LA PORTE, Texas – Elected officials, key leaders from the Texas Military Department, and more than 1,000 volunteers gathered in La Porte on Nov. 13, 2021, during an event at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, to honor all Texans who have given their lives in armed conflict from the Texas Revolution through the war in Afghanistan.
Inspired by the Antietam National Battlefield's memorial illumination in Maryland, this event marked a first for a Texas battlefield. Gina Manlove, event coordinator for San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association, explained the initial idea behind the low cost, high impact event.
"We researched and found that the number of Texans who have died on battlefields worldwide is 21,500,”...
11.13.2021 | LA PORTE, TX, US |
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Pena
