Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home commemorates Veterans Day

AUSTIN – On November 11, residents of the Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home in Bonham will be honored with a visit from Congressman Ralph Hall, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. 

“Congressman Hall served our country in a time of war, and now serves our great state in Washington,” said Jerry Patterson, Commissioner of the Texas Veterans Land Board, which oversees the Texas State Veterans Home program. “He will be warmly welcomed by residents of the home who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.”  

The Veterans Day event will go from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Residents will also participate in a pinning and flag retirement ceremony along with local Boy Scout Troop 911.  

Bonham’s Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home is one of seven statewide. Each home provides skilled    long-term nursing care, comprehensive rehabilitation programs, special diets, recreational activities, social services, a library, and a certified, secured Alzheimer’s unit with its own secured outdoor courtyard.  

For additional information on Texas State Veterans Homes — Where Honor Lives — call 800-252-VETS (800-252-8387) or visit our Web site at www.texasveterans.com.