HARLINGEN, RGV - Rio Grande Valley veterans finally got to meet the head of the VA on Monday when cabinet secretary Robert McDonald visited Harlingen and McAllen.
Valley veterans' leaders have been pressing for such a meeting for many years.
The...
McALLEN, RGV - Following the visit of VA Secretary Robert McDonald to the Rio Grande Valley on Monday, local veterans and members of Congress say they are closer to securing a VA hospital for the region than ever before.
And...
SAN BENITO, RGV - Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, a native of Rio Grande City who commanded U.S. ground forces in Iraq, will be keynote speaker at San Benito’s Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Tribute ceremony on Oct. 24.
San Benito...
HARLINGEN, RGV - Former Congressman Chet Edwards says Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the American GI Forum, would be proud of the work Congressman Rubén Hinojosa has done to help improve healthcare for veterans.
Edwards who chaired the Appropriations...
PHARR, Texas - There are still a few dozen spaces reserved for veterans that would like to have lunch and be honored in Pharr, Texas, today, Veterans Day.
The event is called the My Hero’s Keeper Project: A Veterans Legacy...
BROWNSVILLE, RGV - The heroism and sacrifices made by U.S. veterans will be honored at various ceremonies in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas today, Veteran’s Day.
Here are some of the scheduled events:
America's Last Patrol Caravan
America’s Last Patrol will...
HARLINGEN, RGV - Congressman Rubén Hinojosa wants to see new signage at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg so huge that motorists can easily see it as they drive by.
The signage will...
HARLINGEN, RGV - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are angry with the way the Department of Veterans Affairs is being run, claiming a new study demonstrates "systemic failure to care for our veterans."
The two Texas Republicans sent...
SGT. Edward Anguiano - Los Fresnos - 23 Mar 2003 - Iraq
PFC. Juan Garza - San Benito - 8 Apr 2003 - Iraq
PFC Rey Cuervo - Laguna Vista - 28 Dec 2003 - Iraq
PFC Dustin Sekula - Edinburg -...
HARLINGEN, RGV - As he bows out of office after 20 years as a member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa says he is particularly pleased to have focused on healthcare for South Texas veterans.
“It has been honor to...
