A U.S. Navy Korean War veteran from Llano County, Harvey H. Klee was appointed national chaplain of the American Legion during the organization’s national convention in Cincinnati in September.
The American Legion has 2.2 million members and is the largest veterans organization in the world. As national chaplain, Klee provides spiritual guidance to the entire organization and its members, worldwide.
Though it was never his intention to become a chaplain for the American Legion, Klee saw a nee ...
As a veteran with 20 years of service in the US Navy, Nancy Patrick of Llano knows first-hand the healing power of horses.
The Veterans Administration (VA) estimates that as many as 31 percent of combat veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In addition, many vets face depression and anger issues that often lead to suicide and a reported 22 veterans a day take their own lives.
After serving two tours in some of the world’s worst war zones, including time in Baghdad (2005-2007), Staff Sgt. Charles Sexton of Llano needed something to help him deal with the extreme combat related PTSD he brought home with him.
Sexton found a bit of zen by turning firepower into flower power by creating works of art out of ammunition casings.
“The VA had me on 22 different medications,” Sexton said.
“Fun” isn’t usually the way most would describe their time in the U.S. Army, but for Vera Honig of Llano, that is exactly how she remembers her 20 years of service.
She had just graduated from basic training (“Boot Camp”) when the Korean War broke out, but she wasn’t afraid of the war.
“My daddy was in the first World War, my brother was in the second,” she said,”They both survived, so I figured I would, too.”
Honig decided to join the Army the moment she first saw a woman i ...
Not many people can say they have seen the North Pole, but Rear Admiral Albert Kelln (Ret.) of Llano has not only seen it, he was the first person to accomplish a rare trifecta.
While stationed aboard the USS Skate, he stood on, flew over, and sailed under the North Pole.
Kenneth “Rabbit” Hare of Kingsland, a Korean and Vietnam War veteran who served for 22 years in the United States Air Force, always dreamed of becoming a pilot.
As a young boy growing up in the 1950s in Amarillo, Hare would sweep up at the Tradewind Airport in exchange for flying lessons.
HUNTSVILLE — It’s one of the top achievements in high school athletics: going to State in any competition. Meredith Zyetz and Nic George, Llano High cross country sophomores, will run at Old Settlers Park in Palm Valley near Dell Diamond, November 12. They qualified in the Region III race,
October 30.
Both Jackets were capping off — for now — superb comebacks from subpar seasons.
Zyetz ran two miles in 12 minutes and 32 seconds and finished a magnificent 10 ...
Members of the Llano High School class of 1961 met at the Dabbs Hotel on Saturday for its 55-year class reunion. Pictured front row, from left, are: Mary Jean Fry Scantlin, Shirlene Parks Rogers, Bobby Ratliff, Linda Williams Jewell, Helen Feuge McGee, Mary Ann Gage McCarver and Mrs. Esther Weber (Guest).
Over the years the Llano pumpkin glow has had several homes, from East Main Street, the courthouse square, and last year at the Llano Fine Arts Guild. This year it has a new and possibly permanent home, the Llano River at Badu Park.
After presenting the idea to the Llano City Council in August, organizer Cheryl Quallenberg went to work on the logistics of the pumpkin glow, and its new name, the Llano River Pumpkin Float.
The first hurdle to cross, after city council approval, was how to get the ...
