Sunday, November 10, 2019040Throughout the history of our country, men, and women, of all faiths have been called or volunteered for service in defense of our nation.
They have served throughout the world, in aid of other nations, in defense of attacks on our own country, to fight tyranny or to support the ideals of freedom and democracy that have been the...
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By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
WASHINGTON—Bob Kristensen had just found the name of one of his high school friends at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall.
Arthur Sisco Jr.
The name had been chalked for him at the memorial by one of the staff and Kristensen was now holding it. Tears beginning to flow from behind his...
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By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
FRISCO — Mary Bush had been told what to look for, but she hoped neither that day nor the people would arrive on her doorstep.
It was Feb. 10, 2009, her son Luke was just 11 days old. At 7:15 that morning, the doorbell rang.. “Who could it be this early?” she thought as she tried to...
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By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
PLANO — Socks. Toothpaste. Peanut butter crackers. Candy. Protein bars.
For about 90 minutes on Sept. 15, Prince of Peace Catholic School seventh-graders Katie Walsh and Maree Suhalim joined dozens of other students and volunteers from the parish in packing boxes with those items...
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By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
PLANO—Students at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic School are involved in numerous service projects throughout the year with a goal that practice becomes a habit and the habit a life-long commitment of giving to others.
For the past four years, students have assembled blankets. For the...
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By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
RICHARDSON—When he returned from Vietnam in 1969, U.S. Army First Lt. Marvin Thedford had a difficult time adjusting to civilian life.
The place where he worked as a 30-year-old didn’t appreciate his desire for order and structure and being a Vietnam vet didn’t seem to gain...
