Dear Veteran, During the month of August, we honor our incredible Veterans and Military Members for many reasons. Both Agent Orange Awareness Day on August 10 and Purple Heart Day on August 7 highlight the selfless bravery of our military heroes and remind us to never forget the sacrifices that…

Today, Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced that three of our Texas State Veterans Homes (TSVH), the Alfredo Gonzalez TSVH in McAllen, Ambrosio Guillen TSVH in El Paso, and the William R. Courtney TSVH in Temple were ranked among Texas’ top facilities in America’s Best Nursing Homes…

The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 25, 2009, and opened on June 1, 2009. It was the third Texas State Veterans Cemetery (TSVC) built and run by the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) under the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The cemetery is…

The Veterans Land Board salutes one of the greatest code groups of all time, the Navajo Code Talkers. The encryption created by using native speakers of the Navajo language, which at the time was purely oral, not written, and was spoken by only 30 non-native speakers in the world…

The Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) celebrates with all Military Veterans and Active Duty Members on August 10 for the birthday celebration of the Department of Defense. The DOD is actually the oldest and largest U.S. government agency, with its roots trailing back to pre-Revolutionary times. The Army and…

The Texas Veterans Land Board salutes all those Veterans and Active Duty Military Members who have earned the right to wear a Purple Heart medal. This is the oldest medal to still be awarded to those who are injured or killed in service to the country. General George Washington…

The Texas Veterans Land Board salutes MSG Roy Benavidez today, which would have been his 88th birthday. …

The Texas Veterans Land Board salutes all Coastguardsmen today, on the 233rd anniversary of the creation of the Coast Guard. The Treasury Department created the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790, which later became the law-enforcement and Armed Force we know today as the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has…

The Texas Veterans Land Board salutes all Army Chaplains today, on the anniversary of the creation of their Corps. On July 29, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized each regiment to have one Chaplain, with pay equal to a captain and no uniform requirement. Many militia regiments in the Revolutionary…