Bikers Travel Cross-Country To Bring Marine's Remains Home To Family

Aug 22, 2018 by apost team

He was Staff Sgt. Jonathan Turner, and he was just 41. He proudly served his country by doing seven tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Turner passed away in California a year after he retired from combat-related injuries. He was not forgotten, however, as the Golden State's PGR were ready to take the war hero home.

Jeff Goodiel of the California Patriot Guard Riders told Fox 5 Atlanta that Fed-Ex was not the proper send-off for a veteran who had served his country. His organization got in touch with each state captain from California to Georgia and devised a plan to get Staff Sgt. Turner's cremated remains home to his family.

A convoy was arranged, and a group of bikers would take turns in each state and pass the remains to the next one. The honor mission trip covered some 2,000 miles, and according to the PGR, soldier Turner's trip home was the longest of its kind in the organization's history. Hundreds of proud volunteers participated in the ride.

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Each step is carefully orchestrated, and you can see from the video how the soldier is remembered through the passing over of his medals, plaques and cremated remains to the next group of Patriot Guard Riders. It's a proper honor mission for those veterans who have given much back to their country.

Turner's mother, Annie Glanton, was touched by the large groups of riders who gave up their time to help bring her son's body home. The PGR believed that Jonathan Turner was a great war hero and deserved the ultimate respect. The PGR website says the vet was an inspirational leader to the military and the kind of man who would give you the shirt off his back.

What do you think of this incredible act of patriotism from the Patriot Guard? Do you think Staff Sergeant Jonathan Turner got the burial he deserved? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and keep his memory alive by showing this story to your friends and family.