SAN ANTONIO (April 24, 2017) Sailors from Naval Commands throughout the city including crew members of the USS San Antonio (LPD-17) homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, participated in the annual Pilgrimage to the Alamo during Fiesta San Antonio. This is a memorial tribute to the Alamo Heroes and the heritage of Texas. A solemn wreath bearing procession of historic, civic, patriotic, military and school groups depart from the Vietnam Memorial at the Tobin Center and walk silently to the Alamo. Simultaneously, an authoritative voice intones the names of the Alamo defenders. Following the proc
SAN ANTONIO (April 24, 2017) Sailors from Naval Commands throughout the city including crew members of the USS San Antonio (LPD-17) homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, participated in the annual Pilgrimage to the Alamo during Fiesta San Antonio. This is a memorial tribute to the Alamo Heroes and the heritage of Texas. A solemn wreath bearing procession of historic, civic, patriotic, military and school groups depart from the Vietnam Memorial at the Tobin Center and walk silently to the Alamo. Simultaneously, an authoritative voice intones the names of the Alamo defenders. Following the procession and placing of the wreaths on the Alamo greensward, a brief memorial service takes place.
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