By Heath resident Jerry Hogan, U.S. Army Lt. Col. (retired). Charlotte Eaton, granddaughter of Elaine Eubanks of Rockwall, Texas, grew up in Kilgore, Texas and graduated from Sabine High School in June of 1999. As discussed a lot in past articles about other young men and women from our area, Charlotte thought about enlisting in [...]
“The Military View” column by Heath resident Jerry Hogan, US Army Lt. Co. (retired). Several years ago I wrote an article about a young lady from Rockwall named Jennifer Baker. She is the daughter of Wesley and Michelle Baker, a 2004 graduate of Rockwall High School, a person who went on to college after graduating [...]
By Heath resident Jerry Hogan, US Army Lt. Col. (retired). Christmas is over. The New Year is upon us and its back to school, work, or whatever we do on a regular basis. But for Austin Alexander there really isn’t any “regular basis,” for Austin is still in the process of learning how to be [...]
By J.J. Smith. Rockwall County Judge candidate Jerry Hogan today blasted last Thursday’s 4-1 decision by County Commissioners to increase the cost of the proposed new County courthouse from $30 million to 37.2 million as “totally irresponsible” and as “a total disaster in terms of fiscal conservatism.”
He said the decision again displayed “the arrogance of the Commissioners Court” by [...]
By Heath resident and retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Hogan. When a veteran dies, the military honors that serviceman or woman with burial honors. These honors include the presentation of a flag to the next of kin, a graveside honor guard, a rifle or cannon salute, and the playing of taps on a bugle. [...]
By Heath resident and retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Hogan.
Sergeant Ben Weston, grandson of Joann Claycomb of Royse City and son of Jan and Ben Weston, formerly of Rockwall, is a Squad Leader in Company C, 1-17th Infantry, 5th Stryker Brigade, based in Fort Lewis, Washington.
But today, after serving a tour in Iraq, he [...]
The Military View Column by Jerry Hogan.
How would you like to be a single mother sitting in the living room of your best friend, who just happens to have a son-in-law who is an Army recruiter, who is also there, when a commercial comes on the TV talking about how great the Army is and what [...]
By Jerry Hogan, US Army Lt. Colonel (retired). And the argument goes on! Sitting on one side of the table are the President and his civilian advisors trying to understand military operations so they can make a decision on what the US should do about Afghanistan going forward. On the other side sit the military Generals [...]
The Military View Column, By Heath resident Jerry Hogan, US Army Lt. Col (ret.)
Michael Shupak, formerly of Forney and now living in Rockwall, graduated from South Garland High School in 2000. In 2002 he went to work for the State of Texas and became a correctional officer in the Texas prison system. In 2004 he joined [...]
“The Military View” column, by US Army Lt. Col. (ret.) Jerry Hogan. Many aspects of the military are confusing to people. Just the appearance of a person in uniform and what all of those “things” they have on their chest mean, is enough to make people wonder. They hear things about the military and sort [...]
