Silent Wings Museum hosts commemoration ceremony for Veterans Day

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – “Thank the good lord that there are good men and women who will raise their hand, step forward, put the uniform on and put everything on the line for this experiment in liberty and democracy,” congressman Jodey Arrington said.

Many in West Texas made their way to the Silent Wings Museum on Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day.

November 11 was initially intended to be Armistice Day, a day to honor veterans of World War l. It became a federal holiday in 1938, but after the events of World War ll and the Korean War, the name was updated to include more members of service…

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