Seguin Magazine - November 2025

A Salute to Veterans

FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE NOVEMBER 2025

10 BORN OF TEXAS - BUILT FOR HISTORY

From flying fighter jets to chronicling Texas tales, Floyd McKee’s life reads like a legend.

16 ANCHORED IN DUTY

From the Navy to the Sheriff's Office, Sgt. Reamer's life has been defined by fierce loyalty and fearless action.

22 SERVICE IN THEIR BLOOD

For the Redix siblings of Seguin, answering the call to serve wasn’t just a choice, it was the same deep-rooted sense of purpose.

28 A SAILOR'S ODYSSEY

After 20 years of global missions and personal growth, one Navy vet shares what still anchors him today.

AROUND TOWN

34 VETERANS OF SEGUIN

Submitted photos from our readers

38 SAVE THE DATE

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ON THE COVER

From days scrambling around town as a kid to flying around the world, literally, Seguin native son Floyd McKee has seen and done enough in his life to write a book.

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Welcome to a very special edition of Seguin Magazine, dedicated to the brave veterans who have served and defended the United States of America.

This issue holds a special place in my heart. My grandfather, Maj. Paul L. Bark, served three tours in the Vietnam War before retiring from the U.S. Army in 1976, and my brother, Chief Petty Officer William F. Bark, Jr., proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 12 years.

Coming from a military family, I understand the sacrifices that veterans and their families make — the heartache of long deployments, the uncertainty of safety, and the silence that can stretch across oceans. Yet through it all, what sustains them is our love, respect and gratitude. It is our appreciation that fuels their strength.

In this issue, we are honored to share the stories of local veterans whose courage and dedication remind us what service truly means. You’ll also find heartfelt tributes to some of our community’s heroes, shared by the families who cherish their memory.

As you turn these pages, I hope you’ll take a moment to reflect on the challenges our veterans have faced and the resilience that defines them. And if you encounter a veteran — whether or not they’re wearing a cap that says so — please pause to thank them. Those few words of gratitude hold more meaning than you may ever know.

On behalf of the entire team at the Seguin Gazette, we extend our deepest thanks to all who have served and safeguarded our country.

Elizabeth Engelhardt

Publisher

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- BORN OF TEXASBUILT FOR HISTORY

FROM FLYING FIGHTER JETS TO CHRONICLING TEXAS TALES, FLOYD MCKEE’S LIFE READS LIKE A LEGEND.

STORY BY DALONDO MOULTRIE

PHOTOS BY VICTORIA GAYTAN AND COURTESY OF FLOYD MCKEE

There’s no way to be sure if it was fate or circumstance. However, some may find it at the very least interesting that a descendant of several Texas Rangers who founded Walnut Springs and Seguin was born on Texas’ Independence Day, learned to fly fighter jets, fought in Vietnam and became a coveted historian and chronicler of past Texas events in his hometown of Seguin.

Throughout his 89 years on the planet, United States Air Force veteran Floyd McKee has done all of that and more. And his military and historical ties to the region also run deeper.

“We had distant ancestors at the Alamo,” he said.

McKee was born March 2 in Seguin, where he caroused neighborhoods as a boy with other rambunctious youth whose surnames matched the names of the streets where they played. He grew up with people bearing names such as Williams, Bruns, Bauer, King, Weiner, Fritz, Johnson and others that one can find demarcating Seguin thor-

oughfares today.

Like their names, the places they frequented played large roles in what made Seguin the place it is, McKee said.

“As kids, we climbed around the Sebastopol and Los Nogales buildings not even realizing we were playing around important parts of Seguin’s history,” he said.

After graduating Seguin High School, McKee went off to Texas State Teacher College, which later became Southwest Texas State College and is now known simply as Texas State University. There, he earned a BS degree in education with a major in history before later attending Boston University for a masters degree in international affairs.

After Texas State, the military came calling and McKee entered the Air Force pilot training program at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia, to train as a fighter pilot in the cockpit of F-100 fighter jets. It was a longtime dream come true, McKee said.

“I always wanted to fly,” he said. “I

took pilot training while I was in college through the Air Force.”

After piloting the F-100, international relations came into play and led McKee to a new aircraft. He said the Soviet Union had just launched its artificial satellite Sputnik into the atmosphere leading Washington to speed up its intercontinental ballistic missile program.

