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FORT HOOD, TX - Congressman Roger Williams, whose district includes Fort Hood, was the keynote speaker at Fort Hood's POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony.
The ceremony was part of National POW/MIA Recognition Day which is observed on the third Friday in September, a date not associated with any particular war.
The significance of the day is to remind members of the armed forces and their families that America supports them and will never stop working to account for those who have not returned home.
His platform is the same as it has always been: lower taxes, less government, cut the spending, defend the borders, listen to your generals, understand the 10th amendment and stand with Israel.
That's what Rep. Roger Williams is all about.
"Our platform is always that," Williams said. "We never get out of that."
Williams was recently touring his far-stretched 25th Congressional District in Burleson and came by the Burleson Star office.
Senior leaders from Fort Hood joined Army leadership and Texas state officials on Friday in standing up the new U.S. Army Futures Command in Austin.
The command is expected to employ about 500 people, primarily civilians, and will operate out of the University of Texas System's new downtown headquarters, which is surrounded by nearby startups and tech incubators.
The Army says it wanted to tap into that workforce.
In July, the U.S. Army announced it would bring its Army Futures Command to Austin–using the educational and innovative resources present in the Texas capital city to help the Army bring modernized weapons to its forces.
On Friday, as the Army Futures Command celebrated its official presence in Austin with an activation ceremony, military leaders provided more details on exactly what the new command will deliver.
This spring, Burnet High School student Jazmine Castillo's artwork was chosen by U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, as his district's first place entry in the Artistic Discovery Contest.
Her piece, titled "Remembrance," has received much recognition since its completion, as it won eighth place in the Veteran's of Foreign Wars Patriotic Art Competition before its first place win in the Congressional Art Competition.
MARBLE FALLS — U.S. Rep. Roger Williams continued his whirlwind tour of Texas's 25th congressional district with a stop in Marble Falls on Aug. 23.
The visit was for a round table discussion with business and community leaders. The Republican congressman wanted to get input from local leaders, small-business owners, and "Main Street America" on applicable legislation and regulations, such as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
COPPERAS COVE — U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, made a visit to the Veterans Helping Veterans building on Wednesday to present a certificate and a medallion to a Korean War veteran who served time as a prisoner of war.
Retired Master Sgt. Clifford L. Petrey, a local veteran, was a POW in Korea for 32 months, according to information provided before the presentation.
FORT HOOD, Texas - Congressman Roger Williams (R-Austin) represents Fort Hood, one of the largest military installations in the world, and he spent Wednesday morning with the III Corps Deputy Commanding General and the Fort Hood Garrison Commander to get an update and tour their facilities.
Williams also met with soldiers to better understand the conditions and life at Fort Hood.
Williams said that while he's proud to serve all of Congressional District 25 he's most proud of serving Fort Hood, or as he calls it, 342 square miles of "Bring It On."
Military cuts under former President Obama's administration left the military largely gutted, Williams said, resulting in drastic reductions in troop numbers as well as available tanks and planes.
"At the current rate we're going, by Christmas, we're going to have a fleet of Naval vessels the same size as we had in 1917," Williams said.
Congressman Roger Williams is a businessman who is fully aware that he will be living with the laws passed in Washington, D.C.
During a stop in Stephenville to speak to local business owners, Williams visited the Empire-Tribune to give some updates on recent happenings, which included the recent passage of a tax break pushed by President Trump.