Rockwall County Commissioners Court honors late WWII veteran and P.O.W. C.B. Perdue

Rockwall County Commissioners Court honors late WWII veteran and P.O.W. C.B. Perdue

ROCKWALL, TX – April 13, 2022 — In its regular meeting on April 12th, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court honored local WWII hero C.B. Perdue who recently passed away. Cawthon Bailey Perdue, Jr. was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps after his graduation from high school in 1944. The farm boy from Arkansas was […]

Veterans Day Salute: Celestino H. Rodriguez

Veterans Day Salute: Celestino H. Rodriguez

(ROCKWALL, TX — November 4, 2019) My beloved father, Celestino H. Rodriguez was drafted into the United States Army in September of 1943, at a tender age of 18.  He trained at Camp Gruber in Oklahoma and set sail to France at the end of 1944.  On Christmas Eve of 1944, certain members, including dad, […]

World War II Veterans Celebrate New Year’s 2019 at Liberty Heights

World War II Veterans Celebrate New Year’s 2019 at Liberty Heights

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 11, 2019) Liberty Heights recently hosted a Happy New Year 2019 party for World War ll Veterans.  Local men and women of the greatest generation from Rockwall attended. Men who served from all branches of the military during the war celebrated the New Year with great fellowship and companionship. Jeff Watters […]