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Home My WebLink AboutVeterans Day Program, 2017VETERANS DAY CEREMONY Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 • 5:30 p.m. Louis L. Adam Memorial Plaza, Veterans Park & Athletic Complex 3101 Harvey Road • College Station, Texas 2 2017 Board of Directors and Officers Memorial for all Veterans of the Brazos Valley, Inc. John Anderson .........................................Audit CommitteeSteve Beachy ............................. Special Assistant to the PresidentGlenn Burnside................................................ChaplainIrma Cauley .................................Brazos County RepresentativeChip Dawson ...................................History Committee (Chair)Chris Dyer ..................................ACBV Ex-Officio RepresentativeJerry Fox ..................................................... TreasurerDennis Goehring ..................................Fundraising CommitteeMike Guidry ............................................Event CommitteeJohn Happ....................Vice President, Development Committee (Chair)Brian Hilton .................................................. SecretaryRandy House ................................................. PresidentFain McDougal ..................................Development CommitteeLacey Lively ..................... Chief Information Officer Committee (Chair)Louis Newman ..................................Development CommitteeDavid Sahm .................................Design Committee (Vice Chair)David Schmitz .........................City of College Station RepresentativeJim Singleton ....................................Design Committee (Chair)Travis Small............................... Special Assistant to the PresidentKean Register................................. City of Bryan RepresentativePerry Stephney .........................................Event CommitteeJohn Velasquez .........................................Flag CoordinatorBill Youngkin .................................... Event Committee (Chair) Veteran Affiliations Air Force AssociationAmerican LegionBrazos Valley Marine Corps LeagueDisabled American VeteransMilitary Officers Assoc. of America Order of DaedaliansVeterans of Foreign WarsVietnam Helicopter Pilots AssociationVietnam Veterans of America 3 Veterans Day Program Honor Wall Roll Call Bill Youngkin, Esq. BVVM Board of Directors Welcome Remarks LTG Randolph House, USA (Ret.) President, BVVM Board of Directors Invocation MAJ Glenn Burnside, USMC (Ret.) Chaplain, BVVM Board of Directors National Anthem, Texas Our Texas The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band Special Recognition of LTG Randolph House, USA (Ret.)Community Partners Special Recognition of Bill Youngkin, Esq.Brazos Valley Heroes Service Medley The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band Keynote Introduction Bill Youngkin, Esq. Keynote Address Bob Foley, USAF (Ret.) Special Presentation LTG Randolph House, USA (Ret.) Rifle Salute Ross Volunteers Texas A&M University Taps The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band 10 November 2017 5:30 p.m. Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Veterans Park & Athletic Complex College Station, Texas “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation.” -UNKNOWN 4 Clarence E. Sasser Medal of Honor recipient Born: Sept. 12, 1947 in Chenango, Texas Rank: Specialist 5th Class (then Private First Class), U.S. Army, Headquarters Company, 3d battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division War: Vietnam Location of action: Ding Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam Date of action: Jan. 10, 1968 Medal of Honor received from: President Richard Nixon in March 1969 Official Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Specialist 5th Class Sasser distinguished himself while assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion. He was serving as a medical aidman with Company A, 3d Battalion, on a reconnaissance in force