LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Nearly 2,400 veterans from across the South Plains have a final resting place set aside for them through the state of Texas.
Lubbock civic leaders and veterans advocates gathered Thursday night to celebrate the leadership of a group of generals who pushed for the new West Texas Veterans Cemetery.
The late Gen. Bernie Mittemeyer assembled a group of like-minded leaders to advocate for an honorary burial ground for the region’s veterans. That group included Gens. Edgar Murphy, Gary Herber, Walter Huffman, and Annette Sobel…