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• Veterans honored during wreath-laying ceremony at RGV State Veterans Cemetery Play Video

  December 14, 2025 1:59 PM

  Wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans across the Rio Grande Valley during an annual event that ensures their sacrifice is remembered during the holiday season. Wreaths now mark the graves of the United States military members buried in the Valley, following a ceremony held Saturday to honor... more »

• The government shutdown prompts the cancellation of some Veterans Day events

  November 7, 2025 4:14 PM

  Normally on Veterans Day, volunteers gather at the Riverside National Cemetery in California to place flags alongside more than 300,000 gravesites. But not this year. The longest federal government shutdown on record is curtailing and outright canceling parades, ceremonies and other events across the U.S. that are normally held... more »

• City of Edinburg encourages residents to participate in Veterans Day Parade Play Video

  November 3, 2025 2:52 PM

  Honoring veterans is important, and many Rio Grande Valley cities are getting ready for Veterans Day events on November 11. The city of Edinburg has a big parade and concert planned for Saturday. Cultural Arts Assistant Director Magdiel Castle speaks with Channel 5 News' Dina Herrera Garza about... more »

• Veterans Serve as Role Models for Troubled Valley Students Play Video

  November 11, 2019 4:46 PM

  MCALLEN – A Rio Grande Valley veteran who is years removed from serving says his work still isn’t complete. Octaviano Beltran gave 23 years of service to the U.S., in three different branches of the military. Now, he and two other veterans work at Instruction and Guidance Center,... more »

• Veterans Day Celebrations Play Video

  November 11, 2017 5:35 PM

  RIO GRANDE VALLEY--Saturday is Veterans day. Thousands of valley veterans spent the day at different events. There was a veterans day parade at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen. After the parade, veterans walked to the Iwo Jima monument. One navy veteran said it's emotional seeing all the support veterans... more »