operation. His company was making an air assault when suddenly it was taken under heavy small arms, recoilless rifle, machinegun and rocket fire from well fortified enemy positions on three sides of the landing zone. During the first few minutes, over 30 casualties were sustained. Without hesitation, Specialist 5th Class Sasser ran across an open rice paddy through a hail of fire to assist the wounded. After helping one man to safety, was painfully wounded in the left shoulder by fragments of an exploding rocket. Refusing medical attention, he ran through a barrage of rocket and automatic weapons fire to aid casualties of the initial attack and, after giving them urgently needed treatment, continued to search for other wounded. Despite two additional wounds immobilizing his legs, he dragged himself through the mud toward another soldier 100 meters away. Although in agonizing pain and faint from loss of blood, Specialist 5th Class Sasser reached the man, treated him, and proceeded on to encourage another group of soldiers to crawl 200 meters to relative safety. There he attended their wounds for fivehours until they were evacuated. Specialist 5th Class Sasser’s extraordinary heroism is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army. Reference: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, cmohs.org Special Recognition 5 2017 Wall of Honor CLARENCE E. SASSER USA CORY L. ALEXANDER USA CHAUNCY JOVAN ANDERSON USMC LATOYA CORIN ANDERSON USN USAF USMC HAROLD VICTOR ANDERSON USA WALTER ANDREWS USMC HERMAN ANTON USMC OTIS KING ASBERRY USAF AMON BAILEY USA DONALD G. BARKER USA STEVEN “MICHAEL” BARRINGER II USMC GERRELL WAYNE BARRINGTON USA WILLIAM L. BASHAM USAF LEE EDWIN BATES USA OTIS LEE BAZY USA DONALD T. BEAVERS II USA AUDRA R. BERRY USAF SEAN P. BERRY USN JAMES G. BETHKE USA DEAN HOWARD BINKLEY USAF RICHARD ALLAN BLANEY USA GERALD LYNN BLANKENSHIP USA BYRON C. BLASCHKE USA BARRY BLUM USA DAVID S. BORSACK USMC DAVID A. BOWLES USN JAY O. BREWER USA JOSEPH KERR “JOE” BUSH, JR. USA COREY M. CAGLE USMC WILLIAM “BILL” CAMPBELL USA ROSS ANTHONY CARRABBA USMC GEORGE WILLIAM CARROLL USMC F. BOYD CHERRY USA SHERMAN CLICK USN EUGENE MAYO COFFEE USA ROBERT L. COLLINS, SR. USA JOHN THOMAS COUCH USAF DAVID O. CRAVEY USAF JAMES WARD DAVLIN USA JOHN W. DAY USA CHUCK L. DOHERTY USN J.T. DOTSON USA COLBERT H. DRGAC USA BERNARD MAX DRYMALLA USN RICHARD E. DWELLE USA FRED T. EICHHOLTZ, SR. USA FRED T. EICHHOLTZ, JR. USA CHARLES G. EICHHOLTZ USMC CHARLES R. EICHHOLTZ USMM RUE JENE FARNUM USA USAF ROBERT J. FOLEY USAF LEO PATRICK “LEE” FOLEY USA EDWIN DELL “BO” FORSON USAF WAYNE EDWARD FUCHS USN WILLIAM NORMAN FURMAN USA KATHLEEN DONOVAN FURMAN USN 6 2017 Wall of Honor JOE A. GAINES USMC WILLIAM RANSOM GAMBLE USN CLIFTON C. GANDY, SR. USA LESLIE C. GAU USA JAMES W. GIPSON USAF WILLIE G. GLOVER USN JOHN GLOVER SR. USA AARON R. GNEIDING USA JAMES GODINE III USAF JAMES GODINE IV USMC JAMES ARTHUR GODINE USA TOM EVANS GRACE, SR. USMC KEITH T. GRIMM USN SHERRI K. GRIMM USN MICHAEL W. HAGEE USMC JOHN N. HARRINGTON USA GRACCHUS C. HARRIS, JR. USA GRACCHUS C. HARRIS III USN RONNY “HEATH” HAWKINS USMC BENNIE T. HAWKINS USMC ARNOLD A. HAYES USAF JAMES LAWRENCE HAYGOOD USA RONALD EDWARD HEINEN USMC MORRIS H. HIBBS USMC ROBERT BENTON HILLE USN GARY JAMES HIND USAF JESSE HODGES USA JESSE FOLTS HOLMAN USA LAWRENCE F. HUET USN ALVIN LOMAN JAMES USA EDWARD “ED” C. JANK USN YVETTE F. JANSEN USN LIESL JERNIGAN USA DAVID W. JOHNSON USA WILLIAM T. JOHNSTON USN TERRY SAM JORDAN USAF JERRY JOE JORDAN USN WILLIAM KENAS USA EDWARD E. KIRKHAM USAF ROSS EVAN KNIPPERS USMC MATTHEW TODD KRUEGER USN WILLIAM P. KUVLESKY USMC HERMAN J. LANDRY USN WILLIAM J. LARA USA JOHN M. LAWRENCE III USA HAROLD KEITH LEE USAF ADRIAN H. LEON USA RALPH FRANKLIN LIESE USA VERNON D. LISENBEE USMC ROBERT W. LOCKE USAF JOHN D. LOCKETT USCG J. DYLAN LOCKETT USAF BILL REEDER LOFGREN USAF C.E. LONG III USA JUAN A. LOPEZ USA MARVIN A. LOWMAN USN 7 2017 Wall of Honor RONALD L. LUECK USAF RUSSELL J. MAGGS USA GORDON G. MARCUM II USA