Lampasas, Kempner plan Veterans Day events

  • VFW Post 8539 past commander Bob Stewart, who served the United States as a medic during the Vietnam War, posts an American flag outside the county courthouse Monday morning to prepare for Veterans Day. DAVID LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
    VFW Post 8539 past commander Bob Stewart, who served the United States as a medic during the Vietnam War, posts an American flag outside the county courthouse Monday morning to prepare for Veterans Day. DAVID LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

    A Veterans Day ceremony is planned Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the county courthouse.

    The guest speaker will be Col. John “Mike” Wallace, deputy commander of the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard.

    Wallace, a veteran of more than 26 years, has commanded American forces during the Global War on Terrorism in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan

    As deputy commander of the 36th Infantry Division, he has participated in domestic operations including Hurricane Laura, civil disturbance and COVID-19 operations.

    In the past, the Texas Army National Guard also has supported federal and state border-security missions.

    Kempner will hold a Veterans Day program Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park. The park is located at 12641 U.S. Highway 190.

    Veterans Day began as Armistice Day – a remembrance of the end of World War I on the “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” in 1918.