{"id":74,"date":"2023-08-16T13:52:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=74"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:52:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:52:50","slug":"marines-remains-were-to-be-mailed-to-mom-bikers-say-hell-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"Marine\u2019s Remains Were To Be Mailed To Mom, Bikers Say \u2018Hell No\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff Sgt. Johnathan Turner passed away in California at just 41 years old after serving seven tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marine Corps. Sadly, when the brave marine died from combat-related issues, his mother, who lives in Georgia, couldn\u2019t make the trip to California to get her son\u2019s ashes.<\/p>\n

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The Patriot Guard, escorting the remains of Staff Sgt. Johnathan Turner to his final resting place. (Photo Credit: YouTube)<\/p>\n

However, one group of bikers couldn\u2019t live with the thought of Turner going home in a FedEx box. So, riders across several states worked together to return Staff Sgt. Johnathan Turner\u2019s ashes to his mother in Georgia, in a more dignified way. And, it was quite the sight to behold.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did this primarily because his mother was unable to attend the services,\u201d Oklahoma Patriot Guard Riders Captain David Noble said. \u201cHe had been cremated, and we did not want him to go home in a FedEx box.\u201d So, the Oklahoma Patriot Guard Riders traveled across the Sooner State before arriving at the Arkansas border to pass on the fallen Marine\u2019s remains, KFSM 5 News reported.<\/p>\n

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The Patriot Guard Riders escort Staff Sgt. Johnathan Turner\u2019s remains home. (Photo Credit: YouTube)<\/p>\n

Some of the riders, like Asha Lamy, went out of their way to be a part of the trip and Turner\u2019s final journey. \u201cI need the family to know that you are not alone and we care,\u201d Lamy explained. \u201cI got on the road at 6 last night out of Huntsville, Alabama, and I rode over to Oklahoma.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Staff Sgt. Johnathan Turner\u2019s ashes traveled through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, riders paused for a brief ceremony in the late Marine\u2019s honor at a rest stop on Interstate-40 just over the Arkansas state line from Oklahoma. It was proof positive that, although these bikers may look tough, they really do have hearts of gold.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Arkansas Patriot Guard Riders are proud to receive Staff Sgt. Johnathan Turner, United States Marine Corps. It will be an honor and a privilege to escort him on his journey home,\u201d Norm Breth, Road Captain of the Patriot Guard Riders of Arkansas, said during the ceremony, which was caught on video.<\/p>\n

After the remains were in the safe possession of the Arkansas Patriot Guard Riders, it was once again time to ride. \u201cWe will do it. We will accomplish the mission,\u201d Breth vowed. \u201cBecause that is what it is. The mission is to get Staff Sgt. Turner from California to his mother\u2019s arms so that she can be at ease that he is home.\u201d<\/p>\n