Veterans honored during state ceremony

Veterans Day has its roots in the Declaration of Armistice Day which took effect with the end of World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.

We continue our coverage of the South Plains Honor Flight, as more than one hundred of our area veterans flew to Washington D.C.in October. The event concluded with a flag retirement ceremony.

Veteran John Santora, who served in the Navy, recalled his service years with pride.

Crews began setup of the traveling wall on Tuesday, and held a Veterans Day program on Wednesday. “Individually and collectively, veterans are the lifeblood of our democracy”, Beer says.

This year’s annual Veterans Day event also included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to acknowledge the expansion and improvements being made at the cemetery.

I would like to thank all the men and women who have volunteered to serve and those who have sacrificed their lives in the armed forces of the United States.

“Thank you to all the veterans out there for your sacrifice, we appreciate so much of what you do and I hope you all have a good day”.

The message was a thank you to Vietnam vets, a thank you they didn’t get when they returned home from war. The story highlighted the total disregard for those who have left military service with severe emotional and physical issues, but who have been let to fend for themselves. Uzumeckis said those who came home help represent and carry on the memory of those 58,000 Americans who lost their lives in that conflict and the 1,600 others who are still listed as missing in action. “That shows us that people are now wanting to support the soldiers”.

The Tarrant County Veterans Council’s theme this year was Honoring Vietnam Veterans, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the start of the US ground war. Cars, clubs, military members, and first responders were all there, cheered on by the community as they paid respect to those who served.