(ROYSE CITY, TX – October 21, 2015) The Tri-County Choir presents ‘We Honor the Brave’ featuring the Royse City High School Choirs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 10 at the Royse City High School Auditorium, 700 S. FM 2642. Cost: $10/adult, $5/student, 5 & under free. All veterans attend FREE.
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov 2, 2015) The public is welcome as the Rockwall County Republican Women honor our veterans at their monthly meeting on Monday, November 9, 2015 at Harry Myers Community Center. Guest speakers will be North Texas Director of Concerned Veterans of America (Iraq/Afghanistan Vet) and Purple Heart Recipient Ben Rangel and the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – October 26, 2015) On Wednesday, November 11th from 9 am to 1 pm, Rest Haven Funeral Home in Rockwall will be the site of a Veterans Day event featuring a supply drive to benefit Patriot Paws Service Dogs. The event will also include a live service dog demonstration by Ret. Col. Keith Young […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX – October 21, 2015) The Tri-County Choir presents ‘We Honor the Brave’ featuring the Royse City High School Choirs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 10 at the Royse City High School Auditorium, 700 S. FM 2642. Cost: $10/adult, $5/student, 5 & under free. All veterans attend FREE.
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct 5, 2015) Trainers and staff of Rockwall-based Patriot PAWS saw their hard work come to fruition Friday, Oct. 2, when the organization officially united five of its trained service dogs with a group of American veterans during a public Graduation Day ceremony. A standing room only crowd gathered as Patriot PAWS […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – September 27, 2015) A Rockwall County Veterans Day Celebration is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 11 at the Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center on the Utley campus, 1201 T.L. Townsend Drive, just north of the Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium. Major General Gary Bunch, US Army (Retired) leading the planning has announced […]
ROCKWALL, TX. (July 28, 2015) U.S. Rep John Ratcliffe has added a full time veterans service worker to his staff to help serve the 63,000 veterans that he represents across the 4th Congressional District of Texas. Michelle Zook, an Air Force veteran, will manage all veteran-related casework and outreach across the district. She joins Ratcliffe’s existing […]
(HEATH, TX – June 29, 2015) For a patriotic hometown American experience, join the festivities at the City of Heath’s Annual Independence Day Parade on Saturday, July 4. A vintage WWII plane flyover will start the parade at 9 a.m., and U.S. Congressman John Ratcliffe will kick off the patriotic program immediately after the parade […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 27, 2015) This Memorial Day, Rock Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care chose to honor their veteran residents with the unveiling of a Veteran’s Wall. Life Enrichment and Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth Crider collected old photos of the residents in uniform and assembled them on the wall. She and the rest of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 22, 2015) First graders at Springer Elementary paid tribute to all veterans with this beautiful art piece. They learned about Flanders Field and how the poppy represents a thank you for service. The flag was created with fingerprints and will be on display at the school until next Wednesday as a […]