He and nearly 200 other lieutenants were pulled from flying fighters to serve as missile launch officers, McKee said.

“My missile was the Atlas F, the launcher that took John Glenn into outer space,” he said. “My target was Vladivostok, Russia (later declassified). My warhead was 100 times more destructive than the bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, which destroyed 95% of the two cities.”

In the meantime, the United States’ involvement in Vietnam escalated to war, which meant a new set of duties for the serviceman. McKee said he was in country in 1967-68 around the time of the Tet Offensive, when enemy combatants would try to overrun United States military installations.

The action was heavy and the U.S. side suffered many casualties. It’s a dark time McKee doesn’t like to discuss much, a time when he saw men die on both sides and was even forced to take lives.

War is hell. But time in Vietnam wasn’t all bad, he said. He even got a chance to make a new friend.

“I had a monkey over there,” McKee said. “His name was Fred. He was so sweet.”

A couple hours after McKee made it to the base, a guy shipping out that day asked McKee to take care of Fred, as the departing soldier couldn’t take the primate with him. McKee said he took care of Fred the rest of the time he was there and eventually had to leave the monkey — to this day he’s not sure what type of monkey Fred was — when it was McKee’s time to leave.

From Vietnam, the Air Force assigned him to the Joint Strategic Target Planning staff at Strategic Air Command headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, for four years and then over

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to Stuttgart, Germany, where his boss was Gen. George Patton II, son of the more famous World War II Gen. George Patton.

The younger Patton eventually roped McKee into writing speeches for Gen. Alexander Haig, at the time supreme allied commander Europe for NATO forces and later United States secretary of state.

McKee’s military career continued abroad and back in the states. While assigned to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, he served as military aide to Rosalyn Carter, wife of President Jimmy Carter.

The military took McKee around the world. After nearly 30 years away, he moved back to Seguin with his wife Jody. The pair restored a historic home in town, discovered 11,000-year-old spear heads on it and learned it was located on an ancient burial ground.

For years, Floyd wrote a weekly column in The Seguin Gazette newspaper covering mostly the early development of Seguin and Guadalupe County. He eventually turned the columns into a book, the second volume of which he is in the process of writing.

Getting along in years, Floyd tries to remain active. At 89, he wants to mow the lawn, do the weeding, get out in the yard for the heavy lifting, all to Jody’s chagrin.

“He likes to write and likes to read,” she said. “I would prefer he do that and let me do the yard work.”

Floyd will have none of that. He still is active in the community, taking part in regular Rotary meetings, regular coffee and lunch dates with close friends and more.

He sometimes looks fondly on his past journeys and interactions with famous people such as Jimmy Doolittle, the military general who flew the first raid on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The list goes on from the likes of boxer George Foreman to funnyman Bob Hope to sex symbol Raquel Welch. There was hardly a dull moment.

“I had an interesting career,” Floyd said. “I met so many people in history.”

Anchored IN DUTY

FROM THE NAVY TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SGT. REAMER'S LIFE HAS BEEN DEFINED BY FIERCE LOYALTY AND FEARLESS ACTION.

STORY BY BIANCA RAWLINGS

PHOTOS BY VICTORIA GAYTAN

When Sgt. Elaine M. Reamer of the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office reflects on her journey from Navy service member to people crimes sergeant, one theme is constant: service. Whether standing on the black sands of Iwo Jima, working patrol shifts in the middle of the night or advocating for children in crises, Reamer’s life has been defined by a dedication to something greater than herself.

“I joined the military when I was so young that I actually had to get parental consent,” Reamer said. “The petty officer came to my house to get that parental consent and my mom threw her out of the house, told her don’t come back. Two months later, I left for the military. I turned 18 years old while I was in boot camp.”

Following in her father’s footsteps, she enlisted in the Navy.

“When I went into the Navy, I did so because I wanted to be just like my dad. My dad was a quartermaster. I went in as a radio man. I worked the computers, all the communications, ship-to-ship, shipto-shore messaging and stuff like that,” Reamer said.

Stationed at White Beach Naval Station in Okinawa, Japan, she made the most of her four years in uniform.

