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BRanCH
Women’s Army
Corps
Her most recent military experience was a trip to so many adventures out there,
Washington DC courtesy of South Plains Honor and I give God the glory for
Flight. The veteran’s eyes brimmed with tears as she everything I have done in my
recalled precious letters from family and children life”.
opened midair during the flight. Those letters
warmed places in her heart that had lain dormant by Katherine McLamore and Larry A. Williams
for years. Her memory took her back to the time Veterans Liaison Co-Chairs
when “mail call was the best time of the day.” Texas South Plains Honor Flight Committee
Mrs. Roberts is occupied again with the importance
of apparel. Her church sponsors a live nativity scene
every year at Christmas, and this 70-something
female veteran has a passion for helping make it
happen. She works tirelessly behind the scenes, and
stands for hours dressed in period costumes, as part
of a team whose mission is to remind South Plains
residents of the true meaning of the season. Just like
when she was a WAC, Opal intentionally puts on a
“uniform” every Christmas. She continues to show
others how it looks to live intentionally. “There are

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