Happy Memorial Day to our Southeast Texas Veterans!

Happy Memorial Day to our Southeast Texas Veterans and their Families Check out the SETX Seniors Home Page for information on: Southeast Texas veteran’s memorials Golden Triangle veterans’ groups Southeast Texas veteran biographies Best wishes for a wonderful Memorial Day Southeast Texas. We enjoy telling the stories of our Golden Triangle veterans!   Are you looking for help marketing to senior citizens in Southeast Texas? Good news – we can help. SETX... Read More

Golden Triangle Veterans Honored in Babe Zaharias Park

Southeast Texas Veteran’s Memorial Guide Babe Zaharias Park Southeast Texas has a both a rich history and a good record of creating ways to pass that history down to future generations. The Golden Triangle is also very respectful of our Southeast Texas veterans. The two come together at the Southeast Texas Veterans Memorial at Babe Zaharias Park. The memorial statue was donated by the employees of Conns who dedicated the memorial as a tribute to veterans of all wars from... Read More

Southeast Texas Veteran’s Memorial

Recognizing Veterans in Southeast Texas Golden Triangle Veteran’s Memorials In Southeast Texas, we are fortunate to have the active and influential Southeast Texas Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 292. The members teamed with the Jefferson County Commissioners Court and the Ben J. Rogers Visitor Center to bring Southeast Texas a beautiful memorial commemorating veterans of all generations. Sculptor Ron Petitt was chosen and commissioned to create a veterans memorial to... Read More

Golden Triangle Veterans Spotlight: Vietnam Veterans of America Inc. Chapter 292

Honoring Southeast Texas Veterans Introduction to Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 292 Vietnam Veterans of America is an organization that provides fellowship, public awareness, and that supports the rights of Vietnam Veterans- and all US Veterans.  Southeast Texas Vietnam Veterans created Chapter 292 in 1986 and it is going strong today. The Southeast Texas Chapter encourages family participation. Membership in the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 292 is open to all Vietnam... Read More

Southeast Texas Veteran Reunites Family with Loved One’s Purple Heart from World War II

Southeast Texas Veterans News Local Veteran Reunites Family with Loved One’s Purple Heart from WWII We are bringing this story back from Veterans Day. We originally ran it here on SETXSeniors.com a couple of years ago, but it still captures the feeling of veteran appreciation here in The Golden Triangle.  Sometimes you have a feeling that something just doesn’t feel quite right. This was the case when Southeast Texas veteran Jared Scoggan came across a purple heart... Read More

Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group

Beaumont Area Veteran Organizations Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group SETXseniors.com would like to extend a thank-you from the Golden Triangle senior community to the Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group. The group  is made up of SETX veterans from all branches of the US Armed Forces. Their mission is to ensure all qualified Golden Triangle veterans receive final military honors. The group also makes members available to the public during Southeast Texas Veteran’s... Read More

Thank-you to Vietnam Veterans of America Inc. Southeast Texas Chapter 292

Texas Veteran Organizations: Beaumont Port Arthur Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. Southeast Texas Chapter: 292 We’d like to thank all of our Southeast Texas Veterans and our Vietnam Veterans of America Inc. Southeast Texas Chapter 292. This is a special organization for Southeast Texas Vietnam Veterans. Not only did they sacrifice for our nation with their military service, they continue to actively improve our community with their projects, fellowship, and fund raising. One... Read More

Forest Lawn Funeral Home Beaumont Offers FREE Guide to Veteran’s Benefits

Many Southeast Texas veteran’s are unsure of their burial benefits. Forest Lawn Funeral Home Beaumont is part of the Dignity Memorial Network, a team dedicated to honoring our Southeast Texas veterans. As a SETX veteran, you may qualify for burial benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), so it’s important to understand what your benefits are and how to request them. Because Dignity Memorial and Forest Lawn Beaumont serve more veterans than any other... Read More

Forest Lawn Beaumont Funeral Home – Dignity Memorial’s Vietnam Wall

Forest Lawn Funeral Home Beaumont is part of Dignity Memorial, a company very much involved with honoring Southeast Texas veterans and veterans nationwide. One of their big projects for veterans is the Dignity Memorial replica of the Vietnam Memorial. Honoring Veterans of the Vietnam War and All U.S. Servicemen and Women, the Dignity Memorial® Vietnam Wall is a traveling, three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The faux-granite replica... Read More