AUSTIN, Texas- Once in a while, you’ll cross paths with someone who will make you smile, laugh, and push you to the best of your abilities. It's almost impossible to forget someone like that. If you ask family and friends of retired Sgt. Maj. Elwood H. Imken he fits the description in every way. Imken passed away last year, but, his story is one people will tell for generations.
Growing up in Pflugerville and attending college at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now known as Texas State University), Imken is a homegrown Texan. In March 1967, he boldly stood up for God and country and joined the Texas Army National Guard.
Imken's five decades-long services to the military would take him to places some Soldiers could...
07.03.2019 | AUSTIN, TX, US |
Story by Brandon Jones
