Central Texas Minority Veterans Committee - CTMVC

08/30/2026

22nd Annual Red, White & Blue Veterans Appreciation Banquet
Saturday, November 14, 2026 - Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center

TICKET AND SPONSORSHIP SALES ARE NOW OPEN!

Red, White & Blue Veterans of Bastrop County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. We raised $13,000 last year through the sale of veteran appreciation banquet and raffle tickets as well as donations and sponsorships that were distributed back through veterans’ service organizations within the county to be used through their benevolent funds to help veterans and their families. Some of the funds were also donated to the Bastrop County Veterans Honor Guard, Bastrop and Elgin High School NJROTC to support their programs, Restoration Ranch and the Austin Patriot Guard Riders. We also support the Bastrop Memorial Day and Bastrop Cruisers Veterans Tribute Ceremonies.

We’re planning this year’s 22nd Annual Bastrop County Veterans Appreciation Banquet set for Saturday, November 14, 2026 at the Bastrop County Exhibition and Convention Center. We’d love for you to become part of our committee and help plan this great annual veteran’s event! Our final meetings take place September 21st, October 12th, November 2nd, 9th and 30th. All meetings take place at the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, 927 Main St., starting at 6:30PM.

08/29/2026

The VLB, the Texas Veterans Commission, and the Kerr County Veteran Service Office invites all Veterans to attend an upcoming Veterans Benefits Fair in Kerrville!

Join us on Thursday, September 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Happy State Bank Expo Hall for this free Veteran resource event.

We'll be connecting Veterans and their families with information, assistance, and resources that they have earned.

More details here:
https://www.glo.texas.gov/about-glo/press-releases/save-date-texas-land-commissioner-buckingham-announces-free-veterans

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

She treated soldiers in Vietnam's jungles, then cared for President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Walter Reed during the last 10 months of his life. This weekend, retired Army Captain Vicki Strevy returns to D.C. to honor the 11,000 women nurses who served in Vietnam: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/outreach/honor-flight/vietnam-war-nurse-honor-flight-austin/269-0f942af0-252f-4e39-adf7-70c8c5983c9d?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KVUE

08/27/2026

Veterans denied VA benefits because their military records were destroyed in the 1973 fire are being urged to file again under a simpler process. Read more in the comments.

08/27/2026

Today, we honor and remember the 13 service members who gave the full measure of devotion to their country.

At Abbey Gate, they made the ultimate sacrifice while helping people they never knew. Their courage, compassion, and commitment to service will never be forgotten.

— Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, USMC
— Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, USMC
— Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, USMC
— Cpl. Hunter Lopez, USMC
— Cpl. Daegan W. Page, USMC
— Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, USMC
— Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, USMC
— Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, USMC
— Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, USMC
— Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, USMC
— Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, USMC
— Petty Officer 3rd Class Maxton W. Soviak, USN
— Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, USA

We remember their names. We honor their lives. We carry their legacy forward.

08/26/2026

Mental Health First Aid Class, October 29, 2026, from 0830-1630. Goodwill Community Connect, 4901 W. Stan Schleuter, Killeen. Please call Ahmed Figueroa Santiago at 254-423-0399 or Maureen Jouett at 254-681-9112 to register. Registration form is also on our website on the "Preparing" page. Thanks.

08/26/2026

The Central Texas Food Bank and the Temple VA are teaming up to serve in our community!

📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
⏰ 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
📍 Olin E. Teague Veterans Medical Center
1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76504

✅ No cost to Veterans
✅ Please bring bags or boxes for groceries
🚗 Signs will be posted to guide you through

📞 For more info:
Nutrition & Food Service: 254-743-0534
Health Care for Homeless Veterans: 254-743-2179

08/26/2026

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

As a mark of respect for the memory of Dolly Parton, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 1, 2026. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half‑staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty-first.

 DONALD J. TRUMP