Sept. 10, 2010) Killeen/Ft. Hood, Texas, the Honorable Bryan Birdwell, Texas State Senator (R), District 22, USA Lt. Col. (Ret.), Native Son of Texas, and …

The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Commission, or JPAC, is a group of 400 handpicked soldiers, Marines sailors, airmen, and Department of the Navy civilians within the U.S. Department of Defense who investigate sites in former conflict areas around the world where missing service members are believed to be buried.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs failed to inform 6 million soldiers and their families of an agreement enabling Prudential Financial Inc. to withhold lump-sum payments of life insurance benefits for survivors of fallen service members, according to records made public through a Freedom of Information request.

Killeen, TX Sept. 10,2010 the Patriot Guard Riders held their National Gathering of the Guard near Ft. Hood. Remnants of Hurricane Hermine had passed through a couple of days prior and caused a few rain delays.

September 11, 2001, also known as 911 which is coincidently, the phone number for emergency assistance, marked the beginning of the war on America’s patriots. This poem should serve as a reminder of what America’s patriots are and how they win their battles against crusaders of terror and hate.

One of the most highly decorated Marines during the war in Iraq had to drink to fall asleep. He once tried to kill himself. This was …

Wichita Falls, TX. August 30, 2010, members of the Patriot Guard Riders from Oklahoma and North Texas began to arrive at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, to the somber tolling of the Texas Liberty Bell. Hundreds of mourners came to pay their final respects of An American Hero, US Army Spc. Alexis V. Maldonado.

Wichita Falls, TX Aug. 28,2010. On a warm clear summer day several dozen family members gathered at the Wichita Falls Municipal Airport to welcome home their loved one, SPC Alexis V. Maldonado.

The Defense Department is as committed as ever to bringing home thousands of U.S. service members who remain missing from the Korean War and Cold War conflicts, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense for policy said, Aug. 26.

SPC Alexis Vicente Maldonado, 20, of Wichita Falls, died Saturday, August 21, 2010 while serving his country in Afghanistan and is expected to return to the North Texas region later this week. Once arrangements have been announced we will update this article.