Wall of Honor
CALL FOR WALL OF HONOR NAMES
The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board is accepting applications to add military veteran names to the Wall of Honor. The veteran may be living, deceased or active, and does not have to be a Brazos Valley resident. The cost is $250 per name, and the application deadline is Aug. 15 to be recognized at this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony. Names received after Aug. 15 will be recognized at next year’s ceremony.
Visit bvvm.org/wall-of-honor to download an application or to view all the names on the Wall of Honor. For questions, email info@bvvm.org.
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9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY
The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board invites the public to their annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Monday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the War on Terror site.
The keynote address will be given by W. Nim Kidd, who serves as the Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and is the Vice Chancellor for Disaster and Emergency Services for the Texas A&M University System. In 1997, Chief Kidd was one of the original members appointed to the Texas Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team, and in 2001, he was the Plans Section Chief that responded to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
The ceremony is free and open to the public. The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial's War on Terror site includes a steel relic from one of the World Trade Center towers, and life-sized bronze statues representing a police officer, firefighter, and special operations solider.
Visit bvvm.org or email info@bvvm.org to learn more.
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VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board invites the public to their annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. at the Louis L. Adam Memorial Plaza of Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial, located within Veterans Park and Athletic Complex. Typically held on Nov. 11, the ceremony was moved to accommodate Texas Aggie football fans and ceremony participants.
Activities will commence with the “Honor Wall Roll Call,” a reading of military veteran names recently added to the memorial’s Wall of Honor. Musical renditions, remarks and presentations to follow include: National Anthem, special recognition of Brazos Valley Heroes (Service Medley), Rifle Salute by the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets Ross Volunteers, Taps and more.
The keynote address will be given by Dr. James H. Willbanks, who is a decorated Vietnam veteran, an author, and Professor Emeritus of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Visit bvvm.org or email info@bvvm.org to learn more.
Courtesy of Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board
