There's long been talk of saluting San Antonio's war heroes, but the idea moved in fits and starts until last week, when 175 people converged at the Tobin Center to dedicate the Medal of Honor River Portal.
As a bugler sounded taps, seven granite pylons with brass plaques were unveiled Thursday honoring 32 Medal of Honor recipients who were born, raised, enlisted or retired here.
The portal is a gateway to the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, which opens in September.
The soldiers honored at the site were both famous and obscure, ranging from privates to generals and even a president, but all had one thing in common — exceptional valor.
“They're just super examples of soldiers, and I think that might be why they did what they did,” said Eldon “Buddy” Gee, 73, a San Antonio Special Forces veteran of Vietnam. “It's just the way they are, it's their chemistry, their body, their biological makeup.”
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