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Veterans Memorial Wall Dedication Ceremony to honor local veterans

Caller-Times - 1/6/2018

Jan. 06--VA Town Hall will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 at the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority Boardroom 2nd Floor at 602 N. Staples St.

Veterans Memorial Wall Dedication Ceremony will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at the Amistad Veterans Memorial Park, 200 Avenue J, Bishop. A memorial wall honors those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in preserving freedom and who were from the surrounding communities of Bishop, Driscoll and Petronila. The names on the wall are engraved as an eternal tribute and grouped by the military conflict they died in, "Never to be Forgotten." Information: 361-888-0296.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2397 meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at 4441 Ayers St. Information: 361-779-6456.

The Corpus Christi Mayors Committee for Veterans Affairs meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at City Hall. Information: 361-537-1025.

The 40 and 8 meets at 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of every month at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Corpus Christi, 3402 Fort Worth St. Past and present 40 and 8 members are encouraged to attend. Information: 361-816-7148.

A post-traumatic stress disorder support group meets at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday at the YWCA, 4101 Corona Drive. The facilitator is Abel A. Sanchez. Confidential, free support. Information: 361-695-3493, 361-973-3219.

E.G. Perales Disabled American Veterans Chapter 150 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely Drive. Information: Raymond Nesmith Jr. Commander 4737 at 956-285-3009.

Marine Corps League Coastal Bend Detachment No. 430 meets at 5 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Taqueria Jalisco, 5338 Kostoryz Road. Information: Francisco Alaniz at alanizfrank45@yahoo.com or 361-945-0105.

Fleet Reserve Association Branch 94 meets at 1:30 p.m. the second Sunday of each month; Unit 94 meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at 1651 Flour Bluff Drive. Information: Donald Larson, 361-548-8919; www.fra.org.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8932, 702 Jester St., meets at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. Information: 361-937-9999.

American Legion Post 364 members meet at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Information: 361-852-9115.

American Legion Post 364 Auxiliary members meet at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at 5323 Kostoryz Road.

Post 364 Sons of the American Legion meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at 5323 Kostoryz Road.

The American Legion Riders meet at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at 5323 Kostoryz Road. Information: 361-852-9115.

U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc., local chapter Sea Turtle Base, meets at 11 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at Silverado Smokehouse, 4522 Weber Road. Information: swsguy222@gmail.com, 361-244-2579 and www.ussvi.org.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Alaniz-Valentine Chapter 598 meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely Drive. Information: Ram Chavez at 361-728-7052.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 910 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at 1517 Mesquite St. (Heritage Park) Information: Ram Chavez at 361-728-7052.

Veterans Confidential Free Support Group for active and inactive members of the military meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. every first and second Wednesday at the YWCA, 4601 Corona Drive. Information: 361-695-3493.

Veterans Band of Corpus Christi, musicians and color guard. Information: rchavez20@stx.rr.com or Ram Chavez at 361-728-7052.

Confidential and free peer-to-peer support group for post traumatic stress disorder meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. every other Wednesday on the second floor of YWCA, 4601 Corona Drive. Call 361-993-3219 or 361-695-3493 and leave a message.

Patriot Band and Honor Guard meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at 5323 Kostoryz Road. New musicians welcome, as well as performance requests. For more information, contact Mike Malloy at mmalloy100@gmail.com.

Veterans Round Table Meetings are 9-11 a.m. every Tuesday in Room 108 of Del Mar College Center for Economic Development, 3209 S. Staples Street. For more information, contact Dotson Lewis at 361-949-7681 or 530-748-8475.

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