http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines RSS Feed for KBTX - Veterans - Headlines en-us Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:24:34 GMT 2012-06-22T01:24:34Z en-us http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_John_Millhollan_159206945.html One of the most vulnerable situations anyone can face is to be a stranger in a strange land. John Millhollan faced more than only a strange land. He faced an entire night spent in the jungles of enemy territory during the Vietnam War. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:24:34 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_John_Millhollan_159206945.html 2012-06-22T01:24:34Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_Robert_Spoede_153734565.html When Robert Spoede was in elementary school, his teacher asked him a question surely everyone in his or her lifetime has heard, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Tue, 29 May 2012 20:39:56 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_Robert_Spoede_153734565.html 2012-05-29T20:39:56Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_John_Anderson_150997865.html Any visitor would not have any hesitation in assuming the current financial adviser was once a Vietnam pilot. A tougher assumption to make would be to know that this veteran was a couple of close calls away from never being in College Station at all. Mon, 14 May 2012 19:35:04 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_John_Anderson_150997865.html 2012-05-14T19:35:04Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_Durwood_Lewis_146722515.html Major Durwood Lewis spent thousands of hours in the air during the Vietnam War, and came away with hundreds of stories to tell -- including a few close calls. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:01:16 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_Durwood_Lewis_146722515.html 2012-04-13T20:01:16Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_Mark_White_144035936.html There are many crucial roles that soldiers perform in overseas duties, and Major Mark White carried out an important task in his two tours in Iraq. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:41:08 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_Mark_White_144035936.html 2012-03-30T21:41:08Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_Of_Veterans_Duke_Hobbs_126363293.html For his service to his country, Duke Hobbs not only received a Purple Heart, he was also awarded a Bronze Star for bravery. The Aggie's military career began when he joined the Army in 1944, after finishing his freshman year. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:49:37 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_Of_Veterans_Duke_Hobbs_126363293.html 2011-07-28T23:49:37Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_Frank_Litterst.html When Pearl Harbor was attacked on the morning of December 7, 1941, Frank Litterst, Jr. was a junior at Texas A&M University. The attack shocked the American people and led the way for the United States to enter World War II. The attack on Pearl Harbor also led the way for the Class of 43, which Litterst was a member of to be commissioned en masse. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:19:53 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_Frank_Litterst.html 2011-07-29T17:19:53Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_Frank_Kocman_122685664.html Frank Kocman served his country during World War Two. He's a born and raised Brazos County resident who says the time he spent in the service forever changed his life. Fri, 27 May 2011 03:55:19 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_Frank_Kocman_122685664.html 2011-05-27T03:55:19Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_David_Marion_117735543.html In the summer of 1968, David Marion of Bryan began his one-year tour in Vietnam with the US Army. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:46:55 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_David_Marion_117735543.html 2011-03-10T16:46:55Z http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_Henry_Hill_115726859.html A native of Cameron, Texas, Henry Hill graduated from Texas A&M, class of 1956. He enlisted in the Air Force and began active duty that same year. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:07:03 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/features/veterans/headlines/Voices_of_Veterans_-_Henry_Hill_115726859.html 2011-02-10T17:07:03Z