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Posted by: GOLDWING30, September 24, 2009, 8:45am
SATURDAY OCT. 3rd POTTSTOWNWHO: Cpl Matthew Krepps, US Army
Where: Memorial Park / Pottstown
Why : From his wife Jenna ;
Question/comment: my husband is in the pa national guard, stryker bridgade and currently deployed in iraq. he is scheduled to come home in september of this year. how do i go about getting a heroes welcome for him when he is back home? i'm not sure how it all works. thank you for all you do for our soliders and families. it is greatly appreciated!
Rally Point : Parking Lot at 3rd & Hanover Streets Pottstown PA.
Rally Time 15:15
KSU 15:40
RC: GPOPS - THANKS FOR STEPPIN' UP TIM !
** This Hero is home so we will start in Pottstown and be Helping A Heroes Welcome - A stop at Marias could be included ***
We’ll escort from the Hero’s home to Memorial park in Pottstown, right off of Rt. 100 and King St
Matthew served 4 years in the Air Force, then enlisted for 6 years in the National Guard. He has 1-1/2 years left to serve and has applied to be an instructor with Stryker. His MOS is vehicle commander. He was deployed to Mushada Iraq on 1/17/09 and returned from Iraq on 9/17/09.
Matthew and Jenna have 2 children. A daughter (6) and a son (5). Matthew and Jenna have been debating over who is the real hero, Matthew for his service or Jenna for raising the kids and running a household while he’s been deployed.
Posted by: Pops, September 24, 2009, 10:04am; Reply: 1
Welcome Home Matt, Thank You for your Service.
Posted by: Rabbit, September 24, 2009, 11:08am; Reply: 2
Welcome Home Matthew and thank you for your service 8) 8) 8)
Posted by: william66, September 24, 2009, 12:03pm; Reply: 3
Welcome Home Matthew.Thank you for your service.
Posted by: FFMTP549, September 24, 2009, 12:11pm; Reply: 4
WELCOME HOME MATTHEW KREPPS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
CAROL AND TOM.
Posted by: Wild Weasel, September 24, 2009, 5:25pm; Reply: 5
From the state of IL welcome home Cpl. Matthew Kreeps. My family and I thank you for your service and sacrifices you have made to protect our freedoms. Enjoy this this time with family and friends...
Posted by: Dave D 1800, September 24, 2009, 5:37pm; Reply: 6
Welcome home Matt, Thank you for your service!
Posted by: Gpopss, September 24, 2009, 8:35pm; Reply: 7
Cpl Krepps, Thank you for your service to Our Great Country! Welcome Home!
Posted by: Lone Wolf, September 24, 2009, 8:45pm; Reply: 8
Welcome home Matt. If work schedule permits, will thank you in person
Posted by: Gunny Grizz, September 24, 2009, 8:46pm; Reply: 9
Welcome home Cpl.Krepps...thank you for your service... 8)
Posted by: Cavalier, September 25, 2009, 7:31pm; Reply: 10
Thank you Matt for your dedication and service to our great country.
Cavalier
Posted by: Paulie B, September 25, 2009, 7:43pm; Reply: 11
YO MATTY,
Welcome Home!!!Thank you for your service to our great country...
Posted by: Hollywood, September 25, 2009, 9:01pm; Reply: 12
Welcome Home Cpl. Krepps, Thank You for ..Your.. Service and for the Sacrifices ..You.. have made for our Great Nation !!
Posted by: FFMTP549, September 25, 2009, 9:08pm; Reply: 13
WELCOME HOME CPL. MATTHEW KREPPS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
CAROL AND TOM.
Posted by: Maria, September 25, 2009, 10:29pm; Reply: 14
Welcome Home Cpl. Krepps, thank you for your service... after the welcome, please follow to our house for food and stuff.....
Posted by: JimmyMac, September 26, 2009, 9:42am; Reply: 15
Welcome home Matthew! My family and I thank you for your service to our country. We wish you all the best.
Jim McCormick
Crystal Lake, IL
Posted by: Training Wheel, September 26, 2009, 9:55am; Reply: 16
Welcome Home Cpl Matthew Krepps!! Thank you for your service & sacrifices made for our freedom
Posted by: Gpopss, September 26, 2009, 10:56am; Reply: 17
Welcome Home Cpl. Krepps, thank you for your service... after the welcome, please follow to our house for food and stuff.....
