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Camp mabry id cards
ID Cards can be obtained at Camp Mabry in Austin at the fol-
lowing location: Building #34 Soldiers and Airmen Support
Center, ID Section. Hours are from 0800 hrs to 1600 hrs (open
during the noon hour) Monday through Friday. No appointment
necessary. Phone number is 512-782-6841.
Camp Mabry is located off the South MoPac, exit 35.
ft. hood ID Service Change
The CopelandCenter IDCardOffice at Ft. Hood urges customers
tomake an appointment for faster service. Appointments should
bemade at least two weeks in advance. Tomake an appointment
online, visit
/. Service
hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month.
Veterans information
If you are eligible, please stop by the VFW at 1000 North Col-
lege St. in San Gabriel Park to pick up applications for any of
these four groups. The VFW is the meeting place for all of our
veterans’ organizations; phone 512-863-2535 for information.
TheAmericanLegionPost 174
–Meetsmonthly. Membership
eligibility is one day of active duty during a declared conflict.
Contact GlennMautner at
512-240-5033.
Veterans Corner
AmericanLegionAuxiliaryUnit 174
–Meetsmonthly. Contact
Joanna Lewis at
or 512-864-2503 for loca-
tion, time and eligibility.
MilitaryOrder of theWorldWars
—The Capt. Robert Dilworth-
USN chapter is open to former commissioned officers from all
military branches. The chapter meets the first Saturday morning
each month. Contact Vic Pierson at 512-868-8501.
Marine Corps League Williamson County Detachment
–
Eligibility is former service in the Marine Corps.
Veterans of ForeignWars, Post 8587
– Eligibility is campaign
medal service, AFE or service in Korea for a minimum of 30 con-
secutive days.
Williamson County Veterans Service Office –
The Veterans
Service Office provides eligible veterans, dependents and survivors
direct and general support in obtaining benefits. The main office
is located in Georgetown at 3151 S.E. Inner Loop. Phone is 512-
943-1900. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to noon and 1-5 p.m.; closed from noon to 1 p.m.
Heroes Night Out –
Call 512-986-7660 or visit
nightout.org. The HNO office is located at 1150 S. Bell, Cedar
Park, TX 78613.
Woman Veteran license plate
Apply forWomanVeteran license plates for your vehicle if you serve
or served in the U.S. Armed Forces, the Texas National Guard or
the Texas State Guard. Go to
> License Plates >
License Plate Forms for application and requirements.
Photo by Ed Clendenin
Hill Country August
(excerpt)
Written by Joy Carchedi, N19
It’s a Hill Country August, it’s hot and it’s dry
And the sun shows no pity as it moves ’cross the sky.
It reaches its zenith and from there it bears down
Till its merciless heat rises up from the ground.
And the rain just won’t come (will it ever come?)
So folks hide indoors till the long day is done.
But I can’t stay in, where it’s dark and so stale,
So I head out the door and I walk toward a trail
That follows a creek bank through woods thick with brush
And its beauty surrounds me and I mustn’t rush
For it’s there that the sun-dappled shadows I’ve seen
’Neath cerulean skies and trees so green
Brown wrens play their games and blue herons fly
And the gray lizards scurry as I saunter by.
Gentle does guard their fawns as they scamper and leap
And as I pass by them I smile as they peep
From under the sage and the cedar and brush
Where they think that they’re hidden from creatures like us.
By the cool, rippling waters where I take my rest
I give thanks to my God for the place I love best.
And it’s there on the creek bank so often I feel
That my heart is so full that it surely will spill
Over with joy, with wonder, with love,
With hope for tomorrow and for help from above.
PHOTO BY BURTON ANES
