Military Funeral Honor Guard

Post 244 Military Funeral Honor Guard

Veterans Garden at Manatawny Park
King St, Pottstown, PA

January 05, 2008

Memorial Service
Ronald Rubright, Sr.
past VFW Post #780 Commander
past DAV Chapter #93 Commander
past Pottstown JVC Commander
 

Flag Folded by
John Butterfield, USA and Joel Steinmetz, USMC
& presented to next-of-kin by
Joel Steinmetz, USMC

Firing Squad:  Mark Alexander, John Cassidy, Calvin Miller, Billy Worrell  
Bill Mayberry, American Legion Post #47,
Tony Everingham, VFW Post #780, Wayne Fulton VFW Post #780

Lee Wesner, bugler

Firing Squad  (Mark Alexander, Joan Alexander, Chuck Kropp)

Pastor Gilbert Vining, bugler

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell
Firing Squad:  John Cassidy, Calvin Miller, Wally LaCoste

Lee Wesner, bugler

DoD Detail
SPC Justin Zimmerman and SGT Corey Rogers

Willard Bickel, Chaplain Post #244

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Prayer:  For the folding and presentation of the American Flag

This banner of love and devotion, now being folded,
is a living memorial of the courageous thoughts of our comrade,
the one you came here to honor this day.

 The blue field represents the sky that overlooks our land
and denotes the watchfulness of God the Eternal.

 The red stripes tell us of the blood, sweat, and tears
that has been offered and conquered by our comrades’
devotion to the responsible freedom of this country.

 The white stripes boldly proclaim the peace that
he/she helped to bring to our future generations.

 This is his/her flag.

 This is our Spiritual Heritage.

 Receive it with the tears of our minds and the faith of our hearts.

 Amen.

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Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell
Firing Squad:  John Cassidy, Chuck Kropp, Wally LaCoste

Lee Wesner, bugler

DoD Detail
AME2 Ryan Blose, AD2 Derek Morris, AT2 Timothy Schaffer

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

Gene Johnson, bugler 
(Topton American Legion Post #217)

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

Fritz Kern, bugler

DoD Detail
SPC Brant Bossons and SSG Jerame Dooly

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

Fritz Kern, bugler (U.S. Army Air Corps)

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

February 21, 2008

DoD Detail
SSG Kieth Beyer, SFC Steve Hassinger

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell (not shown)
Willard Bickel (Chaplain) Chuck Kropp,
John Cassidy, Fritz Kern (bugler)

Taps was played in Echo...

DoD Detail
MAJ  Robert L. Kress Jr.,  SFC Steve Hassinger

Firing Squad Leader:   Billy Worrell
John Cassidy, Calvin Miller, Joan Alexander

Willard Bickel (Chaplain)

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

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

March 17, 2008

DoD Detail
YN2 Sheri Sischo, HMCS Griffing, SK2 (AW/SW) Davin Lowe

Holy Cross Cemetery
Pennsburg, PA

March 19, 2008

DoD Detail
 SSG Jerame Dooly and SPC Brant Bossons

DoD Detail
MAJ  Robert L. Kress Jr.,  SFC Steve Hassinger

l. to r. Lee Wesner (bugler), Chuck Kropp,
John Cassidy, Willard Bickel (Chaplain)
 

l. to r. Billy Worrell, John Cassidy,
Willard Bickel (Chaplain), Chuck Kropp

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

April 7, 2008

DoD Detail
 SSG Jerame Dooly and SPC Brant Bossons

 l. to r. Willard Bickel (Chaplain), Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander,
Joan Alexander, Calvin Miller, John Cassidy,
Chuck Kropp, Billy Worrell
 
 

Taps played in Echo by
Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans" & Richard Repko
under the direction of SPC Brant Bossons

St. Vincent U.C.C.
Ridge Rd., Pheonixville, PA

April 21, 2008

DoD Detail
HMCS Griffing, AD3 Pamela Rivera, IT1(SW) Edgar Torres

 l. to r. Firing Squad Leader:  Mark Alexander, Wallace La Coste
Joan Alexander, John Cassidy, Calvin Miller,
Charles Kropp, Fritz Kern (Bugler), Billy Worrell

DoD Detail
 SSG Brett M. Bennethum and SSG Robert D. Ingram

Firing Squad:  Billy Worrell, Wally La Coste, Chuck Kropp

Charles E. Kropp, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
SSG Jerame Dooly and SSG Robert D. Ingram

Firing Squad:  Chuck Kropp, Wally La Coste,
Calvin Miller, Joan Alexander

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Fritz Kern (Bugler)

Holy Trinity Cemetery
Grosstown Rd., Stowe, PA

May 3, 2008

DoD Detail
 SSG Brett M. Bennethum assisted by Mark Alexander

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

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
SPC Brant Bossons and SSG Robert D. Ingram

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell,
Wally La Coste, Chuck Kropp, Calvin Miller,
Joan Alexander, John Cassidy

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

Pottstown Cemetery (West)
Hanover St

May 12, 2008

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

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
l to r. EOCN Fisher (NMCB 21), SW3 Michael Neglia (NMCB 21),
MM2 Frank Pennell (NCH BIO "B" CO), BUC(SW) Daniel Sharp (NMCB 23)

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

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

Flag folder and Present by
Billy Worrell & John Cassidy

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

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
lA1C Marie Dominguez, A1C Michelle Keselman

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

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

Mt. Zion Cemetery
Pottstown, PA

June 6, 2008

DoD Detail
 SSG Jerame Dooly and SGT ...

