A Life of Service: Local men reflect on their time in the military

By: Megan Zapalac Those who have fought and serve are among us, but their stories are only shared if asked⁠— and some go unheard. Through scars and smiles, three local veterans shared their stories of service and hardships. Having retired as a sergeant major in the U.S. Army, 81-year-old Emigdio Ramos, said his career began during the Vietnam War […]

Salute Our Veterans

Because today is Veterans Day there are going to be lots of posts, tweets, and filtered photos about our nation’s heroes. While all of that is sweet and dandy, there is more that you can do to actually support our veterans and their families. It’s time that we put our differences aside and give back to […]

Veteran Roll Call

For its second year in a row the Military and Veterans Program hosted a roll call of fallen soldiers at Memorial Circle. The list of names read consisted of 597 fallen soldiers and was made up of Texan veterans who have died since 9/11. “It’s a more recent time frame but it’s easy to not […]