Does the "and stuff" mean PIE????
Posted by: tim, September 26, 2009, 1:16pm; Reply: 18
Welcome home Cpl. Thank you for your service to this great nation.
Posted by: schlutman, September 26, 2009, 9:20pm; Reply: 19
Welcome home Cpl. Krepps. Thank you for your service and dedication to this Great Nation and Her people. Your service is deeply appreciated by many.
Posted by: navy109, September 27, 2009, 5:56am; Reply: 20
Welcome Home Cpl Matthew Krepps and Thank you for your service!!!
Posted by: FUNGI, September 27, 2009, 6:03am; Reply: 21
Welcome home Matt and thank you for your service. :)
Posted by: HandyMan, September 27, 2009, 6:49am; Reply: 22
Welcome Home Cpl Krepps and thank you for your service & sacrifice made for our great nation!
I look forward to meeting you in person.
Posted by: Fuzzybutt, September 27, 2009, 8:16am; Reply: 23
Welcome Home Matthew and a great big HUG!!! Thank you for your service.
Posted by: Thinblueline0_1, September 27, 2009, 12:04pm; Reply: 24
Welcome Home Cpl Krepps,
Thank you for your service and Dedication to this great Nation
Posted by: ironcross895, September 27, 2009, 12:07pm; Reply: 25
Welcome Home Matthew and Thank You For Your Service To This Great Nation!
Posted by: RidinMike, September 27, 2009, 3:22pm; Reply: 26
Matt welcome and thank you for your service to this great nation
Posted by: biggysize1- Tiny, September 27, 2009, 4:12pm; Reply: 27
Cpl Matthew Krepps, US Army, welcome home and thank you for your service.
Posted by: Kurt a.k.a.Cowboy, September 27, 2009, 5:19pm; Reply: 28
Matthew-
Welcome home, and thank you for your service and sacrifice.
A grateful nation stands behind you all the way.
Posted by: bailey12, September 27, 2009, 7:05pm; Reply: 29
Welcome home Cpl Krepps!! Thank you for all that you have done for this Great Nation!! We are behind you 100%!!
Posted by: ironcross895, September 27, 2009, 8:47pm; Reply: 30
Will try to make this one get off work at 1400!
Posted by: USAPride, September 28, 2009, 7:20pm; Reply: 31
Welcome Home Matthew. Thank you for your service. God Bless.
Chuck & Theresa
Posted by: Phantom, September 29, 2009, 5:41am; Reply: 32
Welcome home, Cpl Krepps. Many thanks for your service and sacrifice on our behalf.
Posted by: bobcat, September 29, 2009, 9:52am; Reply: 33
I'm in. Welcome Home Matthew.
Posted by: Maria, September 29, 2009, 12:50pm; Reply: 34
quoted from Gpops: Does the "and stuff" mean PIE????
Pie included !
Posted by: visionrider1, September 30, 2009, 12:02pm; Reply: 35
Welcome home Cpl. Matthew Krepps. Thank you for your service.
Posted by: Kat, September 30, 2009, 9:15pm; Reply: 36
Welcome Home Matthew and thank you for your service
Posted by: Ray, October 1, 2009, 7:30am; Reply: 37
Welcome Home Matt , Thank You for your service , God Bless you and your family
Posted by: 0Fatboy1, October 1, 2009, 7:32am; Reply: 38
Welcome Home Matthew and thank you for your service.
Posted by: Gpopss, October 1, 2009, 6:55pm; Reply: 39
Ride Update:
We will be joining the Pa. Combat Vets Association on this ride.
Rally point Parking Lot at 3rd & Hanover Streets Pottstown PA.
Rally Time 15:15
KSU 15:40
Posted by: Maria, October 1, 2009, 8:37pm; Reply: 40
Way to go Tim! thanks for working out all the kinks... I'm thinking group hug?
Posted by: Fefe, October 2, 2009, 6:21am; Reply: 41
Standing by ... did I hear PIE?
WELCOME HOME CPL KREPPS!! Thank you for your service!
Posted by: Ray, October 2, 2009, 8:22am; Reply: 42
Gotta go where the pie is .......
