Geraldine Flanagan 1927-2017 Geraldine (Reynolds) Flanagan, 89, passed away in Houston on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Geraldine retired from Kroger after 31 years, worked part time at HEB and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post #8790. She loved to gamble, go to the beach and especially looked forward to having her hair done on Monday mornings. She is survived by her sister, JoAnn Cude; sons, Mike Flanagan and wife Judy, Johnny Flanagan and wife Ramona; niece,

On Saturday, dozens of men, women, and children holding tattered and torn American flags lined up outside VFW Post 8790 in Spring Branch. As a military honor guard looked on and a bugler played taps, they stepped one by one up to a smoking barrel and tossed their flags into the flames. Many had tears in their eyes; some saluted the flames. Known as a flag retirement ceremony, the event is intended to commemorate the sacrifices made by America’s military veterans. According to

The Texas Veterans Commission awarded handicap accessible vans to seven highly rural counties in Texas to provide veterans with transportation to and from medical appointments. Recently, the TVC bolstered its efforts in advertising the program to these counties’ rural veterans needing transportation. In order to get the program more visibility, each county van was wrapped in an attractive design to reach needy veterans with this mobile advertisement. Other marketing efforts t