In the weeks ahead, Cpl. Isaiah Mays' remains will be exhumed from the former Arizona State Hospital Cemetery. His remains will be cremated and placed in an urn appropriately engraved for a Medal of Honor recipient.

On the morning of May 21, 2009, the Old Guard Rider Funeral Escort Team, members of the AZ Buffalo Soldiers MC and other riders will leave Apache Junction Mortuary, Apache Junction, Arizona.  We will follow the itinerary detailed below. On May 24th, the Arizona escort will arrive in Topeka, Kansas, where we will meet the MIAP Funeral Escort Team and other riders escorting the remains of two Silver Star recipients destined for Arlington National Cemetery.

The trip is scheduled as follows:

May 21st - Apache Junction, AZ to Holbrook, AZ (270 miles)

May 22nd - Holbrook, AZ to Tucumcari, NM (406 miles)

May 23 - Tucumcari, NM - Dodge, KS (288 miles)

May 24th - Dodge, KS to Topeka, KS (272miles)

Join with the Missing In America Project "Honors to Arlington" Run

May 25th - Topeka, KS to Grayville, IL (451 miles)

May 26th - Grayville, IL to Beckley, WV (439 miles)

 May 27th - Beckley, WV to Washington, DC (302 miles)

Total Arizona escort miles - 2428 one way

The Funeral Service will begin at the Old Arlington National Cemetery Chapel on May 29, 2009 at 3pm

Apache Junction, AZ to Topeka, Kansas Map

All riders are welcome

We need your help!

The escort ride from Phoenix, Arizona to Arlington National Cemetery is going to be a costly endeavor. To help offset the expenses the escort riders will incur, Old Guard Riders Inc. has initiated an "Honors At Arlington" Fund.

All contributions to this fund are tax deductible.

Any money left at the conclusion of the ride, if any, will go toward the Cpl. Isaiah Mays/Buffalo Soldiers Monument to be commissioned and placed at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Park across the street from the Arizona State Capital.

Please see the Arlington Sponsors/  Donors page

Cpl Isaiah Mays Story

"Honors At Arlington" Flyer

Arlington Escort Itinerary

Become A Sponsor/Donor

Honors At Arlington Sponsors

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