Posted by: Rabbit, October 3, 2009, 8:39am; Reply: 43
Welcome Home Matthew, Ride safe everyone treat em like a Rock Star Gpops , there in spirit Rabbit 8) 8) 8)
Posted by: Len Nikoden and Kitty, October 3, 2009, 8:41am; Reply: 44
Welcome home Matthew. Thank uou for keeping our nation safe.
Will be with you in spitit. Ride safe everyone!!!
Posted by: L.T., October 3, 2009, 10:17am; Reply: 45
Welcome home and thank you for your service.
Todd "L.T." Hoger
Elgin, ILL.
8)
Posted by: PMMUSMC, October 6, 2009, 4:07pm; Reply: 46
Welcome HOME, Matthew. Words can't express our gratitude for your service and sacrifice to our Great Country! It was a honor to meet you and your beautiful family!!! You ALL are Heroes!
Posted by: Gpopss, October 9, 2009, 9:23pm; Reply: 47
Ride Report
On Saturday 10/3/2009 member’s of Warriors’ Watch Rider’s joined in with A Hero’s Welcome and the Pa. Combat Vets Association to Welcome Home and escort Cpl. Matthew Krepps to his Welcome Home Party, where family and friends celebrated his return after a 9 month deployment to Mushada, Iraq with the Pa. National Guard Stryker Brigade.
After a bittersweet early afternoon Welcome Home at PHL, WWR’s and A Hero’s Welcome Member’s made the trek to the Pottstown rally point on a day that was unseasonably sunny and warm. Joining the 11 bikes and 5 cages were two of Pottstown PD’s cruiser’s, and they were excited as this was their first escort/Welcome Home. While discussing the planned travel route, which was a relatively short distance, Leo eagerly added their input to make it a more memorable ride for our Hero.
Led by Pottstown PD we left the rally point and pulled up in front of Cpl. Krepps’ house where he was told “By order of the Commander in Chief, your wife, you are to get in your car and be escorted to your welcome home party”! We also had the honor of meeting and escorting two of Cpl. Krepps’ fellow National Guardsmen, Spc. Alexander Princler and Sgt. Matthew Timco to make it a 3fer!
We were led through town by Pottstown PD with sirens and lights, horns blaring and many observer’s waving and honking to our hero’s as they waived out their car windows. We entered Pottstown Memorial Park and wound our way down to the World War II Memorial and Pavilion, passing Cpl Krepps’ family and friend’s cheering the arrival of Matthew.
We did our famous Mug & Hug and coined Matt, thanking him for his service and sacrifice to Our Great Country. After the Mug & Hug we got mugged and hugged by Matthew’s wife Jenna who was beaming over the welcome and escort her Hero was given! She couldn’t take her eyes off of him as his 6 year old daughter and 5 year old son clung to his legs.
Matt cleverly responded to “speech” chants by whipping out a book and quoting Webster’s dictionary definition of a hero. Matt said “ a person distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility and bravery”. He then let everyone know that he thought Jenna was the real hero as she had held things together at home while going through medical treatments including chemotherapy during his deployment. Jenna expressed her gratitude for the support and help of their family. Thank You Both for the sacrifice you voluntarily offer for Our Freedom!
We left the Krepps Family to enjoy their celebration and headed out for a little Post Ride Pie! Maria from A Hero’s Welcome graciously extended an invitation to her home where she and her husband Tom did what they do best, made us feel Welcome! And fed us pie, and the little round things were tartelettes. Thank You Maria and Tom for your hospitality.
A special Thank You to Pottstown PD for the escort and to Bobcat for the leadership.
Welcome Home Cpl. Matthew Krepps.
Posted by: Gpopss, October 9, 2009, 9:24pm; Reply: 48
From Matthew's wife, Jenna
"THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! that pretty much sums it up!! you guys made yesterday a perfect day!!! it brings me to tears just thinking about it!! you all are the best and i cannot show you enough appreciation for what you did!! yesterday will be in my mind and heart forever!! matt and i both say it was the best day ever that we never want to do again! lol thank you so much for everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Posted by: Maria, October 9, 2009, 10:07pm; Reply: 49
great ride report GPopps! Jenna and Matthew were truly heroes, each in their own right.. you did a great job on the RCing....and thanks for calling Michele and I tartletts!
Posted by: bobcat, October 12, 2009, 7:02am; Reply: 50
Very nice job Tim on your first RC. Great ride report.
Thanks to all who made this a special welcome home.
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