WW2

Kresta posthumously awarded the DSC

By MURRAY MONTGOMERY     Staff WriterIt was a beautiful day in South-Central, Texas, as I walked among the tombstones in the St. John’s Church Cemetery at Praha.I had made the 26-mile drive from my home in Hallettsville to continue my research about Anton Kresta Jr., one of the nine young men from...

D-Day: 80 years have passed

By MURRAY MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer - LavacaCountyToday.comAs of June 6, 2024, it has been 80 years since young Americans and their allies from other freedom-loving countries stormed ashore on the beaches of Normandy, France; many men died that day.A total of 4,415 Allied troops were killed on...

Memorial Day: Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice

By Murray Montgomery
- Staff WriterFrom the time of its inception, brought on by the Civil War, Memorial Day has been a time for Americans to come together and honor those who have died in the name of freedom.

Lurking beneath the water: German U-Boats roamed the Gulf during WWII

BY MURRAY MONTGOMERY I was 21 years old when I went to work for the Dow Chemical Company at Freeport, Texas – that was in 1964 and Dow was highly sought after, for employment, because they paid a decent wage. When I started there, my income doubled.