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10:57 am
Mon December 10, 2012

Midland Veterans Day Parade Crash: City Won't File Charges On Parade Float Driver

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A preliminary report was released on Wednesday of last week by the National Transportation Safety Board that outlines the details of the deadly crash. The one-page document is the first of what will be thousands of pages released over the course of the investigation; a spokesperson for NTSB said he expects the investigation to last over a year.
While it is unclear if anyone has interviewed the driver involved in the Nov. 15 crash between the train and the parade float, the city announced Wednesday that charges will not be filed against him.
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Annual Wurstfest
9:46 am
Mon November 12, 2012

New Braunfels' Wurstfest: A Celebration Of Good Times, Heritage And The Service Of Veterans

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Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
Tuba player George House plays with Cloverleaf Orchestra, the longest-running band at Wurstfest's 51 year history
Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
People enjoy polka music at history inside Wursthalle
Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
George House poses for a picture after his set of polka music with the Cloverleaf Orchestra
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The annual Wurstfest celebration in New Braunfels offers a variety of food, fun, and entertainment, from families with German ancestry, to those who just pretend to be German for a day.

Katy Walterscheidt celebrates her husband’s German heritage.

“I come almost every year,” said Walterscheidt. “I’m married to a German, and so we love to celebrate Germans.”

The 10-day “Salute to Sausage” has become a cultural phenomenon. It began 51 years ago as Sausage Festival, but later morphed into what is now known as Wurstfest.

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Vincent Valdez Exhibit
9:33 am
Fri November 9, 2012

America's Finest Exhibit At Center Of Veteran's Day Program At The McNay Art Museum

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One of the many pieces depicting the harsh realitites of the armed services by Vincent Valdez.
Credit Mark and Angela Walley
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This weekend, the McNay Art Museum hosts  special programming for Veteran's day with free admission for veterans from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. The programs highlight their ongoing exhibit, America's Finest, by San Antonio native, Vincent Valdez.

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Classical Spotlight
5:01 pm
Fri November 2, 2012

Air Force Band Joins San Antonio Symphony to Honor Veterans

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Credit Chris Eudaily
Gateway Brass at TPR
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Gateway Brass & Capt. Mike Hoerber
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Playing John Williams in the TPR Studios
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Finished recording
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At ease
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Second year for band and symphony to collaborate!

This Veteran's Day, music from Leonard Bernstein, John Phillip Sousa, and George Gershwin will fill the Majestic Theatre as the San Antonio Symphony is joined by the US Air Force's Band of the West.

"We'll use some of their players, they'll use some of our players, and we will all join together for Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture!" said Captain Mike Hoerber, adding that it is a great way to continue the mission of the band.

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