From the Texas Herald Banner heraldbanner.com
07/01/07:
Motorcade scheduled for fallen soldier
— By Brad Kellar
Herald-Banner Staff
Local residents and businesses are being asked to provide a hero's tribute today for Sgt. Jimy Malone, 23, of Wills Point.
Malone died June 23 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds from an improvised explosive device detonated near has vehicle.
Malone's flight is scheduled to land at Majors Field Municipal Airport in Greenville at approximately 1 p.m. today. The procession, upon leaving the airport, is expected to turn north on FM 2101, then west on FM 1570 and continue west to Highway 34, then turn south.
Family members have asked that only invited guests be present at the airport for the arrival of Malone's casket. The family is also asking for those who can to line the route the procession will take from the airport toward Wills Point, dressed in red, white and blue and waving American flags, as a final farewell to Malone.
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders motorcycle club are expected to be part of the motorcade, which will end at the Allen Fuller Funeral Home in Wills Point. A public funeral/memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday at the Wills Point High School.
Posted by Brad Kellar |