Land Commissioner Buckingham Applauds Third Consecutive Year of Earning a Customer Satisfaction Score of Over 99% for Texas State Veterans Cemeteries
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that 99.28% of all respondents questioned through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2025 National Cemetery Administration State and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries Satisfaction Survey were satisfied with their overall experience at all four of the VLB's Texas State Veterans Cemeteries. This impressive score is the latest metric to reflect the VLB's excellence in this area as Texas scored 99.03% in 2023, and 99.11% in 2024.
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Voices of Veterans: Sergeant Gregg Reeves Shares His Story of Service in the United States Army
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Sergeant (Sgt.) Gregg Reeves, who served in the United States Army.
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Voices of Veterans: Frances Relyea Shares Her Story of Service in the U.S. Navy's WAVES Program
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Frances Relyea, who served in the U.S. Navy's WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) program.
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Join Us For An Unaccompanied Veteran Burial At The Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission
On Friday, September 26 at 11:00 a.m. sharp, the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Air Force Veteran David A. Kuhn. Born on April 7, 1954, Kuhn served from January 1974 to March 1976.
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Commissioner Buckingham Proud to Announce Texas Veterans Land Board’s 10th Year at the State Fair of Texas
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) will have a resource table each day at the State Fair of Texas from Friday, September 26, 2025 to Sunday, October 19, 2025.
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Join Us For An Unaccompanied Veteran Burial At The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene
On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. sharp, the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Air Force Veteran Gregory Paul McPherson. Born on August 9, 1960, McPherson served from June 1979 to May 1982.
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Voices of Veterans: Specialist Charles Holloway Shares His Story of Service in the United States Army
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Specialist (SPC) Charles Holloway who served in the United States Army.
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Voices of Veterans: Senior Airman Charles Lackey Shares His Story of Service in the United States Air Force
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Senior Airman (SrA) Charles Lackey who served in the U.S. Air Force.
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Commissioner Buckingham, VLB Celebrate Record Number of Land Loans in July
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce the VLB Land Loans team closed 87 land loans valued at $9,504,600, the highest amount in fiscal year 2025.
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Voices of Veterans: Gunnery Sergeant Art Ponder Shares His Story of Service in the United States Army Air Corps during WWII
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Art Ponder who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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