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"Freedom isn't free"
East Texas Veterans'
"Wall of Honor"
Help us honor and show how proud we are of all East Texas
 Veterans who served their country.

Veterans, add your name, military branch and service to our wall.

Families, add your family members.
May they never be forgotten.
East Texas Soldier - Sgt Trey Hammett - Army

 

Mission Statement
East Texas Military Families is a non-profit 501(c)4 , non-partisan support network providing a positive support network for the families of our East Texas military men and women serving their country in all branches of service through organizations such as the Patriot Guard Riders, Operation Appreciation, and Welcome Home Soldiers.

Our troops, in all branches of service, put their lives on the line everyday for our freedoms.  As a volunteer  organization we are dedicated to recognizing and honoring these  men and women, and showing our support.

ATTENTION:   FEMALE VETERANS

Women are Veterans, too.  And for too long, their unique issues and needs have been overlooked and ignored – by the VA, and by Society.

Women Vets

It’s time to change that – and in East Texas, we’re working on it!  Under the auspices of American Legion Watkins-Gaudet Post 474 in Tyler, a Women Veterans Group is currently forming, specifically for the purpose of addressing the needs of our female Vets.

A discussion Forum is planned for this spring and a Retreat is in the works for later in 2013 – and that’s just for “starters”!  But we need your help to get the word out, and we need contact information, so that we can notify every one of the final dates, times, locations, etc.

If you would like to receive more information, please email your name, Branch of Service, and email address to: womenarevetstoo@yahoo.com

And be sure to share this info with any other Lady Vets you know. No matter how long ago… 19 or 90… regardless of rank held, if you wore the Uniform, you’re our Sister, and we want you with us.  Let us hear from you!

SCAM ALERT!!

Military beware!

A called was made to our group by a civilian in Michigan stating he had a soldier from East Texas contact him via email requesting assistance for a phone from Afghanistan to be sent to him. Claimed to have received all kinds of paperwork from the soldier verifying he was indeed in the service.  He did have a lot of information such as parents' name as well as sister and brother's name, among other pertinent info on this soldier.  RED FLAG:  two (2) things wrong:  this soldier was and did not live in California and is not deployed at this time.

Fortunately we knew the family and knew that was to be untrue.  We contacted the father of the soldier, to verify this was indeed a scam.  The real soldier will be making a report of this situation to his CO and this matter will be investigated. The Family would like to make everyone aware of this scam!

 
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East Texans
Supporting Our Troops




Golden Flake
894 Pine Tree Rd
Longview, Texas
903-759-0086

Radar Funeral Home
617 Judson Road
Longview, Texas 75601
800 Kilgore Drive
Henderson, Texas 75652

M & M Property Management
Mike and Mary Latham
Patriot Guard Rider
P.O. Box 357
Minneola, TX 75773
903-569-9881
cell 903-245-9886

Calvary Plumbing, LLC
2407 Holley Street
Tyler, TX 75701 
Work # 903-533-0989
Cell # 903-520-0229

Don Maxwell Aviation Services
Mooney Service Center
East Texas Regional Airport
Longview, TX
(903) 643-9902

Hudson Printing
611 S. Mobberly  Ave.
Longview, TX 756029
903-758-1773

KLTV
105 West. Ferguson
Tyler, TX
903-597-5588

Network IP
119 West Tyler,
Suite 100
Longview, TX 75601
903-323-4582

Starbucks
4925 S. Broadway
Tyler, TX 75703
903-581-0072

The Made-Rite Company
320 E. Industrial Blvd.
Longview, TX 75602
903-753-8604

C Woods Air Conditioning
2318 E. Fifth Street
Tyler, TX
903-593-0246

THE WARRIOR SONG
Words and music by: Sean Householder
Video with lyrics:  http://www.thewarriorsong.com/video.html

"The Warrior Song" is currently on sale at ITunes and www.thewarriorsong.com, but free to members of the U.S. Military. All profits derived from its sale will be donated to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.  Active duty and former service men and women may received a free copy by sending an email with your rank and unit.  To support, just purchase a copy of the song.
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Army Releases January 2013 Suicide Information

The Army released suicide data today for the month ofdod seal January 2013. During January, among active-duty soldiers, there were 19 potential suicides: two have been confirmed as suicides and 17 remain under investigation. For December 2012, the Army reported seven potential suicides among active-duty soldiers; however, subsequent to the report, another case was added bringing December’s total to eight: five have been confirmed as suicides and three are under investigation.

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