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Texas Guard Mobilizations and a Bugle Hero Remembrance
The article traces Texas National Guard units from 1-141 Infantry San Antonio and 2-142 Infantry Lubbock mobilizations for border duty and a later company sized task force to Guantanamo Bay. It notes 700 Texas Air National Guard personnel on duty worldwide and over 2200 Guard members mobilized in support of the war on terrorism. It then shifts to the life of Horton, an elderly veteran from Company B 142nd Infantry, who kept a WWI bugle alive, survived shrapnel near the Rapido River, later served as a taxi driver and judge, and remains active as a bugler for local funerals and ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Weslaco
Lubbock
HHB
DivArty
el Paso
Ft Sill
Ft Sam Houston
US Border Patrol
US Customs Service
Texas
2-142
Infin Lubbock
USMC
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Bosnia
Sfor 10
3Rd Brigade
Dallas
Waxahachie
Waxahachie, 3-144 Inf. Terrell
Texas Air National Guard
Afghanistan
Rusty Lee
Nelson Wilbur
Jason Maxwell
Joey Martin
John Alrey
Dane Martindale
David Castillo
John Falcon
Rudy Torrez
Benito Castillo
Terry Day
Tony Maxwell
Shane Jones
David Torrez
Ruben Cantu
Eliett
Dallas Holland
Rodney Bishop
Horton
WWI
Italy
Rapedo
Howard Horton
USA
Co. B 142Nd Infantry
Andrews Sister
Tom Bryant
Dr. Orr
Hershel Tyler
Doneghy
A.J. Fires
Faye Bullington