squad Leader:  Chuck Kropp
Firing Squad:  John Cassidy, Wally La Coste, Calvin Miller

Gene Johnson, bugler 

Holy Trinity Cemetery
Grosstown Rd., Stowe, PA

September 27, 2007 - funeral #1

Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander
Firing Squad:  Joan Alexander, Chuck Kropp, Billy Worrell  

Lee Wesner, bugler
"Bugles For Veterans"

Mt. Zion Cemetery
Pottstown, PA

September 27, 2007 - funeral #2

DoD Detail
SPC David Carter & SSG Jerame Dooly

DoD Detail Bugler
SP4 Bossons-Beittler

Lee Wesner, bugler
"Bugles For Veterans"

Echo
 

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell
Firing Squad:  John Cassidy, Joan Alexander, Chuck Kropp

Fred Kern, bugler

Lee Wesner, bugler

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New )
Buchert Rd.
Pottstown, PA

November 13, 2007

DoD Detail
HMCS Griffing, AMAN Robert Zurn, ATAN Brenda Perez

Firing Squad:  Billy Worrell, Wally La Coste, Joan Alexander
Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander
Calvin Miller, John Cassidy, Lee Wesner, bugler

                                                      also onboard today at the far right is - Chuck Kropp

Video of this Military Ceremony

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New )
Buchert Rd.
Pottstown, PA

November 24, 2007

DoD Detail
AS3 Neuchter, AD2 Chris Gorzney

Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander
Firing Squad:  Joan Alexander, Chuck Kropp, Calvin Miller, Billy Worrell
Lee Wesner, bugler

Mt. Zion Cemetery
Pottstown, PA

December 5, 2007

DoD Detail
AZ3 Carlos De Los Santos, HMCS Griffing, AT3 Kathleen Ray

Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander
Firing Squad:  Joan Alexander, John Cassidy, Billy Worrell  

Lee Wesner, bugler

"Where's my contact lense?"

Edgewood Cemetery 
High & Kiem Sts., Pottstown, PA

December 28, 2007
funeral #1

DoD Detail
MAJ Robert L. Kress Jr., SFC Steven Hessinger

Firing Squad:  Chuck Kropp (leader), John Cassidy, Calvin Miller  

Lee Wesner, bugler

St. Aloysius Cemetery (New)
Buchert Rd., Pottstown, PA

December 28, 2007
funeral #2

James Smith
1913 - 2007

Flag Folder by Mark Alexander & Billy Worrell
then presented by Mark Alexander

Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander
Firing Squad:  Joan Alexander, Wally LaCoste, Billy Worrell  

Phil Lang, bugler