Organization helps heroes through hunting

Local nonprofit hosts Gold Star weekend events for military families
  • Mark Jennings lost his life in the line of duty. courtesy photo
    Mark Jennings lost his life in the line of duty. courtesy photo
  • Katie Locke and Emily Locke, left to right, will be hosted on a Gold Star Hunt to honor the sacrifice of their father and husband. courtesy photo
    Katie Locke and Emily Locke, left to right, will be hosted on a Gold Star Hunt to honor the sacrifice of their father and husband. courtesy photo

    Alocal nonprofit is honoring military service families through guided hunts and seeking the public’s help.

    Hill Country Heroes, a Lampasas-based nonprofit organization, is working to host a hunting excursion for a Texas teen who has lost a parent.

    This year’s Gold Star Weekend Hunt is being held “for a young girl whose father made the ultimate sacrifice while serving this great country,” said Mike M…