Ok, folks – two weeks away from our FREEDOM FRIDAY “Oktoberfest” featuring local TEXAS brewer – Goliad Brewing’s Oktoberfest Lager and Leinenkugel’s for $1.75First time feature Chela’s Tacos food truck will be on hand so come hungry! TEXAS AMERICANA MUSIC JAM Featured music artist will be singer – songwriter State Game Warden Veteran Doug Parker offering his own brand of Texas classics, the soulful mesmerizing […]
BENEVOLENCE The SS American Memorial Foundation minutes will show the first board director’s meeting was held at 8:30 am July 4, 2016, in the memorial building. While the 4th of July Memorial service was not a fundraising event guests donated over $9000 towards the newly formed foundation stating, “keep up the good work helping people” – ONE
Originally Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2016 12:00 am Felicia Frazar felicia.frazar@seguingazette.com A pair of Baton Rouge families are getting help from a local organization with rebuilding their homes following the floods. Craig Russell, founder of the SS American Memorial Foundation, said he heard about the two families from a supporter of the organization and close
The idea of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,500 feet might sound scary to most people, but it can also be a healing experience for some veterans. The SS American Memorial in Seguin brought two Wounded Warriors to jump at Skydive San Marcos on Saturday to help them move past their wartime
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Recently, the SS American Memorial helped bridge the decades between a World War II veteran and her modern day counterparts at the Lazy U Ranch in Seguin. Former U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josephine Reaves spoke of her wartime experience as a nurse to about 30 soldiers from Brooke Army Medical Center’s 264th Medical Battalion on
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NEWS FLASH! – NEWSPAPER HEADLINES READ:70% OF AMERICANS DO NOT KNOW WHY WE CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY! CLOSING STATEMENT at the 2016 4th of July SS American Memorial service: “It was once said that the single greatest threat to our country is that we can no longer articulate what it means to be an American. We have
4TH OF JULY MAIN EVENT! Celebrating 240 years of AMERICA! Come join us as we go into our 16th year! 42 days and counting! We are asking all guests to “register” online at our website or registration tab for the July 4th Memorial Service & Pot Luck dinner. Registration is to provide a head count
This guest list continues to grow daily at the SS American Memorial grounds with support from the local and state community expanding. Recent guests include Texas Wildlife Association Youth Hunt families for a weekend of spring Turkey hunting. The Lazy U Ranch has been host to the Texas Wildlife organization for over 10 years. It
FELLOW AMERICANS – JOIN US IN OUR FIRST FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR OUR NEWLY FORMED FOUNDATION Dear Friends, This year we enter our 16th year hosting the 4th of July Memorial event held here at our family’s ranch. Initially an annual event it moved to every even numbered year as attendance and coordination efforts grew. With each event has come
April is Fiesta time for old San Antone area communities and March ended with a bang at the Lazy U Ranch. The month of March included over 300 soldiers and families, Guadalupe County Young Marines campout, memorial tours for vets and civilians from as far away as Nebraska and Illinois. It also included move in