Honoring Our Veterans

On this 2014 Veterans Day, the weather decided to do an about-face, with temperatures plummeting throughout the morning.  That didn’t deter a hearty Central Texas crowd from showing up for the annual observance at Georgetown-Williamson County Veterans Memorial Plaza,  in Sun City.   The seats were filled as veterans, past and present, were given the respect they’ve earned.   One veteran, 39-year-old Chris Powell, an Army Ranger who lost both legs during his time in Afghanistan in 2011, was there, too.  What he didn’t know was that a local home builder, Pulte Homes, was there to present him with a new home, free of charge. It was a good day, even a time for lightheartedness, when, at the end of the ceremonies, two Korean War veterans were slowly making their way along, with their cane and walker at the ready.  As they continued, 84-year-old Gerald Allen Wilcomb (on the right), turned to 81-year-old Robert Dickey, and said, with more than a hint of whimsey, “I’ll race you, old fellow!”   Yes, it was a good day.  These photos were taken for the Williamson County Sun.