Salute to Veterans pays tribute to their sacrifices

Audience urged to not forget POW/MIAs

By: Greg Bischof - Texarkana Gazette

George Scaggs, of Texarkana, Texas, an Air Force veteran who served from 1956-60, talks with friends Friday at the 13th annual Salute to Veterans reception at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church. The event was hosted by the Texarkana Gazette.

Joe Kososki, center, of Texarkana, Texas, an Army veteran who served in 1949-51, and Charlie Hampton, of Naples, Texas, who served in the Army in 1942-45, are recognized with other Army veterans. At the age of 94, Hampton was tied for the oldest veteran at the event with J.W. Hodge, of New Boston, T...

• J.W. Hodge, of New Boston, Texas, an Army veteran, is recognized with others Friday at the 13th annual Salute to Veterans at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church. At the age of 94, Hodge was tied for the oldest veteran at the event with Charlie Hampton, of Naples, Texas, who served in th...

Many of the military veterans who congregated Friday inside Williams Memorial United Methodist Church know what it is like to defend freedom, but at least three know what it means to sacrifice freedom.

The Texarkana Gazette’s 13th annual Salute to Veterans reception included a t...

Published: 11/10/2012