Rockwall, TX (January 7, 2025) – After last week’s article was published, I have received several requests to provide some more examples of local men and women serving in our armed forces. One such example follows. Some days are really bad days. In fact, all of us can remember when bad days turned into bad […]
Rockwall County Sheriff Terry Garrett, local Marines honored with Distinguished Bodfish Service Award ROCWALL, TX – May 24, 2021 — This past weekend, the Bodfish Chapter – Association of Marines and FMF Corpsmen held its annual Campout at Sabine Creek Ranch and welcomed the renowned Mounted Color Guard. The Bodfish Chapter, a nonprofit veterans […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 27, 2018) In the grandstands of the parade deck, the wind ripped through us; it was freezing, one of the coldest days ever at Parris Island, South Carolina. We shivered, immersed in U.S. Marine culture, waiting for our son’s platoon to march across. It was the glorious end to a long […]