“I could have actually chosen to come back to Texas and get stationed here but I was like, you did not join the military just to come back home. I looked at the orders and chose as far away as I could get so I could guarantee I was gonna get an experience,” she said.

The decision paid off.

“I got to see parts of the world that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I actually got to go stand on the black sands of Iwo Jima… . I got to go over there for a commemoration where the survivors of both sides met up with each other and, for the time being, made peace,” Reamer said.

She urges today’s young people considering military service to take full advantage of the opportunities available.

“I would tell them that when you join the military, take each and every advantage that you have. Take the free college courses. Save your money. Always look to your education. And go out and experience that new country, don’t just stay in your barracks room,” she said.

After four years in the Navy, Reamer transitioned into civilian life, first working within Bexar County law enforcement before moving to Guadalupe County more than 17 years ago.

“I wanted a different life, one with more purpose. I came to Guadalupe County seeking work back in the days when you had to apply in person. … I was around 27 years old,” Reamer said.

She carried military discipline into her law enforcement career.

“Attention to detail is key! If you are right on time, you’re late. If you’re 15 minutes early, you’re on time. I get up at 5 a.m., even on my off days. When I come to work, it’s not ‘let me get my coffee, let me get my breakfast.’ No, it is time to work. And I do believe that the military instilled that in me,” she said.

Reamer spent 13 years on patrol and nine years with the negotiators team before achieving her ultimate goal: becoming an investigator.

“I wanted to work crimes against children. I asked, actually, Capt. (Jerry) Rios… how do I get to do it. And he said to take every class that I could get having to do with it. Prepare yourself, show the initiative. He was completely right,” Reamer said.

She credits her mentors, Lt. Robert Shockley and Chief Deputy Tarinna Skrzycki, with encouraging her development.

When the opportunity finally came, she embraced the role wholeheartedly.

“I asked for the most difficult cases

Stations

because those children are now my children and I wanted to be their voice,” Reamer said.

In January, she was promoted to sergeant over the People Crimes Unit. Today, she supervises a small but dedicated team.

“Right now, I have three investigators and one civilian,” Reamer said. “She is the sex offender registrar, and she has been amazing in that program… (because) she’s very meticulous and she’s taking an active role in ensuring that our sex offenders do follow to the letter of the law what’s required of them.”

Beyond her official duties, she has also built strong partnerships with local organizations.

“While I was an investigator, I was blessed to work a lot with the Guadalupe County Children’s Advocacy Center and also with the Thriving Hearts Crisis Center,” Reamer said. “This year, we did the bag drive with them and… we filled up their storage room with backpacks, suitcases and stuff like that for kids.”

Her path has not been without difficulty, but Reamer insists that challenges shaped her purpose.

“I do believe that because of what happened then, I’m strong enough to do what I do now, which is I specifically work with sexual assault crimes,” she said. “These kids mean everything to me. If I’m lazy in my job, then that kid stays stuck in that house. How many more times are they gonna get violated before somebody gets moving? And I’m not gonna have that on my conscience.”

Through it all, Reamer leans on her faith and her family. She and her husband Steven Reamer, whom she met in an unlikely way while he was her tattoo artist, are raising their daughter Gabriella in Kingsbury just outside Seguin.

“I could not do any of this without my husband,” Elaine said.

Looking back, Elaine sees her journey as one guided by resilience and purpose.

“God led me right where I needed to be. I struggled, I worked hard, but everything always just kind of fell right in place,” she said. “I was where I was at, where I needed to be, when I needed to be.”

SERVICE IN THEIR BLOOD

FOR THE REDIX SIBLINGS OF SEGUIN, ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE WASN’T JUST A CHOICE, IT WAS THE SAME DEEP-ROOTED SENSE OF PURPOSE.

STORY BY SYDNEY SEIDEL

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PATRICIA REDIX

For the Redix siblings of Seguin, service runs in the family. Out of seven children, five chose to enlist in the military, from the U.S. Army to the Marines, each carving their own path while honoring the same calling.

For Patricia Redix, the decision to enlist was shaped by several factors. Married at a young age, she sensed her relationship was heading in the wrong direction and sought both distance and purpose. Growing up in Seguin, she longed to see more of the world and chart her own course.

