UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE: Marine pilot Curtis Raetz now a paramedic at 65
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON It’s hard to decide what to admire most about Curtis Raetz: the…
veterans
UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE: Marble Falls teacher a 20-year Army National Guard officer
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Melissa Hinojosa was 17 years old when she joined the Texas Army…
VETERANS DAY 2019: This is your American Legion
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Once a vibrant part of the community, American Legion Post #437…
VETERANS DAY 2019: Salute to Marble Falls VFW Post 10376
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Activity at the already busy VFW post in Marble Falls cranks…
Where to find Buddy Poppies to support veterans services
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Separating bundles of Buddy Poppies recently at VFW Post #10376 in…
Burnet High School, The Picayune honor veterans’ stories
BY DANIEL CLIFTON Burnet High School students and The Picayune Magazine have been connecting with…
Veterans and horses connect during HARTH Foundation equine therapy programs
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Bill McCartney walked along the outside edge of the HARTH Foundation’s covered…
Senator Cornyn recognizes VetRide transportation service
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON An hour of US Senator John Cornyn’s time meant the world to…
Rescue dogs-turned-service animals rock-solid presence in veterans’ lives
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Service dogs rescue people. In the case of veteran Bobby Galyon,…
Johnson Park Veterans Memorial coming together as flags, monuments installed
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — Things are taking shape at the Johnson Park Veterans…
HARTH, VFW team up for peer-to-peer course for veterans
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — With only about half of the 8,000 veterans living in…
State amendments offer tax breaks to those who ‘sacrificed for others,’ spouses
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — In the face of concerns about tax contributions, a…
With falling membership, Burnet VFW could close its doors
DANIEL CLIFTON and CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF BURNET — As many of its current members age…
Military flags, Warrior’s Walk coming to Johnson Park veterans memorial
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — To continue honoring those who donned a…
Foundation helping homeless vets in Burnet, Blanco counties
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — When 29-year-old Ana Lowe, her husband, Josh,…
MEMORIAL DAY: Burnet’s Patrick Goble gave all in Vietnam
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — Despite the unpopularity of the Vietnam War among…
Meadowlakes honoring military with annual Memorial Day picnic
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MEADOWLAKES — To the Meadowlakes Property Owners Association, Memorial Day…
MEMORIAL DAY: Burnet’s ‘Stubby’ Baker received Purple Heart
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — In 1942, the country was in the middle of…
MEMORIAL DAY: Green Beret Ronald Fike died by side of wounded soldier
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — They were the men who took on the…
MEMORIAL DAY: Michael Bird came from ‘long line of warriors’
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR LLANO — Michael DeVerne Bird epitomized the role of “big…
Llano community to honor military members on Armed Forces Day
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — From the comfort of a handmade quilt and…
Korean War vets ‘not forgotten’ with Honor Flight to Washington
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — For almost 65 years since its start,…
An ocean away, Irish town reinforces Memorial Day message
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — While Kinsale, Ireland, and Burnet are thousands of…
Purple Heart recipient to speak at fundraiser for wounded vets
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — Even as she talks about the sacrifices men and…