Christopher Masarone – Cpl – United States Marine Corps

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Last Salute Conducts Ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

At the request of the United States Army, Last Salute conducts a memorial service on Joint Base Dix McGuire

Last Salute, was honored to be asked to conduct a memorial service at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for SSGT Sultan Holmes of the 328th Engineer Support Company.
Members of SSGT Holmes unit were present as Last Salute conducted the ceremony and presented a flag to SSGT Holmes father.
Last Salute would like to thank the 328th and Joint Base Security, Safety and Commanding Officer for expediting necessary security clearances for Last Salute to access the base with its equipment and to conduct the ceremony.
Below are a few photos from the ceremony.

Pleasantville Elementary Veterans Day 2017

Last Salute was honored to participate for the second year in the Pleasantville Elementary annual Veteran’s Day event.  The kids are great and are very welcoming to the attending veterans. Last Salute conducted a flag folding demonstration and brought the units Humvees, M925A2 Troop Transport Truck and Civil War cannon.

Here are a few photos from the event.

Last Salute Receives Coveted “Yellow Ribbon” Award From Tony Orlando at Borgata

Tony Orlando presents Last Salute the “Yellow Ribbon” award. Sgt. at Arms Chuck Knutson accepting.

Tony Orlando presents Last Salute the “Yellow Ribbon” award. Sgt. at Arms Chuck Knutson accepting.

Last Salute military funeral honor guard was extremely honored to receive the annual “Yellow Ribbon” veteran’s award from Tony Orlando during his concert at the Borgata on August 22nd 2017. The Borgata’s head of special events, Sally Nickel, brought Last salute to the attention of Tony Orlando. Mr. Orlando has been a very big supporter of our nation’s military and its veterans his entire career. His hit song “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree” is the reason that Americans place yellow ribbons on trees while loved ones are deployed with the military. The Borgata held this concert and special welcoming ceremony for this year’s Atlantic City Air Show and to honor veterans. We would like to thank them for all their dedication and effort to produce such a top notch event in our military’s honor. It was an amazing experience and we want to wholeheartedly thank Tony Orlando and the Borgata for their recognition of Last Salute. Last Salute is an all-volunteer unit and is seeking additional volunteers to help provide military funeral ceremonies in the Atlantic County area. Contact Last Salute at [email protected]

Last Salute with the Borgata’s head of special events, Sally Nickel with Last Salute’s Civil War cannon and “yellow Ribbon” award.

Last Salute Receives Coveted “Yellow Ribbon” Award From Tony Orlando at Borgata

Last Salute military funeral honor guard was extremely honored to receive the coveted “Yellow Ribbon” veteran’s award from Tony Orlando during his concert at the Borgata on August 22nd 2017. The Borgata’s head of special events, Sally Nickel, brought Last salute to the attention of Tony Orlando. Mr. Orlando has been a very big supporter of our nation’s military and its veterans his entire career. His hit song “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree” is the reason that Americans place yellow ribbons on trees while loved ones are deployed with the military. The Borgata held this concert and special welcoming ceremony for this year’s Atlantic City Air Show and to honor veterans. We would like to thank them for all their dedication and effort to produce such a top notch event in our military’s honor. It was an amazing experience and we want to wholeheartedly thank Tony Orlando and the Borgata for their recognition of Last Salute.

Medal of Honor Recipients Join Last Salute in honoring fallen heroes

Last Salute military funeral honor guard is extremely honored to have autographs from America’s real heroes in the Humvees that are used for the many military funerals Last Salute conducts each year. The “Gun Carriage” Humvee now has 10 Medal of Honor recipient signatures, and the “Caisson” Humvee has 7.

The “Gun Carriage” Humvee is pictured above. 10 (ten) Medal of Honor recipients have signed the dashboard in Last Salute’s Military Gun Carrige Humvee. The gun carriage HMMWV has completed more than one thousand ceremony missions and transports all necessary equipment to conduct the Last Salute ceremony including a Civil War cannon which is fired at every ceremony.

The “Caisson Humvee is pictured above. 7 (seven) Medal of Honor recipients have signed the radio tower (dash) in Last Salute’s Military Caisson Humvee. The Up Armored Slantback with machine gun turret, military HMMWV and M1102 Artillery Trailer proudly conduct dignified transfer (transport) of fallen heroes to their final resting place.

These heroes all want to help honor our veterans. They are a great group of men and continue to engage and support society through many community service programs and charities. Here are some of them signing the Humvees……

Hershel “Woody” Williams (image above), the last WW2 Medal of Honor recipient signed both Humvees.

Tom Kelley
Tom Kelley
Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson
Walter “Joe” Marm
Walter “Joe” Marm
Brian Thacker
Kyle Carpenter
Kyle Carpenter
General James Livingston
General James Livingston
GARY BURNELL BEIKIRCH
GARY BURNELL BEIKIRCH
Medal of Honor recipients Barney Barnum and “Doc” Ballard also signed

If you have the time, you should check out each of these men’s Wikipedia page to see the amazing heroics each displayed which resulted in them being awarded our nation’s highest honor. These are truly legendary heroes that are a significant part of American history. We are humbled by their sacrifice and service.

Last Salute would like to acknowledge the generous and ongoing support of David the “Hummer Parts Guy”. He keeps these incredibly important and unique military Humvees operational.

We were also honored to have “Woody”, Robert Patterson and the other heroes fire our Civil War cannons, the “Jaime Lee” and the “Mike D”.

Tyler Wechsler

Stand tall young brother….

You are wearing your best Dress Blue uniform as you have been entrusted with a most sacred mission.  You are to report to our most important checkpoint and post guard at the gates of Heaven.

You will stand your post with legendary brother Marines.  You are now a member of the Marine Corps most decorated and fearsome unit.

We rest easy knowing that you hold vigil for us.  You will secure your post and never surrender your position.  You will check in each Marine as they arrive. 

Stand tall young brother…..  you are the beacon helping us all find our way home..

An enormous crowd gathered to pay final respects to PFC Tyler Wechsler.  The video below is an uncut version of the last part of the ceremony.

PFC Wechsler funeral – Sunday 1 May 2017 0900 – Atlantic C0unty Veterans Cemetery