Eagle Pass Veterans Memorial

This monument in the park has the names of all the servicemen lost in the various wars, including Afghanistan.

The United States Air Force is recognized.

The Korean War Veterans are recognized on the side of this building.

On the other side of the building the Vietnam Era Veterans are recognized.

Glad to be in EP...

...5+ inches of rain in Minnesota and now it's snowing.

Redbox

One of my main sources for entertainment while in EP has been Redbox. There are two boxes in town that I know of; one at Walmart and one at H-E-B. There is a McDonalds here so I suppose they have one also. The good thing is that movie rentals are only $1.25 and when I rent a bad one, like Nebraska, I don't feel too bad.

Beatles

We attended the Arts Council of Eagle Pass "Tribute to the Beatles" tonight. This is probably as good as it gets in Eagle Pass. C.C. Winn High School is just across the road from where we live.

Weather Update

It is starting to heat up in southwest Texas. 96 degrees at 6:45 p.m. Humidity 12%. Wind NNW 7 mph.

Tonight's Lions Club Meeting

Martin and I have had several interesting discussions about him working in the sugar beet fields of North Dakota and Minnesota when he was a teenager prior to immigrating to the United States.

Laredo, TX

Today we motored 118 miles east to Laredo.

The Grand Republic of the Rio Grand Museum appears to be
 the main tourist attraction. It is right at the town square.

This is the plaque on the building.









The Eagle Ford Shale oil field has added to the oil production of Texas via horizontal drilling and fracking.

The Eagle Ford is centered between Eagle Pass and Laredo. There is a lot of truck traffic between here and Laredo.