Qᴜɪᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀᴏɪɴᴇ: ʀᴇᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ Story by PAULA JIMENEZ As May celebrates National Military Appreciation Month, we are honored to highlight the journey of East Texas native and United States Army veteran, LaRhonda Hamilton. With immense pride, LaRhonda reflects on her twenty years, four months, and eight days of military service and remains dedicated to uplifting the veteran […]
Petty Officer 1st Class Renwick Coby, a native of Longview, Texas By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sylvie Carafiol, Navy Office of Community Outreach VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Petty Officer 1st Class Renwick Coby, a native of Longview, Texas, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, operating out of Virginia Beach, […]
By Glenn Miller Today November the 11th, is Veteran’s Day; a federal holiday that originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, […]
Students and staff at Dr. Bryan C. Jack Elementary School gathered with community members around the campus flagpole to honor all patriots, first responders, and the school’s namesake during the annual Patriot Day ceremony. The student-led event featured the Pledge of Allegiance to the American and Texas flags, remarks from Principal Katy Jiral, and a […]