Firing Squad:  Billy Worrell, Wally La Coste, John Cassidy

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
 SW3 Michael Neglia, NC1(SW) Devon Benart, EOCN Jacob Fisher
(NOSC Lehigh Valley)

Firing Squad:  Chuck Kropp, Wally La Coste, Cal Miller

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

  Alan J. Ebersole  

DoD Detail
 A1C Shannon, A1C Roberson

Willard Bickel, Chaplain                                                                               

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell (not shown, again)
Wally La Coste, Joan Alexander,
John Cassidy, Calvin Miller, Chuck Kropp

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

Rev. Dr. Roland C. Turnbach

DoD Detail
 CW3 Michael Werner, SSG Kieth Beyer

Taps was played in Echo...

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell (not shown, again)
Willard Bickel, Chaplain, Wally La Coste, Joan Alexander
John Cassidy, Calvin Miller, Chuck Kropp,  Fritz Kern (Bugler)

DoD Detail
 SSG Jerame Dooly and SPC Brant Bossons
 

Firing Squad
Chuck Kropp, Wally La Coste, Larry Mc Cann

Willard Bickel, Chaplain  

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell (not shown)
l. to r. John Cassidy, Chuck Kropp
Larry Mc Cann, Wally La Coste, Calvin Miller

Taps played in echo by;
Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans" & SFC Patricia Gerber-O’Shea

Union Cemetery
"Canon Hill"
Boyertown, PA

July 10, 2008

(that is Fairview Cemetery across the valley)

Flag Folded by
Billy Worrell and Lee Wesner
& presented to next-of-kin by
Billy Worrell

Chuck Kropp (Chaplin)

Firing Squad Leader:  Billy Worrell (not shown)
l. to r. John Cassidy, Chuck Kropp
Larry Mc Cann, Wally La Coste, Calvin Miller

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
SFC Joe Broderick, SGT Eric Leon

Chuck Kropp (Chaplin)

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

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

July 18, 2008

DoD Detail
SFC Milton Patton, supported by John Cassidy

Chuck Kropp (Chaplin)

Firing Squad Leader:  Calvin Miller
 Chuck Kropp, Larry Mc Cann, Billy Worrell

Taps played in echo by;
Dick Repko, bugler and Fritz Kern, bugler

Mt. Zion Cemetery
Pottstown, PA

July 19, 2008

DoD Detail
 SGT Brian Shaw & SSG Brett Bennethum

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Firing Squad Leader:  Chuck Kropp
 Wally La Coste, John Cassidy & Larry Mc Cann

DoD Detail
MAJ Robert L. Kress & SSG Jerame Dooly

Firing Squad Leader:  Calvin Miller
 Chuck Kropp, Wally La Coste, & Larry Mc Cann

Fritz Kern, bugler

Oley Union Cemetery

July 22, 2008

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
SrA Lees & A1C Hackett

Firing Squad: 
Billy Worrell, Wally La Coste, Chuck Kropp, Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
SFC Steve Hassinger SPC Brant Bossons
Willard Bickel, Chaplain

DoD Detail
SFC Steve Hassinger

 DoD Detail
MAJ Robert L. Kress, SFC Patricia Gerber-O’Shea (Bugler)

DoD Detail
SFC Steve Hassinger, SSG Kieth Beyer

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

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Taps played in echo by;
Eugene Johnson, bugler and SSG Kieth Beyer, bugler

One of the 3,900 draftees from Pottstown who served in WWII

Pallbeares:
Calvin Miller,John Cassidy, Billy Worrell,
Chuck Kropp, Wally La Coste

Flag folded & presented:
John Cassidy & Billy Worrell

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

Chuck Kropp, Chaplain

Richard Repko, bugler

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

November 6, 2008

DoD Detail
AT2 Callahan, AZ2 Ramos

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Firing Squad Leader:  Calvin Miller 
John Cassidy, Billy Worrell, Larry McCann, Ed Clark

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

DoD Detail
1LT Michael Parker

flag folded by 1LT Parker & Billy Worrell

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Firing Squad:  Calvin Miller, Wally LaCoste, Billy Worrell

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

Highland Memorial Park
Pottstown, PA

December 27, 2008

    

Firing Squad Leader:  Calvin Miller
Wally La Coste, John Cassidy
Billy Worrell, Larry McCann

Flag folded & presented:
Billy Worrell & John Cassidy

Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"

 

 DoD Detail
WO1 Matthew Gerson, SFC Patricia Gerber-O’Shea (Bugler)

Billy Worrell, Chuck Kropp, Larry McCann, Wally La Coste,
Firing Squad Leader:  Calvin Miller ,
Willard Bickel, Chaplain

Lee Wesner, bugler "Bugles For Veterans"