Veterans

Liberty Hill honors veteran with new house

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
A Leander veteran will get an adapted home through the nonprofit Homes For Our Troops in Liberty Hill. The community kick-off to begin the project is scheduled at Liberty Hill Elementary School on Saturday, November 4 at 10 a.m.
Commander Mary Semek stands next to the Joe Kott American Legion Post 317 sign. It was made by Jarrell High School’s FFA after the Legion donated a scholarship to the program. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Commander Mary Semek stands next to the Joe Kott American Legion Post 317 sign. It was made by Jarrell High School’s FFA after the Legion donated a scholarship to the program. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Jarrell American Legion gets first female commander

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, August 11, 2023
Joe Kott American Legion Post 317 elected Mary Semek as the group’s new commander in July. She is the first woman to serve in that position for the group.  Commander Semek is an army veteran who lives in Jarrell. She completed her basic training at Fort Ord, California.

Fly fishing program to benefit veterans in Georgetown

Kate St. Clair
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
David Perez, a member of Georgetown’s American Legion Post 174, hopes to bring a new kind of support system to the city’s disabled veterans with fly fishing. Mr. Perez left military service in 2017 and joined the national program in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the following year.
Post Chaplain Michael Meccia opens the Four Chaplains Memorial Service held January 21. On the table in front of the podium are photos of the four chaplains being remembered, Lieutenants George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, John P. Washington and Clark V. Poling.

Post Chaplain Michael Meccia opens the Four Chaplains Memorial Service held January 21. On the table in front of the podium are photos of the four chaplains being remembered, Lieutenants George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, John P. Washington and Clark V. Poling.

American Legion Post 174 conducts Four Chaplains Memorial Service

News Staff
Sunday, January 29, 2023
American Legion Post 174 held a Four Chaplains Memorial Service on Saturday, January 21, prior to their quarterly fellowship breakfast. Post Chaplain Michael Meccia organized the event.  The Four Chaplains were aboard the S.S. Dorchester headed to Greenland during World War II.
A group of soldiers who are part of the Army Recovery Care Program met with area pickleball clubs November 8 to learn the sport and get exercise. COURTESY FAITH BURNS

A group of soldiers who are part of the Army Recovery Care Program met with area pickleball clubs November 8 to learn the sport and get exercise. COURTESY FAITH BURNS

Georgetown area pickleball clubs honor out of town military group

Saturday, November 19, 2022
The Sun City and Georgetown Pickleball clubs hosted a special event November 8 for a group of soldiers from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, who are part of the Army Recovery Care Program. The program was formerly known as the Warrior Care and Transition Program.
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