She was also inspired by George Mercer, a chemistry and science teacher at Ball High School for whom the Mercer-Blumberg Learning Center was later named. Mercer, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve during the Korean War, left a lasting impression, particularly within the African American community. Redix admired his accomplishments and began picturing herself serving her country, a form of patriotism she felt deeply.

At 26, in December 1974, Redix enlisted in the U.S. Army, keeping her decision a secret from her father, who envisioned college for her and saw the military

as a male-dominated field. At basic training, she adjusted more easily than many of the younger recruits, partly because she was the oldest in her group and had grown up in a large family where order and organization were expected.

“You start to realize everyone else is going through the same thing,” she said. “You bond fast. Those people become like family, so it became easier over time.”

Her previous two years of college made her eligible for an immediate promotion to private, an E-2 ranking.

At Advanced Individual Training at Fort Gordon, Georgia, she aimed for an E-4 specialist rank, allowing her to continue taking classes while applying her studies in speech communication.

However, during her 10 months at Fort Gordon, she felt discouraged being away from her 5-year-old daughter. She was discharged under terms acknowledging her parental responsibilities.

After active duty, Redix continued her service in the Texas Army National Guard, initially as an administrative assistant at the New Braunfels armory. Her work included managing personnel paper-

work, supporting logistics and overseeing office operations.

During her time in the National Guard, a mentor recognized her leadership potential and encouraged her to apply for Officer Candidate School. Redix successfully completed the program and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, a major milestone in her career. Her promotion also included an administrative adjustment in rank, advancing her from E-3 to E-5 and eventually E-6, reflecting her new responsibilities and leadership role.

Once commissioned, Redix was assigned to a medical unit later upgraded to a combat support hospital, where she oversaw services and support operations for a team of more than 300 personnel. She coordinated logistics, procured equipment and ensured the unit’s readiness for field deployments. Later, she transitioned to a veterinary unit with responsibilities in food inspections. During the Gulf War era, her unit trained for deployment, and she played a key role in ensuring food safety and logistical support for troops, combining her administrative expertise with her military experience.

Reflecting on her 26 years of service, Redix said, “I tell people all the time, it’s not for everyone, but it was exactly what I needed.”

Earl Redix, Patricia’s younger brother, was motivated to enlist by the Vietnam War and the financial challenges of attending college. While in school, he received his draft number, which was nine, and decided to enlist in the Marine Corps with a friend instead of waiting to be called on.

Although he originally expected to complete basic training at Parris Island, Earl’s orders were changed to San Diego. The change worked out well since his aunt lived nearby, and much of his early military experience was shaped on the West Coast.

While stationed in California, Earl served in a flying squadron that often deployed to different locations. Because the unit operated its own aircraft, including C-130 transport planes and A-4 fighter jets, they had more freedom to travel than other divisions.

After graduating eighth in his class, Earl was given the opportunity to choose

his next station. His options included Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon, locations in Vietnam that made him think, “welcome to the Marine Corps.”

To avoid immediate deployment to Vietnam, he attended Unit Diary Clerk School, where he learned to manage military pay systems. The position was part of a new effort to create one consistent payroll process across all military branches. As a clerk, Earl was responsible for entering most of the data that determined a Marine’s pay, promotions and leave records.

He was later stationed at El Toro, California, near Disneyland, before being sent to Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, for a 13-month tour. There, his unit supported troops still active in Vietnam by managing pay records and coordinating with other divisions abroad. Though Earl never entered Vietnam himself, he worked closely with those who did and often handled paperwork for those injured or killed in combat.

“I never made it to Vietnam,” Earl said. “By then, it was 1973, and I didn’t need to be there to experience it. The pictures were enough.”

Reflecting on his time in service, he remembered how the social unrest of the 1960s and ’70s — including the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war protests — often echoed within the military itself. He saw firsthand that the divisions and tensions of the civilian world sometimes carried over into the armed forces.

His military service allowed him to travel extensively, visiting Puerto Rico, Germany, South Korea and other locations he never imagined seeing except on television. After more than 20 years in active duty and additional years in the National Guard and National Reserve, he decided to explore other job opportunities. He now works at Job Corps, helping young people develop skills for education and employment, using the discipline, leadership and perspective he gained in the military to guide the next generation.

