Veterans

Heroes Flight Honorees Get Hero’s Welcome in DC, Followed by Tours of Capitol, Library of Congress KLTV October 21, 2024 By Blake Holland The 24 Heroes Flight honorees and the volunteers traveling with them have arrived in the nation’s capital. The East Texas veterans traveling with the Brookshire’s Heroes Flight were greeted Monday by patriotic balloons, and applause from… Read more »

‘Vettes for Vets’ surprises Tyler veteran KLTV September 15, 2024 By Alex Weister The Vettes for Vets Texas chapter wrapped up their first year by knocking on the door of a veteran to deliver a surprise. Gathering at Smith County Precinct 5, the mayor of Lindale, Congressman Nathaniel Moran and Lindale police were among those in the convoy to surprise the veteran. “You have… Read more »

Texas Veterans Military show back for 9th year in Bullard KLTV By Alex Weister September 15, 2024 Now in its 9th year, the Texas Veterans Military show took place on Saturday. Starting at 8 a.m. in Tyler, hundreds gathered to prepare for a parade that would travel to Bullard. Biker groups, local law enforcement and veterans from the area all joined in. Congressman Nathanial… Read more »

Texas family of WW2 prisoner of war receives long-awaited medals: ‘This means everything’ Eighty years after his death, the U.S. Navy posthumously awarded Elbert Knox a Purple Heart and a Prisoner of War Medal. Dallas Morning News September 10, 2024 By Sarah Baharl Growing up, Mike Shaffer knew little of his great uncle, his grandfather’s brother. His family rarely spoke of the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. ­– Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) released the following statement after voting for the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 217-199: “Today, our military faces unprecedented attacks on every front, from increasing… Read more »