For the third year in a row, local military veterans from Post 128 are supporting the 7th grade football team with sideline action. A handful of Legionnaires are dutifully augmenting parents and other volunteers to “run the chains” for the football games.
The game on Oct 8, 2026, demonstrated the skills between Hondo 7th graders and Crystal City’s own. And on the visitor’s sidelines running chains were Brad Price, commander; David Hook, finance officer, and Sylvia Flores, adjutant for Post 128.
This partnership between Post 128 and the McDowell Middle School History Club began a few years back. The History Club sponsors, Coach Solis and Ms. J Chandler, invited the post to speak on several occasions about military history and patriotic topics. Since then, the alliance between Post 128 and the History Club (and school) has grown. The post led the pledges to the U.S. flag every Wednesday morning for a year. The History Club adopted two miles on Hwy 173, and Post 128 has helped them pick up trash along the road.
Additionally, Coach Solis reached out to the post when more volunteers were needed to help out during football games. The post set up patriotic displays in the school’s breezeway for POW/MIA Remembrance Day and ensured each classroom had a U.S. flag on display.
American Legion Post 128 is not shy when asked for help. The post members provide support around the community and are proud to represent the county’s military population. Should you hang around long enough, you’ll spot the members wearing a military hat or shirt, showing their affiliation to the world’s greatest nation.

Submitted by Sylvia Flores, adjutant for AL Hal Jones Post 128, Hondo, Texas