San Antonio has been known for its military connection for decades.
The city’s longstanding connection with the Armed Forces — a military presence in the city can be traced back to the 1700s — earned it the nickname Military City, USA.
As a 2017 San Antonio Express-News editorial pointed out, San Antonio and the military “go together like the Spurs’ silver and black, like barbacoa and Big Red, like fireworks and the Fourth of July.”…