OTTO OSCAR MAROSKO USA MELVIN ROSSER MASON USA JAMES HENRY MATIS USAF WOODROE MCMAHON USA JERRY P. MCMAHON USN JACK MCNULTY USAF AARON S. MEKOLIK USMC JOHN J. MEKOLIK USA ROGER L. MEZICK USA JOHN EDDIE MILLER USA AUGUST J. MILTON, SR. USA GLEN JOSEPH MILTON USA DIEGO M. MONTOYA USA DARYLE WHITNEY MORGAN USAF J.E. MUDD USA JIMMY MUDD USA ALVA RAY MURPHY USA JOSEPH PRESTON NALLEY, JR. USA RAYMOND R. NOVOSAD USA ALTON A. NOVOSAD USA PATRICK W. NUTT USAF EUGENE C. OATES, JR. USA EUGENE C. OATES III USA DON D OMMERT, SR. USN JOHN C. OTTO USA HAROLD J. PADDOCK USAF CALVIN B. PARNELL, JR. USA RAUL M. PEQUEÑO, SR. USN SAUL PEREZ USMC RICKY PEREZ USA ROCK K. PHILLIPS USA EDUARDO JOSE PRADO USA RICARDO JOSE PRADO USA LOREN CONRAD PRATT USN JACK D. PRICE USA DAVID J. PRITCHARD USA ARIEL QUIÑONES-RIVERA USA WALTER EALEY RAMBO III USA FELIX TOLEDO RAMIREZ USAF GLENDALE BOYD RAND USA JAMES RICHARD RATLIFF III USA ROBERT N. REINHARDT USA NETTIE MAE RICHARDSON USA PEDRO CHOVE RIVERA USA MELFRED DOYLE ROBERTSON USA ROBERT M. ROBIDEAU USAF ROBERT L. ROBIDEAU USAF ADAM R. ROBIDEAU USMC EDDIE L. ROBINSON USA DENISE H. ROHAN USA JIMMY ROSALES USN FRANCES E. SCHMITZ USN LYLE S. SCHMITZ II USMC 8 2017 Wall of Honor MATHEW J. SCHMITZ USCG ERICH WATSON SCHROEDER USAF ZACHARY DANA SCHROEDER USA BUNKER J. SCHULZ USA B.H. “JIM” SCHULZ USA MICHAEL EDWIN SCIBA USN JARO SCIBA USA WILLIAM FRANK SCIBA USA VICTOR JOSEPH SCIBA USMC JOHN ELDRIDGE SESSUMS USA LARRY WAYNE SESSUMS USAF JOHN S. SHARP USA PATRICK SHAW USA TYLER JAMES SHEBLE USA DICK B. SIMMONS USA WILLIAM J. SINGLETON USA JAMES M. SINGLETON III USA ANDREW JAMES SMITH, SR. USA ROBERT LOUIS SMITH, SR. USA DANIEL M. STARR USAF GEORGE H. STEVENS USA TOMMY HOWARD STIMSON USA HAROLD STOCK USA JOSHUA RANDALL SULAK USAF THOMAS JAMES SULLIVAN USAF GEORGE MARTIN SULLIVAN USA USAF EDWARD FRANCIS SULLIVAN USAF LEO WILLIAM SULLIVAN USAF THOMAS JAMES SULLIVAN, JR. USN J.L. SULLIVAN USA ROBERT H. SWEAT USA STEPHEN THOMAS USN FRANK LINCOLN THOMAS, JR. USN EDWARD F. TORRES USAF JUAN TORRES USA BENITO VALLEJO USMC PAUL O. VEGA USA DONALD EDWARD WAGNER USN R.B. WALKER USA LARIMEN THADDEUS WALLACE USA LARIMEN THADDEUS WALLACE II USA JOHNNY REDDEN WARD USA ROCKY D. WARE USN RONALD WAYNE WEATHERFORD USAF ROBERT “MAC” WEATHERLY USN LARRY R. WHITMAN USCG JEREMY R. WILLIAMS USMC KENNETH WOLF USAF RODRICK K. WOLF USAF JASON K. WOLF USN GEORGE S. WOODBURY USA THOMAS M. WOODBURY USA GARY C. WORTHAM USA BRANDON DEKE WRIGHT USA PAUL EDWIN YANDELL USAF 9 Bob Foley USAF, Ret. Bob Foley is an Assistant Director at the Texas A&M University Career Center, a position he has held for the past eight years. His focus is advising engineering students; students interested in federal government; and veterans. He is a 1969 graduate of Texas A&M with a focus in economics and mathematics, and was a member of the Corps of Cadets serving as the Commander of Squadron 10 and the Ross Volunteer Company his senior year. Upon graduation, Bob served five years in the U.S. Air Force primarily in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a B52 pilot. His time in the Air Force included two plus years in Southeast Asia during and immediately after the Vietnam War. He participated in Arc Light, Linebacker I and II, including the December 1972 Christmas bombing missions against Hanoi and Haiphong. In all, he flew 125 combat missions, including 50 over North Vietnam, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters. After fulfilling his military commitment, he earned his MBA and went to work for Conoco Inc., now ConocoPhillips, for thirty years primarily in the mid-stream sector of the business. Bob served in multiple managerial roles including project management, operations, commercial activities, business development, regulatory affairs, and administration. His most enjoyable assignment was managing DuPont’s natural gas supply for the ten years DuPont owned Conoco in the 1990’s. At the time, DuPont was the second largest end user of natural gas in the United States, consuming