Along with Patricia and Earl, three other siblings served in the U.S. military: Lionel Redix in the Army, Vance Redix in the Army and Dwayne Redix in the Marines.

A SAILOR’S Odyssey

AFTER 20 YEARS OF GLOBAL MISSIONS AND PERSONAL GROWTH, ONE NAVY VET SHARES WHAT STILL ANCHORS HIM TODAY.

STORY BY ALEX LOWE PHOTOS COURTESY OF MITCHELL PRATT

Mitchell Pratt’s 20-year odyssey in the United States Navy took him a long way and provided him with skillsets he treasures to this day.

“Leadership,” says Pratt. “I think that is something I learned from my experience that stays with me even now. I’m not sure I’d have gotten that without my time in the Navy.”

Having served from July 1998 to July 2018 in the United States Navy, Pratt retired as a damage controlman chief petty officer. In that role, he was responsible for training personnel, maintaining equipment, performing repairs and ensuring the ship’s integrity.

“Basically, I was a firefighter in the Navy,” says Pratt, who resides in Schertz. “I was trained as a fire marshall. It was probably the best professional training I received during my time in the military. I retired as a head firefighter.”

Despite extensive training as a firefighter, Pratt opted to go in a different direction in his post-military, civilian career. Pratt joined the Comal County Sheriff’s Office, where he has worked for

the last four years in a supervisory capacity.

“Service gave me a voice. It taught me leadership and gave me skills. It guided me toward speaking up for others. I retired as a chief petty officer and when you move through the ranks in the military, you learn it isn’t about you anymore,” he said. “It is about everyone else and taking care of them. For example, I have worked for the last four years in the sheriff’s department now as a supervisor where I have eight people that I am responsible for on a day-to-day basis. I take care of them, and they take care of me. That is a concept you learn in the military.”

Pratt wasn’t always so purpose driven. After graduating from high school in Seguin, he entered the military with less than a laser focus.

“I joined the Navy just to do something with myself. I wasn’t geared towards college. I had some relatives who had been in the military but I was the first in the family to join the Navy,” he said. “My uncles had served in Vietnam and they kind of steered me away from the Army so I chose the Navy instead.”

Just months after graduating at 18 years of age, Pratt found himself immersed in an entirely different world than he had known back in Seguin.

“Being from a small town in Texas, when you get to boot camp there is such a vast array of people you’ve never met or who you’d never meet otherwise, each coming from different areas of the country with different cultures and ways of thinking,” he said. “My first assignment was in Washington state. And, you know, growing up in Seguin you don’t see snow. I remember my first winter out there in Washington it snowed a lot. I think that the biggest part of adjusting was just the differences from what you are used to where you came from versus what you find yourself thrown into. You know, there are not a lot of taco stands on every corner in Washington. That is what I remember. That and lots of running.”

Pratt was part of the original wave of troops deployed after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

“I was deployed on 9/11. I was there on Oct. 7, the night we started the war in Afghanistan,” he said. “I worked on the flight deck so during that conflict, we would prep Apache helicopters for combat missions. By the time of my last deployment around 2015, I was on a destroyer and we launched a few missiles into Yemen.”

Subject to multiple deployments, Pratt found it easier over time to communicate with his family while halfway around the globe.

“Over the course of my 20 years in the Navy, things changed a lot. When I joined, we still really didn’t have much internet or use of email,” he said. “Everything was snail mail if you wanted to keep in touch with family and friends. By my second deployment in 2001, email had become a thing, so it was being utilized. By my third and fourth deployments, technology had come along to the point where you could use things like Skype to communicate in real time with your loved ones.”

Twenty years as a sailor helped Pratt rack up a lot of nautical miles.

“During my time in the Navy, I traveled enough on the oceans and seas to

have circumnavigated the Earth twice.”

Pratt says he has seen many changes in the military since he set foot in boot camp.

“Political correctness was probably the biggest change I saw in terms of the military attitude. When I first got there, it was more of the old school way of thinking,” he said. “Let’s say you got in trouble, it might be more of a situation where you got your butt chewed by a superior whereas by the time I left, it might have been dealt with more in a let’s talk about it and see what we can do to fix the problem kind of approach.”

Pratt says that after his return from service, the response from civilians has been uniform, at least in the Lone Star State.

