Texas Tropical Trail Region invites the community to its 225th Partner Event in Aransas Pass at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, beginning at the 3rd Coast Squadron Museum.
Partners will start the tour by meeting at the 3rd Coast Squadron Museum located at 3201 FM 3512 in Aransas Pass. The museum houses vintage warbirds and other artifacts related to World War II and present-day wars. The caravan will then travel to VFW Post 2932, across from Aransas Pass City Hall.
The current VFW site boasts a Texas Historical Marker recognizing the organization’s history established in 1945. Partners will then hear from Tom Diaz De Leon, a retired veteran, on the restoration efforts on its recently acquired helicopter. The VFW lost its original helicopter to Hurricane Harvey and successfully raised enough funds to purchase a similar one from Alabama…