Army vet ‘Wally’ Dimas proud to have served

  • Guadalupe “Wally” Dimas, 94, served his country for more than 40 years in the Army and National Guard. He is pictured here with a newspaper from December 1941, right after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
    Guadalupe “Wally” Dimas, 94, served his country for more than 40 years in the Army and National Guard. He is pictured here with a newspaper from December 1941, right after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of several stories the Dispatch Record is publishing to highlight military veterans in Lampasas County as Veterans Day approaches on Nov. 11.

    Guadalupe Dimas goes by many names: “Lupe,” “Wally” and “Paw-Paw.” But the title he perhaps is proudest to call himself is American veteran.

    Ninety-four-year-old Dimas was drafted into the United States Army in March 1945. At 17 year…