Honoring All Who Served - Veterans Appreciation Event

Sat Nov 01 2025 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm UTC-05:00

Maude Cobb Convention Center | Longview

Honoring All Who Served - Veterans Appreciation Event
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Keynote Speaker - SFC Will Summers, USArmy (ret.), of Henderson, former “Horse Soldier” Green Beret, will share his experience as a member of the elite Special Forces unit that delivered the first U.S. response against the Taliban after 9/11. The unit’s story was memorialized in the major motion picture “12 Strong.”
All veterans are invited to be honored guests of a grateful community at a special day that includes lunch and a variety of veterans services. *Veterans of the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Coast Guard, and US Marines are invited free of charge, but must register.*
Tickets for general public are $50.
To adopt a veteran for lunch, $25.
Vendors - Veteran-focused providers, businesses, and non profits will be there to help veterans connect to a variety of services.
Partnerships are being sought now. To RSVP, or for info on how you can participate, please respond here.
Hosted for the second time (2023) by The Republican Women of Gregg County.
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Maude Cobb Convention Center, Longview, Texas, United States

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