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HONORING VETERANS
Retired colonel talks transport efforts at local Veterans Day ceremony
Retired Air Force Colonel Mark Vlahos, in an authentic World War II uniform, spoke about the effectiveness of troop carrier planes and gliders during a talk last week at the Veterans Day Ceremony co-hosted by the Rotary Club of Blanco County and the American Legion. The event also included a POW/MIA remembrance service.
Rachel Lumpee
Mark Vlahos developed a passion for troop carrier planes and gliders during his almost three decades in the Air Force. The retired Air Force colonel spoke on the subject and his book, Men Will Come: A History of the 314th Troop Carrier Group 1942-1945, as the guest speaker at the Veterans Day celebration Wednesday night, co-hosted by the Rotary Club of Blanco County and the American Legion at the Back 40 at Old 300. Vlahos wore his authentic World War II uniform as he took the stage, and ...
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