Today, the Texas Veterans Land Board announced a statewide campaign to bring Valentine’s Day love to the nearly 1,000 Veterans residing in state-ran nursing homes. The mission is to bring awareness from Texans that although the Veterans have had to isolate for nearly a year due to COVID-19, they are not forgotten by their nearby communities.
“The VLB team is committed to keeping our Veterans’ safety at the forefront of our minds during this pandemic, but doing so certainly does not mean we can’t share our love for them this Valentine’s Day,” said Texas Veteran Land Board Chairman George P. Bush. “Our goal is to ensure every Veteran residing in our facilities receives some love from their nearby communities and we are eager to see the response from this effort. I challenge every community across Texas to shower our Veterans with love this Valentine’s Day and help us exceed our goal of 1,000 cards.”
Any Texan interested in sharing a Valentine to a Veteran can mail it to a home of their choosing. The VLB asks that mailed cards be postmarked no later than February 10 and include "Valentines for Vets" on the mailing address.
| USSERY-ROAN TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 1020 Tascosa Road Amarillo, Texas 79124 | LAMUN-LUSK-SANCHEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 1809 North Highway 87 Big Spring, Texas 79720 |
| CLYDE W. COSPER TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 1300 Seven Oaks Road Bonham, Texas 75418 | AMBROSIO GUILLEN TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 9650 Kenworthy Street El Paso, Texas 79924 |
| FRANK M. TEJADA TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 200 Veterans Drive Floresville, Texas 78114 | RICHARD A. ANDERSON TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 14041 Cottingham Road Houston, Texas 77048 |
| ALFREDO GONZALEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 301 East Yuma Avenue McAllen, Texas 78503 | WILLIAM R. COURTNEY TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 1424 Martin Luther King Jr. Lane Temple, Texas 76504 |
| WATKINS-LOGAN TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME 11466 Honor Lane Tyler, Texas 75708 |