“When I finally came home after 20 years in the Navy, I have to say that everyone was very welcoming and appreciative of my service. They let me know it,” he said. “When I am out in a store or a restaurant wearing something that signifies my service, people will come up to me and thank me for my service to our country. It is different out here in Texas, too. When I was stationed in Virginia, there are so many military personnel out there. Nobody approaches you to show appreciation or shake your hand because everyone is military out there. Texans in general are just highly appreciative to their military and they show it.”

Pratt doesn’t hesitate when asked if his experience in the Navy was positive or negative.

“It was a great decision for me. Reflecting back on it, I wholeheartedly agree with that statement. The Navy still takes care of me to this day,” he said. “Some people look down on the military but there is something for everybody in the military. You can go there and it can be an excellent way for a younger person to figure themselves out, especially if you don’t think the college life is going to be for you. For me, it laid a great foundation for the life I have now. I am married to a wonderful wife. I have four children. I picked up great professional skills and, more important, personal values. I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.

VETERANS OF SEGUIN

HEROES and guadalupe County

LOCAL

EVENT CALENDAR

AMERICA’S FREEDOM TRIBUTE ESCORT RIDE: TENTH – 9:30 AM

Join us as we escort the Traveling Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute into Seguin for Veterans Day. Honoring veterans, first responders and patriots, the ride will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Rattler Stadium in San Marcos, with kickstands up at 10:15 a.m. Presented by the Guadalupe County Veterans Coalition, the city of Seguin, Guadalupe County and America’s Freedom Tribute, and hosted by American Legion Riders Chapter 245. For ride details or questions, contact amlegriders245@yahoo.com or call 830-379-1079.

Location: Rattler Stadium, 2601 Rattler Road., San Marcos, Tx 78666

TRIBUTE TO HEROES

- VETERANS DAY: ELEVENTH – 9 AM

This Veterans Day, Seguin comes together to honor service and sacrifice at the Veterans Day Tribute to Heroes. Join us Tuesday, Nov. 11 for a full day of remembrance and community pride. The day begins with the Veterans Day Parade at 9 a.m., followed by a ceremony at 11 a.m. and the grand opening celebration of the Cost of Freedom Vietnam Traveling Wall at 12 p.m. Enjoy food trucks, live music and the Field of Honor, a moving display of flags paying tribute to our heroes. The parade route runs down College Street, turning south on Austin Street into the Coliseum far lot. Presented by the Guadalupe County Veterans Coalition, the city of Seguin and Guadalupe County. Field of Honor flags may be purchased at www.healingfield.org/event/seguintx . Applications are available by emailing davadj61@gmail.com .

2ND ANNUAL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT: FIFTEENTH – 10 AM - 2 PM

SFD and SPD Citizens Academy Alumni's second annual cornhole tournament is just around the corner.

If you missed out last year, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Highlights include: cash prizes, Easy’s Snack Shack food truck, exciting silent auction items and a chance to win a Blackstone in a card raffle.

Location: Pecan Bottom Max Starcke Park East – Patricia K. Irvine-King Pavilion, River Drive East.

THIRD THURSDAY IN DOWNTOWN SEGUIN: TWENTIETH – 10 AM - 8 PM

Enjoy food, music and shopping. We’re all open until 8 p.m. and offering great deals and fun. Shop and restaurant specials galore throughout downtown.

Location: Central Park, 201 S. Austin St.

MÁS AMOR FEST 2025: A

DÍA DE LOS VETERANOS

CELEBRATION: TWENTY-SECOND – 12 - 10 PM

Join Texas Luteran University for the 3rd Annual Más Amor Fest — a celebration of cars, music, art, culture and community in beautiful Seguin. This all-ages festival honors Día de los Veteranos with a full day of activities, featuring a car show (12–6 pm) — lowriders, classics, trucks, bikes and motorcycles welcome. Free registration and a chance to compete for $1,000 in cash prizes. Live mural art and local vendors (free registration). Food, music and cultura all day long. Free evening concert (6–10 pm) with Frankie J, DJ Kane and Amanda Solis (Selena Tribute). Free turkey giveaways for the community. The entire event is free, open to the public and family-friendly.

Locations: Texas Lutheran University, 1000 W. Court St.