over 600,000 MMBTUD. This assignment transitioned the 60+ US DuPont plants that consumed natural gas as a feedstock or fuel from a price regulated environment to a deregulated market complete with NYMEX futures trading. Seeking an opportunity to give back to the community, Bob accepted an early retirement offer, completed his alternate teaching certificate, and taught public school math for six years in the Houston metropolitan area. He and his wife of 48 years decided to return to Aggieland, where he began his current advising role at the Career Center. The photo featured was taken by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and shows Bob holding his son before his B52 Bomber Squadron headed to Vietnam on the Linebacker Operation that effectively ended the war in Vietnam. KEYNOTE ADDRESS 10 Bryan Rotary Field of Valor * Nov. 4-12 During the week of Veterans Day, Bryan Rotary displays 1,000 American flags at Veterans Park. Rotary members also lead tours of the American Mile and Lynn Stuart Pathway history trails for fifth-grade students. To dedicate a flag or become a Veterans Week docent at next year’s event, go to bryan-rotary.org. Special Veterans Day Presentations Advocate Award This award recognizes businesses which have shown a commitment to the support of veterans by donating goods or services to the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial, thus honoring veterans who have served in the uniformed services of the United States. Patriot Award Established in 2010, the Patriot Award is presented to individuals, groups or businesses that show outstanding support to the Memorial for all Veterans of the Brazos Valley, Inc. and its mission. 11 The mission of the Memorial for all Veterans of the Brazos Valley, Inc., is two fold: (1) To take a proactive role in honoring veterans who have served in the uniformed services of the United States, and (2) To serve as an educational venue for future generations to learn that freedom is purchased with a heavy price and sacrifice. Chartered in 2000 as a non-profit corporation by the State of Texas, BVVM is generously supported by numerous community residents, organizations and partners including the municipalities of Bryan, College Station and Brazos County. In May 2002, Don Adam, chairman of The Adam Corporation and veteran of the U.S. Army, provided the first major gift to the memorial. In gratitude, BVVM named its main plaza “Louis L. Adam Memorial Plaza” in honor of his father, who also was a U.S. Army veteran. BVVM was dedicated Nov. 10, 2002. President George H.W. Bush attended the dedication, saying: “The Brazos Valley community can stand proud. The names that mark the memorial showcase the sons and daughters who gave dedicated service to our nation so that future generations can share the freedoms we enjoy. Their task was great and their sacrifice even greater, but their legacy stands firm and their memories burn bright.” The red granite Wall of Honor serves as the memorial’s primary feature, highlighting the etched names of more than 5,500 military service members from all periods of U.S. history who are family and friends to those residing in the Brazos Valley. Notable names on the wall include 24 U.S. Presidents with military service and seven former Texas A&M University students who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award. The bronze sculpture mounted atop the wall’s 250-ton granite base is the work of artist Robert Eccleston from Schuyler Falls, New York. Eccleston served as a U.S. Army Ranger in the 10th Mountain Division before his beginning his career as an artist. BVVM Sites & Statues The first of many memorial sites to highlight U.S. military engagements was the War on Terror Memorial, dedicated May 30, 2005. This site features a steel relic from one of the World Trade Center Towers in New York City struck by U.S. enemies on Sept. 11, 2001. The Lynn Stuart Pathway, a half-mile trail connecting all of the BVVM war memorials, was dedicated Sept. 22, 2006. This trail honors Brigadier General Louis Lynn Stuart (U.S. Army), whose support and leadership were critical to the initial development of BVVM. Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial History 12 The American Revolution site, titled Liberty or Death, was dedicated July 1, 2010. A bronze Continental soldier is shown standing in dramatic pose. The War for Texas Independence site, titled Come and Take It, was dedicated Oct. 2, 2010, the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales. The bronze statue depicts a rugged frontiersman. The Korean War site, titled Katchi Kapshida or “We Go Together,” was dedicated Nov. 11, 2010, around the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The site features two bronze statues, one Korean soldier and one American soldier, standing together against a common enemy. The first World War II site statue, titled Day of Infamy, was dedicated Dec. 7, 2011, the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The site features a bronze statue in the likeness of President George H.W. Bush as a young U.S. Navy airman. The War of 1812 Memorial site, titled Don’t Give Up the Ship, was dedicated June 1, 2012, the 200th anniversary of the start of the war. The second World War II site statue, titled Letters from Home, was dedicated Nov. 11, 2013. Sculpted in the likeness of C.J. Allen of Bryan, Texas, the statue features a U.S. Army infantryman resting on a stone wall while reading a letter from home. The memorial pays tribute to those who served in Europe as well as those who supported the war effort back home. The Vietnam War Memorial site, titled HOT LZ, was dedicated May 31, 2014. The site monument features a bronze UH-1D Huey helicopter with soldiers preparing to drop onto a dangerous (or “hot”) landing zone. The Civil War Memorial site, titled Going Home, was dedicated April 9, 2015. The site monument features two bronze statues in the likeness of soldiers from opposing sides, each looking back at his former enemy. The Indian Wars Memorial site was dedicated Sept. 21, 2016. The site monument features two bronze statues in the likeness of unlikely allies: a U.S. Army Buffalo Soldier and a scout of the Tonkawa Tribe. The Mexican War Memorial statue, titled Halls of Montezuma, was dedicated on Sept. 13, 2017, the 170th anniversary of the Battle of Chapultepec. The statues designed and sculpted by local artist J. Payne Lara are the focal point of each war site. His work offers a vivid portrayal of the many military veterans of our past. Photo of the Mexican WarMemorial statue at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex, dedicated Sept. 13, 2017. 13 * YOU’RE INVITED * Throughout history women have sent their fathers, husbands, sons and loved ones off to fight in war while they took care of everything back home. Never was this as important as it was in World War II when the entire globe was at war and women managed everything back home and produced tanks, airplanes and ships for the war. During World War II Americans adopted a new social icon: “Rosie the Riveter.” This fictional character represented thousands of women working in hundreds of different highly skilled and physically demanding jobs in U.S. defense industries. Before the war men had held many of those jobs. The character gained attention first in a 1942 song: “She’s making history, Working for Victory—Rosie the Riveter.” Two notable illustrators, Norman Rockwell and J. Howard Miller, created versions of the character. Rockwell’s “Rosie” became widely known on the cover of a popular magazine, Saturday Evening Post, in May 1943. Americans saw a muscular, confident woman riveter eating a sandwich on her lunch break. Her name was printed on her lunchbox. Miller’s version appeared on a poster printed exclusively for the Westinghouse Electric Company. Wearing a red bandana to cover her hair, she confidently rolled up her shirtsleeves and encouraged Westinghouse employees by exclaiming, “We Can Do It!” After the war Miller’s “Rosie” became famous and