Next Meeting: September 19, 2026, at Spring Creek Barbeque in McKinney Texas at 11:00.
Veterans Court Dates:
Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 13, Dec 18.
Be there at 8:30 SHARP, Third floor on the right at the Collin County Court House if you wish to attend.
***Change of Plans***
We have rescheduled the flag retirement ceremony and family outing at the Military Heritage Collection of North Texas Museum in Nevada. It will be September 26 at 12 pm. Bring food to BBQ, chairs, drinks for your family and a side dish. Grills will be provided. Bring an awning if you have one.
Guns and Hoses will be Saturday, September 12.
Setup WILL START at 5 pm. If you are bringing items, go to the back of the arena (east side) and let them know that you are with the Submarine Veterans of North Texas and need to unload. There are carts, but if you have your own, that is preferred. Parking after unloading is in the parking structure south of the venue. They will let you in the east most door on the south side after parking. Again, tell them who you are with. The event begins at 6:30 and runs until all matches are complete, however, we usually begin breakdown when the concourse quiets down, usually around 9:30 or 10 pm.
General Pictures
These pictures were taken during group activities with no special event involved.
Parade Photos
2025 Audie Murphy Day Parade
From Wikipedia:
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at age 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded.
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2025 McKinney 4th of July Parade
2026 Audie Murphy Day Parade
Galveston Naval Museum
These pictures were taken over multiple Volunteer Work Weeks. These pictures provide views of the Galveston Naval Museum that the general public may not be able to see due to time of day or special circumstances.
Flag Retirement Ceremonies at the Galveston Naval Museum
During our last work week in April of 2025, the Submarine Veterans of North Texas Partnered with the Galveston Naval Museum to hold a U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony. All guests at the museum were invited to attend and also to participate if they chose to. During the ceremony, we were able to retire approximately two full duffel bags of U.S. Flags and many of the museum guests participated. One of the work week staff volunteers is also a bagpipe player and added his music to the event. Overall, it was a great success with over 100 guests who watched and participated. These are some of the photos from that event.
We again held a U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony during our November Work Week. Due to other events in the Galveston area, guest participation was lower, but it was still a great event where we retired about 5 duffle bags of flags. Special thank you to Nick, North Texas Submarine Veterans Base Commander for attending and assisting with the ceremony!
2025 Guns and Hoses
The 2025 Guns and Hoses event was a success. The booth had a reasonable stream of visitors all evening, culminating in the drawing of the winning raffle ticket for the certificate to drive the tank at the Military Heritage Collection in Nevada. We made a lot of new contacts and met some old friends from previous events. Along the way we also sold quite a few signs.
Special Occasions
Sometimes we just get together and do things. For the December, 2025 meeting, we changed the location and went to Barro's Pizza in McKinney. We are looking forward to holding more "random events" this year as the membership decides on opportunities.
How to Add Photos...
If you are a member or have attended one of our events and you have taken photos, we would love to have them added here as part of our history! Please contact one of the Base Officers or the member you attended with to get your photos put here so everyone can see them and remember.
Photo Release
If you choose to provide photos to the Submarine Veterans of North Texas, please read and understand the paragraph below BEFORE you release your pictures. If a picture is sent to the Submarine Veterans of North Texas, it is assumed that the sender has read, understands and agrees to this photo release.
I hereby consent to be photographed and/or recorded on video while participating in activities involving the Submarine Veterans of North Texas. I agree to allow my photo, video or film likeness to be used for any legitimate purpose by the Submarine Veterans of North Texas and associated producers, sponsors, organizers and assigns.