The Community is invited to attend a Flag Retirement Ceremony on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6 pm, at Fort Martin Scott.  The ceremony will be held by Trail Life USA Troop TX-0614.   For additional information please contact David Thompson, Troop Leader at (830) 456-1577 and view the linked flyer. 

City of Fredericksburg Proclamation

Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 11:00 am at the VFW Post 7105

at 710 S Washington St, Fredericksburg, Texas

Ceremony Commemorating 70th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice & 75th Anniversary of Integration of the Armed Forces

The Community is invited to attend a Ceremony Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Ending Active Conflict in Korea and the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9981 which abolished Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, Religion or National Origin in the U. S. Armed Forces.  

The ceremony will be held at the VFW located at 710 South Washington St in Fredericksburg at 11:00 am.  Following the ceremony there will be a light lunch provided.  As part of our ceremony, we would like to honor all of our local Korean War Era Veterans.  76 invitation letters were mailed out this week to our Korean War Era Veterans, and requesting if they are able to attend to RSVP to (830)997-3758 or tking@gillespiecounty.org.   

Please come out and help us commemorate these two important dates, and honor our local Korean War Era Veterans. 

Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive seeking Vietnam Veterans to participate in Oral History Project

Oral History Project Information (click here)

The Vietnam Center & Archive Information (click here)

     Since 1999, the Oral History Project at the Vietnam Center and Archive has been conducting interviews with those who experienced the war, and who lived through the era. We believe it is vital that any true understanding of the war must include the input of those who participated in this historic moment. We strive to include all voices, including both military and civilian personnel who were in Southeast Asia and at support facilities world-wide. 

     It is essential that we continue to reach out to war veterans and wartime civilians in both the U.S. and Vietnam to capture their recollections for use by researchers, as well as for anyone who is interested in a more thorough understanding of the Vietnam War.  It is imperative that we record those voices before time takes them away, leaving future generations without that vital personal connection to one of the 20th Century’s most controversial, tragic, heroic, and enduring events. 
      Please help us preserve your history by participating in the Oral History Project at the Vietnam Center and Archive.  Visit:  http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/oralhistory/ for more information. 

Honor Flight Austin is recruiting Veterans to apply for the Honor Flight trip to Washington DC.  

2024 SPRING FLIGHTS
Honor Flight #90: April 12 - 13, 2024
Honor Flight #91: May 3 - 4, 2024

2024 FALL FLIGHTS
Honor Flight #92: September 6 - 7, 2024
Honor Flight #93: September 27 - 28, 2024
Honor Flight #94: October 25 - 26, 2024

Dates of Active Duty Service for Honor Flight / Applications 

WWII:  December 1941 – December 1946 

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Korea:  June 1950 – 

January 1955 

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Vietnam:  February 1961 –

May 1975

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Cold War:  December 1941 – May 1975  

Cold War Veterans should use the Vietnam Veteran application till they create a new application. 

* WWII and Korean War Veterans can now live anywhere in the state of Texas.  
* Vietnam Veterans & Cold War Veterans (new category) must live in the surrounding 14 counties  (Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays, Lee, Llano, Milam, Travis, and Williamson).  

Applications must have a copy of your DD-214, a military photo (if you have one) and a current photo.  VSO can upload the applications at local office to Honor Flight Austin, but please call before you stop by the office.  

For more information this is the website:  https://honorflightaustin.org/

Adult Volunteer Drivers Needed

The Fredericksburg High School Navy JROTC unit needs five (5) adult drivers to help the cadets put out and pickup flags on holidays.  If you can help, even one holiday per year, please contact the Fredericksburg High School NJROTC Teacher at Phone:  830-997-7551 ext. 1136.

The dates flags are set out are:
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, third Monday of January

- Inauguration Day, third Tuesday of January every fourth year

- President's Day, third Monday of February
- Armed Forces Day & Peace Officer/EMS Recognition Day, third Saturday of May
- Memorial Day, last Monday of May 
- Flag Day, 14th of June 
- Independence Day, 4th of July 
- Gillespie County Fair Day, fourth Friday of August 
- Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 11th of September 
- POW-MIA Day and Constitution Day, third Friday of September 
- Columbus Day, second Monday of October 
- Election Day, first Tuesday of November every even year 
- Veteran's Day, 11th of November
- Pearl Harbor Day, 7th of December