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Quite the honor for me today. Met Lt Col James Williams. 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses and a POW. Man is a true hero.

Retired from the Air Force, spent his time working with the Air Force ROTC program. He gets Charlie Mike, Continue the Mission.

Absent Companions

Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102 Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died.

Am honored & humbled to have met a few Medal of Honor recipients. Even more honored to consider Woody Williams Foundation and his foundation as a friend.

Road to Texas Independence-Texas Independence Day

188 years ago, on the 2nd of March, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.” Similar to the United States Declaration of Independence, this document focused on the rights of citizens to “life” and “liberty” but with an emphasis on the “property of the citizen.”
The Texas Declaration of Independence was issued during a revolution against the Santa Anna, who had illegally set himself up as dictator and the Mexican government (referred to as the Central Government who opposed the rights of the citizens favored by those who identified as the Federalists) that began on 2 October 1835 at Gonzales Texas (Come and Take it) following a series of government edicts including the dissolution of state legislatures, disarmament of state militias, and the most aggrievous, the abolition of the Constitution of 1824 which stripped all citizens of Mexico of their rights. Texas was not the only state of Mexico that rebelled against the tyranny of Santa Anna and the rebellions were brutally squashed. Even Santa Anna’s home state of Vera Cruz rose up against the overreach.
In the 1800s, owning property for farming or ranching was critical for most to build and create any personal wealth. Why migrating to Texas and it’s rich lands was so popular. Not only did Santa Anna strip all citizens of their rights, he also threatened to revoke all land grants and threatened to seize the property.
By December 1835, Texians (Anglo-American settlers) and Tejanos (Mexican citizens who had settled in Texas) captured the town of San Antonio and the garrison at the Alamo. Two months later, on February 23, 1836, Mexican troops under General Antonio López de Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio to retake the city. In doing so, the Siege of the Alamo began. Although Sam Houston ordered Texans to abandon San Antonio, a group of rebels decided to defend the town and make their stand at an abandoned Spanish mission, the Alamo. VICTORY OR DEATH (from Travis’ famous letter from the Alamo)
59 delegates from across the state were elected and came to Washington-on-the-Brazos. The ranged from Pro-Independence delegates as well as Pro-Federalist (restore the Constitution of 1824, Texas to become a separate state under Mexican rule). They included Tejanos Lorenzo de Zavala and Jose Antonio Navarro (Navarro and delegate Jose Fransico Ruiz were both born in Texas) as well as notables like Thomas Jefferson Rusk and Sam Houston. The Convention of 1836 was called to order on 1 March
Officers of the Convention
• David G Burnet, President
• Lorenzo de Zavala, Vice President
• Samuel P. Carson, Secretary of State
• Thomas J Rusk, Secretary of War
• Bailey Hardeman, Secretary of Treasury
• David Thomas, Attorney General
• Sam Houston, Commander in Chief Texas Army

On the 2nd of March, the Declaration of Independence, authored by George Childress was voted and the Republic of Texas was officially born.

Long live the Republic.

As a proud Son of the Texas Republic, 6th and 7th Generation Texan, our unique history is important. Texas is different. Neither South nor Southwest. The great author John Steinbeck’s quote about Texas:

Let's talk about Texas.

Kick off the year by turning your wreath sponsorhips into 2 wreaths with WAA 2 for 1 offer.
https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/18788/Overview

DFWWreaths Remember . . Honor. . . Teach. . . . We honor and remember our veterans in Dec every year by laying

Yea BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heading to the Sugar Bowl. Going to be LIT.

HELP

We will need 54,000 wreaths for 2023 and we have raised less than 20,000 so far.
Consider sponsoring a $17 wreath to honor a fallen veteran. Please share this to your page.

Check-out the Wreaths Across America Page that I Support! Wreaths Across America ("WAA") coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies every December to "Remember, Honor, and Teach" about the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. Please check out this page to learn how you can help by sponsoring Veterans Remembrance Wreaths or by joining us on Decembe...

HELP.
We need your help this year. With 3 weeks to go, we have only raised 20,000 of the 54,000 wreaths we need.
Please consider sponsoring a $17 wreath to honor our fallen. And please share this to your page.
REMEMBER. HONOR . . . . .TEACH.

Check-out the Wreaths Across America Page that I Support! Wreaths Across America ("WAA") coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies every December to "Remember, Honor, and Teach" about the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. Please check out this page to learn how you can help by sponsoring Veterans Remembrance Wreaths or by joining us on Decembe...

Happy Birthday US Navy

80 days until Wreaths Across America Day and we still need over 5,000 wreaths sponsored for full coverage.

Please like and share to help complete the mission!

Wreaths can be sponsored here: http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/NC0210

OK folks. Time to sponsor wreaths.

80 days until Wreaths Across America Day and we still need over 5,000 wreaths sponsored for full coverage.

Please like and share to help complete the mission!

