VA North Texas Health Care System
VA to Host 20th Anniversary Regional Veterans Day Celebration at Warrior Stadium
November 2, 2010
BONHAM – VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS), Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center and the City of Bonham will host the 20th Annual Regional Veterans Day Program, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m. at the Bonham High School Warrior football stadium.
A military flyover will kick off the formal program, followed by the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) color guard. Additional program performances will include the Bonham High School band and Lone Star chapter of the PVA wheelchair rifle volley.
The event will include a performance by the Fort Sill Field Artillery Half Section, a static display of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, and other static military displays.
Guest speaker will be Dana Bowman, Sergeant First Class Army (Retired) who will arrive by parachute and land on the Warrior Football field. Bowman was a Special Forces soldier and member of the U.S. Army's elite parachute team, the Golden Knights, when he lost his legs during a training accident in 1994. Nine months later, he turned his tragedy into triumph when he became the first double amputee to re-enlist in the United States Army. Bowman retired from the Army in 1996.
VANTHCS Interim Director Shirley Bealer invites the community to join VA North Texas to recognize and honor America's veterans that have earned and deserve our respect and appreciation for their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their families.
For more information about the event, contact Tina McDaniel in Voluntary Service at 903-583-6282.
