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Reenactors fire a volley of rounds at the Monument Hill Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday. Photos by Andy Behlen -
Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller delivered the keynote address at the Remembrance Celebration. Mueller reminded the public that “Freedom is not free. It comes with a cost, sometimes a great cost.” -
Bobby Bedient of the Colorado Valley Marine Corps League played taps at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Monument Hill State Historic Site hosted the annual Monument Hill Remembrance Ceremony as part of Texas Heroes Day on Saturday, Sept. 16. The ceremony honored the men buried in the vault at Monument Hill who were part of the Dawson Massacre of September 1842 and the illfated Mier expedition of November 1842, also known as the “black bean” incident. Texian Army reenactors fired three volleys from…
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