Veterans, first responders and community members of Bishop welcomed the newest updates to Amistad Veterans Memorial Park. However, for those in attendance at Tuesday’s ceremony, the focus remained on the men and women the park was built to honor.
Dozens gathered for the event, which included music by the Veterans Band of Corpus Christi and participation from groups including the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas and the Marine Corps League 430.
Bishop veterans welcome new additions to Amistad Veterans Memorial Park
For Marine Corps veteran Maria Elena Perez Crowley, the ceremony was deeply personal.
“It’s always an honor to be honored as a veteran,” Crowley told KRIS 6. “But to see what other men and women have done to serve our country, it’s very emotional for me because a lot of people don’t know anything about the military.” Crowley, who served during the Vietnam War era, said her job was sending Marines overseas. “We gave our time to serve, willing to go and fight and do whatever we needed to do,” she said. “Thankfully, I never had to do that, but our women now are doing that.”
Anthony Falcon, liaison to Corpus Christi for the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, said the event was a meaningful chance to share Native American culture while honoring veterans…