Twenty years has a way of playing with your mind. Some days, those memories seem like they just occurred yesterday, and at other times, they seem like a lifetime ago.

Notably, he served as the brigade command sergeant major of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division during the 2003 capture of Baghdad, Iraq, a pivotal moment in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Its first ever combat deployment took place during Operation Iraqi Freedom, when it flew 22 sorties from a forward operating location, as well as 27 sorties from Whiteman.

That was the purpose behind this weekend's "Lest we Forget" reenactment, which focused on Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and the Afghanistan War. Area veterans had the chance to tell their stories.

“I want my veteran community to stand with me and do the right thing,” said Laredo Navy vet Maxine Rebeles, arrested before Trump’s $45 million parade at a DC sit-in asking for more veteran ...