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VETS
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"see some old ship-
mates," Frakes said see-
ing local students inter-
ested in the armed servic-
es is what he enjoys most
about the program.
"You'd be surprised by
the kids that come by and
say, 'Thank you,"' he said.
The event's master of
ceremonies, retired Army
Lt. Col. Robert C. Evans,
began with a brief history
of Veterans Day before
sharing why American
soldiers are unique.
"For the most part,
they've all been citizen
soldiers," he said.
"Whether by choice or
draft, they ended up in
the military."
He said one common
trait made the veterans of
American wars special.
"They knew the differ-
ence between right and
wrong," he said, noting
they risked their lives to
protect liberty at home
and abroad.
He applauded
Monday's program for
bringing veterans and
area youth together,
explaining he first attend-
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ed the remembrance pro-
gram as a student and
has returned as often as
possible since.
Following entertain-
ment presentations by
students from local
schools, retired U.S. Air
Force Lt. Gen. Richard E.
"Tex" Brown III
addressed the crowd.
The guest speaker, a
longtime Mineral Wells
resident, said Mineral
Wells "has always been
one of the most patriotic
cities in America," a dis-
tinction for which he
credits the Fort Wolters
military training base.
Brown built on Evan's
comments, sharing the
origin of Veterans Day.
Originally called
Armistice Day, he said,
the designation commem-
orated the end of World
War I with a treaty signed
on the 11th hour of the
11th day of the 11th
month of 1918.
The war was then
believed to be "the war to
end all wars," Brown
said, "but we know that's
not the way it turned
out."
He then led the crowd
through subsequent wars,
beginning by honoring
the World War II veterans
in attendance, calling
them "part of the greatest
generation of Americans."
Continuing through
the Korean War and his
generation's war,
Vietnam, Brown
explained the significance
of certain other dates in
American history.
Nov. 22,1963, was "the
day our president was
shot and killed maybe
100 miles from where we
are now," he said. Almost
16 years later, he said
another date proved the
resolve of American forc-
es.
On the day the Berlin
Wall fell, Nov. 9,1989,
Brown said he was sta-
tioned in Europe.
"At that moment,
everything stood still," he
said, as individuals across
Europe realized "that was
the end of the Cold War."
The nation would soon
enter a long war in the
Middle East, he said,
which American troops
are still fighting today.
Terrorist attacks on
Sept. 11, 2001, brought
that war to our shores, he
said.
Brown ended with a
quote from English econ-
omist and philosopher
John Stuart Mill: "War is
an ugly thing, but not the
ugliest of things. The
decayed and degraded
state of moral and patri-
otic feeling which things
that nothing is worth war
is much worse. The per-
son who has nothing for
which he is willing to
fight, nothing which is
more important than his
personal safety, is a mis-
erable creature and has
no chance of being free
unless made and kept so
by the exertions of better
men than himself."
American veterans, he
said, prove they have a
cause for which they will
fight.
"We have a reason to
fight," he said. "We fight
for freedom."
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Members of the Mineral Wells High School mixed choir perform during Monday’s
30th annual Veterans Day Remembrance Day Program at Ram Stadium.
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Members of the Mineral Wells High School Wranglerettes drill team perform dur^
ing Monday’s 30th annual Veterans Day Remembrance Program at Ram Stadium.
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One of the highlights each year of the Veterans Day Remembrance Program is
the performance of the Houston Elementary Parachute Team. Above some of
the members are shown peering out from under their colorful red, white and
blue parachute.
Estes bill would repeal
FROM STAFF REPORTS
District 30 State Senator
Craig Estes pre-filed
Senate Bill 113 this week
with the intention of
repealing Texas' business
tax.
Also known as the mar-
gin tax, Estes said it cre-
ates confusion among
business owners in addi-
tion to the additional tax
burden.
"The margin tax has
been a big disappoint-
ment," Estes said. "It is
inequitable, costly, and
complicated for Texas
businesses and has under-
mined the state's competi-
tive advantage."
The so-called margin
tax was enacted in 2006 to
replace the state's corpo-
rate income tax. The mar-
gin tax was designed to
help raise education funds
but has failed to live up to
revenue projections and
proven complex in defini-
ation and application.
Estes, a Republican
whose district includes
Palo Pinto County, said
his bill would benefit the
entire state.
"We understand in
Texas that businesses are
job creators," he said,
"and we must do all we
can to alleviate the pres-
sures they face in this dif-
ficult economy and the
margin tax
impeding federal fiscal
cliff."
Calling Texas "business
friendly," Estes said his
bill will help ensure the
state remains so.
"Passing this bill will
supercharge our state's
economic engine," he said.
Scott Drenkard of the
nonpartisan Tax
Foundation spoke in
favor of SB 113, calling
the margin tax "a very
damaging component of
an otherwise well-struc-
tured state tax system."
Passing the bill, he said,
"would make the Lone
Star state one of the most
competitive tax climates
in the country."
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