Gov.-Elect Abbott Attends Veterans Day March In Brownsville
By Ty Johnson
McAllen Monitor
Just last week Alonzo “Tiny” Barrientes began putting together plans to grow Brownsville’s annual Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony into an event along the lines of the city’s Memorial Day march.
The May march to honor the country’s war dead has been held for more than 16 years straight, but Barrientes said there was a push to have a similar event in November when the nation celebrates all of those who serve.
Everything was coming together when Barrientes learned last Friday that the event would have a special guest in Gov.-elect Greg Abbott.