Local high schools to participate, police memorial to be dedicated The Irving Veterans Memorial Park Committee will host a Veterans Day Program at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at the Irving Central Library,801 W. Irving Blvd. The commemorative event will feature music, moments of reflection by military personnel and special remarks by city officials. The […]
(Rockwall County) Veterans are welcome to be part of the Friday, Nov. 11 dedication of the Rockwall County Veterans Memorial at the Rockwall County Courthouse. Organizers request that currently-serving members of the United States Military who are graduates of Rockwall ISD or Royse City ISD to be in class A uniform. Interested veterans should email […]
(Rockwall County) The 4th Annual “Go the Distance” Christian Corneau Memorial Run will be Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Rockwall County Family YMCA, located at 1210 N. Goliad St. in Rockwall. The event honors Christian Corneau, a Rockwall student who passed away in 2006. Proceeds benefit the Partners Campaign, the YMCA’s financial assistance fund that […]
September 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the day that terrorists killed more than 3,000 people at the World Trade Center in New York City; at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., just outside Washington, D.C.; and in a field near Shanksville, Pa., about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. In New York, a new 9/11 Memorial […]
(Irving) Observe the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center by sharing memories of that day, honoring the heroes and celebrating the way the nation came together in the face of adversity at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Central Library, 801 W. Irving Blvd. in Irving. Irving Firefighter Memorial Ceremony […]
10th anniversary events to unite police, fire, pilots, flight crews with public Lowering of the Flag WARR 10K Race, WARR 5K Race One Mile Remembrance Run and Dog Walk Showing of “United Flight 93” and “The Guys” Memorial Program (Grapevine) Sept. 11, 2001 is among the most significant and the most tragic of dates in modern United States […]