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A Decade of Honoring
Area Veterans
by Larry A. Williams
country. After the
writers went out
and interviewed
veterans, that 2015
edition grew to
sixteen veteran
stories and sixty-
four pages!
The magazine
began to grow
steadily over the
years, landing in
several locations
around Lubbock
and the South
Plains. The
magazine is
published four
’ve thought a lot about this Navy veteran of WWII. He also times a year,
being the tenth year of the went on the first Honor Flight out spring, summer, fall and winter,
Ifall veterans’ edition of the of Lubbock back in 2012 and was with varying themes for each
Lubbock Senior Link magazine. heavily involved as a committee season. It is totally free for the
Ten years, one decade. To put and board member during the readers, thanks to our amazing
this milestone in perspective, early years. The fall 2014 edition sponsors, many of whom are
on May 23, 2024, my wife Janet was only 16 pages long. leading businesses in the area.
and I attended the high school They also believe in honoring our
graduation of Hannah Agee If my ever-failing memory is veterans and support our efforts
here in Lubbock. Hannah is the correct, Erin reached out to me annually. This magazine could
eldest of four daughters of proud in early 2015. The story of Mr. not exist without their support.
parents, Brad and Erin Agee. Erin Mercer seemed to have piqued
is the owner of the magazine. the interest of Lubbock and As the number of stories and
Hannah was only in the second surrounding communities. Erin pages of the magazine grew, so
grade when we began this annual contacted me and said she had did the circulation and sponsors
edition dedicated to interviewing seen some of my articles in the in West Texas. In the first
and getting our area veterans’ Lubbock A-J about the Honor year, 2014, that Erin took over
stories published! My, how time Flight and a few veterans whom the magazine, the circulation
flies. I had interviewed. Her passion was 4,000 per year. This year,
and vision were to do a veterans’ the circulation is closer to
Our first full veterans’ issue was edition every fall and asked approximately 11,000 copies.
published back in 2015. However, me (along with a few other As for the size of the veterans’
the seed for the idea of honoring writers) to join her in honoring edition, last fall’s edition
our veterans was planted by Erin our area veterans in this way. I contained twenty-five veteran
Agee. She interviewed the first agreed and enlisted the aid of stories and jumped to a hefty one
veteran, Howard Mercer, for the Katherine McLamore, who was hundred and eight pages!
fall 2014 edition. Howard was also interested in interviewing
a former neighbor of Erin and those who had served their
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