Charles Hull, 74, of Fischer, Texas, died on Friday, April 9, 2021. A graveside service will take place on Monday, May 10 at 9:45 a.m. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com. [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news]
January 14, 1947 – April 9, 2021
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Charles Hull, 74, of Fischer, Texas died on Friday, April 9, 2021. A graveside service will take place on Monday, May 10 at 9:45 a.m. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
Army Private 1st Class Milton Arthur Lee joined the service during the height of the Vietnam conflict when he was only 18. He didn’t make it home, but his bravery and dedication saved the lives of several men in his platoon. For that, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Lee was born Feb. 28, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana, where his parents lived. However, for reasons that are unclear, he and his brother, Ken, grew up with his grandparents in San Antonio. Lee was a member of the Youth for Christ, Harlandale Christian Church and the Young Republicans.
After graduating from Harlandale High School in 1967, Lee enlisted in the Army. He trained at Fort Campbell with the 101st Airborne Division and was eventually assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 1st Brigade.
Castro and other Hispanic lawmakers renew call to rename Fort Hood for Roy Benavidez
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Steve Campbell /Houston Chronicle
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and nearly two dozen others in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday to rename Fort Hood for Medal of Honor recipient Roy Benavidez.
A Pentagon commission was appointed in early January to look at the issue after 10 Army installations named for Confederate generals drew renewed attention during last summer’s racial justice protests and debate, reviving a dormant effort to re-brand them after less divisive war heroes.
“Latinos have fought and died in every single American war since our nation’s independence, yet too often our community’s service and sacrifice has been overlooked,” Castro, D-San Antonio, and U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego wrote in a letter to Austin that was signed by 18 other members of the Hispanic Caucus.