Wreaths can be sponsored here: http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/NC0210

Our hearts and prayers go out to all of those Maother's today.

We are fans of the Armed Forces Bowl in Ft Worth. They are offering veterans 4 free tickets to the game. And generally it's a great game.

Get your tickets here:

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We are on the verge of Veteran Season. Which for us at WAA is not finished until 15 Dec. Though for many it's 24/7 365.

Please share this broadly. Please consider sponsoring 1 wreath in each of Sept, Oct Nov & Dec.

Check-out the Wreaths Across America Page that I Support! Wreaths Across America ("WAA") coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies every December to "Remember, Honor, and Teach" about the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. Please check out this page to learn how you can help by sponsoring Veterans Remembrance Wreaths or by joining us on Decembe...

Know a veteran? Say thank you today

One of the people involved with Wreaths Across America at the DFW National Cemetery was interviewed by WAA Radio. This was a great deal of fun.

Chuck Wright DFW 8/9/2023 U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot Chuck Wright. Chuck was instrumental on bringing a Gold Star Family monument to Frisco, Texas...and is the Past Vice Chair of the Texas Veterans Commission fund for

Big event in Frisco on the 25th, Wed next week. The Wreaths Across America Mobile Exhibit will be set up next to the new Public Library on the Dallas North Tollway.

This is a great (AND FREE) event to bring the kids and to see what Wreaths Across America does to honor our fallen Veterans.

REMEMBER
HONOR
TEACH

And don't forget Frisco's Memorial Day event, 0900 at Frisco Commons and the Veterans Memorial on Peter J Coursey Drive.

Super excited to announce that the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit is coming to Frisco, sponsored by DFWWreaths.

Please come join us on 25 May to learn even more about a project so important to so many. We will be set up by the new Frisco Library and easy to reach right off the Dallas Tollway.

Sponsor a wreath here: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/18788/Overview/?relatedId=17167&modSw=donate

The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit is back on the road this month, making stops in Washington DC and Texas!

Are we visiting your community? Be sure to visit the Exhibit to learn more about the mission to Remember, Honor and Teach!

https://buff.ly/44jkU2F

We hope the holidays were great for everyone and again, we thank you for your support of DFW Wreaths Across America.

We are also involved with another program designed to honor our veterans and 1st responders, Carry the Load.

To introduce you to the program, here is a 90 second video from Founder, Navy SEAL and NFL football alum, Clint Bruce.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ck3IKfdNAU

Carry The Load: The Story "Memorial Day is a moment for us to slow down and think about those who carried us." Our co-founder Clint Bruce shares the story behind Carry The Load. Who a...

Sharing the latest newsletter from WAA.
https://learn.wreathsacrossamerica.org/mission-matters-january-2023?ecid=ACsprvuGN0LpPshjheDj-OMkK84qcYMOjk7gmcA_267Jat2kAdJ3fZM5GSbLuK0VSxwtbFDS8X5q&utm_campaign=Mission%20Matters%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=243750017&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_uwPUnrnY7ZPWumyeW99L-fYj3OOkxepYZ8wk7zkXYtGCIOB22PcWm0CGeiFLAnvPafVglFz-uIXvKVEefGV66ydrdkg&utm_content=243750017&utm_source=hs_email

Mission Matters: January 2023 Each year, millions of Americans come together to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR those that serve and their families, and TEACH the next generation about the value of freedom. We choose a new theme every year to help volunteers and supporters focus their messaging and outreach in their own communities.....

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
"SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS."

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE."

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

This poem was written by a Marine. The
Following is his request. I think it is reasonable.....

PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon, and some credit is due to our U.S. Service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let’s try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe.
Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed.

May God Bless You and Have A Great Day!!

PS, sound off if you have stood the duty on Christmas day Thank you to everyone who has.

THANK EVERYONE for a very successful WAA year.

Please keep our deployed men and women as well as our 1st responders in your thoughts and prayers.

Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah and best wishes for a joyous New Year.

We are pleased to announced that thanks to your support, we have full coverage of the cemetery again this year. Thank you everyone and we look forward to see you on the 17th of Dec.

Join us next Sat the 1st as we set up at the Frisco Gun Club for their Vendor day. 10-2

FGC is always a great supporter of our veterans.

2 weeks left in our Christmas in July campaign. Consider sponsoring a $15 wreath and maybe thinking about Dec will make July a little bit cooler.

This is the interview we did with Wreaths Across America Radio. If you are interested, please tune in.

https://soundcloud.com/wreathsacrossamericaradio/giving-in-july-chuck-wright-operation-cover-texas?in=wreathsacrossamericaradio%2Fsets%2Fgiving-in-july-2022&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Giving in July Chuck Wright Operation Cover Texas Wreaths Radio introduces volunteer Chuck Wright of Operation Cover Texas. Operation Cover Texas (DFWWreaths)fundraises for Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, and uses the $5 back program to help fun