Moving Memorial Day Commemoration for Engelhart
Harris County Precinct 3 is home to the War Memorial monument in Bear Creek Park. The engelhart4judge.com 2008 green hybrid coasted silently in electric-only mode to the western part of the County to pay the campaign's respects to our fallen heroes.
The ceremonies were very well done. They took place at the pavilion adjacent to the County's permanent memorials. They are lovely stone walls with the names of those killed carved into the rock. There are WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf monoliths. The last is a newly placed round structure that seems to contain both Gulf War (1990-91) names and names from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A gentleman from the Harris County veterans' services department spoke movingly about having served as a Marine in the 1960s including a 13 month combat tour in Vietnam. He spoke in practical terms about the programs for injured and sick veterans that Harris County has to offer. The Harris County Veterans Services Office is located at 9418 Jensen Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77093. Their number is 281-876-6600. Veterans and their spouses should call this office right away if they are not already benefiting from these programs.
When taps was played after the jarring 21 gun salute, two women behind me were sobbing inconsolably. The trumpeter played a moving ode to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Mike was wearing his nametag listing the position he is seeking and that he is a Democrat, and several people came up to him to tell him they thought Democrats were going to do very well in Harris County this year.
There were no Republican elected officials or candidates present at this lone official Harris County Memorial Day observance, unfortunately. Though the organizer of the event was ostensibly Commissioner Steve Radack, he, too, was absent. That was confusing as well.
UPDATE
My friend and great advisor, Toni Medellin, formerly of Kingwood, had this to say:
That was nice. Thank you, Toni.
Here are some photos of the event:
Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, 4402 Holt Street, Bellaire, Texas 77401 in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
The ceremonies were very well done. They took place at the pavilion adjacent to the County's permanent memorials. They are lovely stone walls with the names of those killed carved into the rock. There are WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf monoliths. The last is a newly placed round structure that seems to contain both Gulf War (1990-91) names and names from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A gentleman from the Harris County veterans' services department spoke movingly about having served as a Marine in the 1960s including a 13 month combat tour in Vietnam. He spoke in practical terms about the programs for injured and sick veterans that Harris County has to offer. The Harris County Veterans Services Office is located at 9418 Jensen Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77093. Their number is 281-876-6600. Veterans and their spouses should call this office right away if they are not already benefiting from these programs.
When taps was played after the jarring 21 gun salute, two women behind me were sobbing inconsolably. The trumpeter played a moving ode to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Mike was wearing his nametag listing the position he is seeking and that he is a Democrat, and several people came up to him to tell him they thought Democrats were going to do very well in Harris County this year.
There were no Republican elected officials or candidates present at this lone official Harris County Memorial Day observance, unfortunately. Though the organizer of the event was ostensibly Commissioner Steve Radack, he, too, was absent. That was confusing as well.
UPDATE
My friend and great advisor, Toni Medellin, formerly of Kingwood, had this to say:
Mike,Of all the campaign emails I received this weekend, your Memorial Day message was by far the most meaningful. Thanks for running and reminding people what democracy is all about.I hope things are going well in Houston/Harris County. We're getting settled in in Dallas, but there is still a ways to go.Toni
That was nice. Thank you, Toni.
Here are some photos of the event:
Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, 4402 Holt Street, Bellaire, Texas 77401 in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
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