We had over 6,500 people join us for this year’s East Texas Salute this past Saturday. It was a great day of honoring our veterans who have courageously served our country and recognizing hundreds of our Vietnam veterans. Thank you to everyone who came out to support and say thank you to our military men and women and to let them know how much we appreciate them and the many sacrifices they made for each of us so that we can live in freedom.

We would also like to thank our sponsors for their patriotism and continued support of our veterans. Our event would not have been possible without the support from the following businesses and individuals:

DIAMOND SPONSOR:
Trinity Mother Frances

GOLD SPONSORS:
Hall Buick GMC
Home Depot
Smith Crisp Realty
Whitetail Hollow Development

SPONSORS:
ABC Auto Parts
American State Bank
American Veterans Traveling Tribute
Army & Navy Store
Austin Bank
Brookshire Grocery Company
Butler Alignment and Brake
Chick-fil-A
Citizens State Bank
Dairy Queen
Dunn Transmission
Evans Air Conditioning & Heating
Mortgages by Mallory
Newburn Appliance Services
Outdoor Power Products
Purple Pig
Sign Country
Texas National Bank
The Brook Hill School

Donations:
ALERT Academy
Aspen Creek
Atwood Hats
Best Maid Pickles
Brookshire Grocery Company
Bullard Fire Department
Bullard Southern Baptist Church
CBS – Contractors Builders Supply
Chapel Hill Fire Department
Christian Motorcycle Association
City of Bullard
Clear Springs
Contractors Builders Supply
Durham Ellis Pecan
East Texas Medical Center
Empire Paper
Flint Gresham Fire Department
Flowers Bakery
Holiday Inn – South Broadway
Janie’s Cakes
89.5 KVNE/ 91.3 KGLY
McAlister’s Deli
Mission Foods
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Patriot Guard Riders
Rudy’s Bar-B-Q
Stewart Family Funeral Home
Smith County Sheriff’s Department
Texas Army National Guard
The Breeze, 95.3 and 102.3
The Burger Grind
The Diner
Toyland Combat Vehicles
Trinity Mother Frances Health Systems
Tyler Beverages, Inc. (Dr. Pepper)
Tyson Foods
UT Tyler (Veterans Affairs)