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MIDLAND COUNTY RECORDS - MILITARY - THE THORNY TRAIL - FALL 1976

MIDLAND REPORTER TELEGRAM, 11, Nov 1976, printed a picture of Phil Bustamante, chairman of the
Veterans of Foreign War Post 7208 war memorial project dedicates a plaque honoring Midland County
veterans. The plaque is located on the SW corner of the Courthouse grounds. Following is the text of the bronze.

MIDLAND COUNTY VETERANS

ROLL OF HONOR
DEDICATED TO ALL VETERANS WHO
SERVED THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1776 - 1976

  WORLD WAR I  
     
ORAN EDWARD   SAMUEL J. GATES
CARROLL D HOLLAWAY   WOODS WALKER LYNCH
     
     
  WORLD WAR II  
     
ALLEN E. NOLAN BOB W. WELCH RUPERT A. FRANKS
EUAL J. RAGSDALE RUSSELL B. DAVIS THOMAS WILLIAM GREEN
JOSE H REYES CONARD L. WOOD WELDON H. HARRIS
BOB S. RODERICK PHILLIP H. AULD GORDON M. HEAP
JAMES O. ROTAN CARL R. BAYNE ROY W. JONES
LUIS S. SANCHEZ MARION FLYNT JR ODIE A. KELLY
JOHN B. THOMAS, JR ROY J. BLANSETT JAMES T. KING
RAYMOND DALE THOMPSON GUS BRYAN JAMESW. LOCKLAR
JOE U TISDALE DELMER DAVIS JOHN C. MCCLURE
ALBERT J CAMPBELL HOWARD R ETHERIDGE CARROLL ARTHUR MCKINNEY
LESLIE E THOMPSON, JR JOE A FASNACHT JAMES F. MILES
VAN E WATSON WALTER H FINK  
     
  KOREAN WAR  
     
DELMAR G DICKER   JOHNNIE D RICKTERS
     
  VIETNAM WAR  
     
GROVER L DICKSON RAYMOND NEDECKEN PHILLIP D GARDNER
IRBY L DYER WM ROBB STALL ROCKY D ARMSTEAD
JAMES B ELDER JR GARY E WATSON BRYON HOLLEY
TRAVIS A SIMMONS JR. FORREST L BARTRAM ROBERT J. ZONNE JR.
PAUL G LOPEZ JOHN F KELLY GEORGE W. TOM
JOE GILLESPIE CURTIS MCKENNEY HOWARD E. SATTERFIELD
BRUCE HALL WELDON HODGES ANDREW GUERRERO
  RUDY L SEGOVIA  

DONATED BY
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 7208 WALTER RANKIN, COMMANDER
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 4149 PETE BRIGGS, COMMANDER
AMERICAN LEGION POST 19 HANK CHAMBERS, COMMANDER
Chairman Phil Bustamante, Sr, Vice Commander, VFWW Post 7208

The Sons of the Republic of Texas give an annual $2000 award to encourage research, preservation and interpretation concerning the impact and influence on Texas culture of the Spanish Colonial heritage in laws, customs, language, migeso religion, architecture, art and other related fields. The fund was established by the Kathryn Stone O'Connor Foundation. The Foundation is recognized for its restoration of the Texas shrine, Presidio La Bahia, near Goliad .

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