eclipsed Rockwell’s character. Available on posters, coffee mugs, buttons, tote bags, and other products, Miller’s “Rosie the Riveter” is how Americans remembered women factory and industrial workers of World War II. Rosie the Riveter has been chosen to represent all the women who helped America win the war by managing the homefront and working at jobs usually held by men so they could go off to fight. ROSIE THE RIVETER World War II Homefront Memorial DedicationThursday, Dec. 7 at Noon in Veterans Park 14 World War I To be dedicated on Nov. 11, 2018 Spanish-American War To be dedicated on Dec. 10, 2019 Philippine Insurrection To be dedicated on Dec. 10, 2019 China Relief Expedition To be completed in 2020 Mexican Border Service To be completed in 2020 Southwest Asia (Gulf War) To be dedicated on Feb. 28, 2021 Expeditionary Operations (Granada, Panama, Dominican Republic) To be completed in 2022 Kosovo War To be completed in 2023 * * *We still need your support! Our statues help recognize a significant number of veterans and family members for their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their ancestors on behalf of Texas and the United States. Your donations help us maintain the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial, and add to the unique and one of a kind Lynn Stuart Pathway military history trail. Donations are welcome for specific war memorials or for the 12-acre memorial in general. BVVM.ORG 979.696.6247 * FUTURE MEMORIAL STATUES * 15 THE ROSS VOLUNTEERS MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS AND CONTRIBUTORS! CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUNTY, CITY OF BRYAN *** CHARLES & ANITA SZABUNIEWICZ *** WICK & CODY MCKEAN - JaCODY, INC. *** DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: WILLIAM SCOTT CHAPTER, LA VILLITA CHAPTER, COME AND TAKE IT CHAPTER *** THE AMERICAN LEGION: EARL GRAHAM POST 159, VFW POST 4692 *** J. Payne Lara | City of College Station Parks & Recreation | RDM Pros | Lin Cahill and volunteers | LTC Jay Brewer and The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band The Ross Volunteer Company, the oldest special unit of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, serves as Honor Guard for the Governor of Texas. Ross Volunteers attend all Texas governor inauguration ceremonies and perform the three-volley salute at Texas A&M’s Silver Taps and Muster events each year. The group first organized as the Scott Volunteers on Texas A&M campus in 1887 (then known as Texas A.M.C.) for drill precision. It was named for Thomas Scott, agent of the board of regents and business manager from 1883 to 1891. When Gov. Lawrence Sullivan Ross was appointed college president in 1891, the company was renamed the Ross Volunteers. Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross was the 19th Governor of Texas and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. Ross came to be known as a “Soldier, Statesman and Knightly Gentleman,” and all Ross Volunteers are expected to reflect his traits and values. The company is composed of junior and senior Corps of Cadets members chosen from among their peers on the basis of honor, humility, and character. Reference: Heathman, C. (2013, July 2). Special units within the Corps of Cadets.The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved from myaggienation.com. P.O. Box 11055 • College Station, Texas 77842 info@bvvm.org • 979.696.6247 bvvm.org Programs by Music by WALL OF HONOR DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION AT BVVM.ORG Now accepting 2018 applications We are now accepting applications for placement of military veteran names on our Wall of Honor. Names added by Aug. 15, 2018 will be recognized during the Veterans Day Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The Wall of Honor is the centerpiece of the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial and a patriotic and reverent tribute to all veterans (living, deceased, or currently serving) of our United States Armed Forces.