Veterans honored for commitment

Veterans Day service held at Caldwell Civic Center

  • DONNY WOOD OF the Caldwell American Legion Post and Tommy Miles of the Caldwell VFW Post salute at the Veterans Memorial at the Caldwell Civic Center. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    DONNY WOOD OF the Caldwell American Legion Post and Tommy Miles of the Caldwell VFW Post salute at the Veterans Memorial at the Caldwell Civic Center. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
  • CALDWELL STUDENTS GREET the veterans as they arrive for a Veterans Day program.
    CALDWELL STUDENTS GREET the veterans as they arrive for a Veterans Day program.
  • JOHN VELASQUEZ WAS the guest speaker at the Caldwell Veterans Day ceremony.
    JOHN VELASQUEZ WAS the guest speaker at the Caldwell Veterans Day ceremony.
  • THE CALDWELL VFW RIFLE Honor Guard fires its three-volley salute at Veterans Day.
    THE CALDWELL VFW RIFLE Honor Guard fires its three-volley salute at Veterans Day.
Burleson County’s veterans always answer the call. In war or peacetime, the county’s citizens wear the uniform and have often been among the first to volunteer. At one point during World War II, the county’s casualty rate was among the nation’s highest for counties that size. So Veterans Day is special in Burleson County, even on a year when COVID-19 issues kept the crowd numbers lower than…

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