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• Local Blue Water Navy Veteran Concerned Over Benefits Play Video

  January 30, 2019 11:09 PM

  WESLACO – Thousands of Blue Water Navy veterans say they haven’t been eligible for certain benefits. KRGV’s Frank McCaffrey spoke to Rey Sandoval, a Blue Water veteran who served during the Vietnam era. He says he has dealt with a number of health issues since he returned from... more »

• Virginia Navy Sailor Travels to Edinburg to Meet Fallen Soldier's Mother Play Video

  December 24, 2018 10:07 PM

  EDINBURG – A Virginia Navy Sailor traveled to Edinburg to meet with a fallen soldier’s mother. Dolia Gonzalez lost her son Freddy Gonzalez 50 years ago during the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Joshua Ogden stopped in Edinburg to pay his respects to Gonzalez. Ogden... more »

• Volunteers Continue Working to Repair Valley Veteran Mother's Home Play Video

  June 14, 2017 4:58 PM

  EDINBURG – Several Rio Grande Valley agencies teamed up to honor a local fallen war hero’s mother. Habitat for Humanity and America's Last Patrol volunteers stepped in to help the mother of late veteran Freddy Gonzalez, Dolia Gonzalez. Crews worked on Gonzalez's house in March of last year after heavy... more »