In a patriotic display of honor and remembrance, Georgetown’s San Gabriel Park and the University of Houston Sugar Land campus have each been adorned with 2,000 American flags to pay homage to veterans, as these cities prepared to celebrate Veterans Day. The Georgetown Field of Honor, a sea of red, white, and blue, not only serves as a tribute but also supports veteran aid through the funds raised from flag purchases and donations, with the aim to assist with critical needs such as PTSD and suicide prevention, as detailed in a
FOX 7 Austin report
.
The Sugar Land Field of Honor echoes this sentiment, doubling their flag count from last year in a testament to enduring respect and gratitude, where each flag represents a local hero, whether in military garb or community servitude, indicating an expansion of honor beyond just the brothers and sisters in arms. Doug Earle, chairman for the Sugar Land Field of Honor, expressed during an event that “We treasure our freedoms, and those freedoms are not free,” acknowledging the steep price paid by veterans and ongoing contributions of first responders,
KHOU reports
.
Emotions ran high as individuals like Dr. Jeanne Cox and retired Navy Captain Bill Kelberlau shared their personal connections to the military; Dr. Cox, having dedicated the Field of Honor in part to her daughter—a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, and Kelberlau, moved by an honor flight he participated in last year. These stories, alongside the introduction of banners commemorating those fallen in the War On Terror, also shared by
FOX 7 Austin
, breathe individual life into the broader narrative of service and sacrifice.
Vietnam War veteran Nicholas Landoski, whose service is commemorated within the Sugar Land Field of Honor, encapsulated the sentiment of many when he described feeling “honored, respected, cared for, thought about,” as he beheld the field of flags, suggesting these visual affirmations of respect and memory can stir even the most reticent of hearts. Similarly, former congressman and veteran Peter Olsen underscored the value of a simple “Thank you,” which he believes the flags communicate a thousandfold; with both accounts illuminating the impact of the displays, as documented by
KHOU
.
The culmination of these Field of Honor events, free and accessible to the public, will be observed on Veterans Day with respective ceremonies at both locations, as the communities come together to vividly express their collective appreciation for the bravery and dedication of their service members, as well as to echo the words of Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Hester, who, according to
FOX 7 Austin
, affirmed that “On Veterans Day, it’s our collective responsibility to honor the courage, the dedication of our service members and our first responders and their families, who have made immense sacrifices for our freedom.”
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