Fernley Mission

– article from Reno Gazette Journal
August 27th, 2009
FERNLEY–On Friday, the cremated remains of five Nevada Veterans will be laid to rest, with full military honors at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

The 2 p.m. ceremony is the first such ceremony in Nevada, according to the Nevada office of Veterans Services and will be an ongoing effort when the remains of unclaimed soldiers are identified.
The soldier’s remains were left unclaimed in a funeral home in Elko, and through efforts of the Missing in America Project the cremated remains will not be forgotten.

The remains will be escorted from Elko to Fernley by beginning at 8 a.m. Nevada Highway Patrol and carried by motorcycle rides of the POW/MIA Association of Elko and American Legion Riders of Reno, Sparks and Fernley.

The Missing in America Project is a non-profit organization that began in 2006. the organization was inspired and launched a national effort in 2007 after Wes Block, superintendent of the NNVMC in Fernley, interred the remains of 34 veterans whose remains were unclaimed in Reno funeral homes.

For more details, call the MIAP at 775-777-1000

Photos from the Fernley, NV mission

August 29th, 2009
Photos taken by Jack Jackson: http://picasaweb.google.com/gadgetman.jack/MIAPFernleyNV#

Not much to report about this mission even though I was there! It was hot – one kid fainted – lots of bikes, decent crowd, and the service was conducted with honor and dignity. In view of the heat, the speaking could have been a little shorter!!!