DATE AND LOCATION CHANGE DUE TO CONGRESSMAN'S SCHEDULING:
Ceremony will be on Thursday, August 28th from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the CWL Auditorium at Grayson College. Seating is limited so please RSVP ASAP.
On behalf of Billy Teague, Bill McCutchen & Judy Teller with HOT 107.3 FM, American Legion Post 29, VVA Chapter 973, VFW Post 2772, Joi Biddle, Sherman Noon Lions Club, SAR Chapter #34, Red River Valley MVP, Faith Church of Sherman, Texas, Bill & Martha Neyman, Emil & Amanda North, the Hurricane Creek Rotary Club, Peter R. Bellermann and all of the Texoma Hero Family, we are happy to announce a recipient has been selected for the Texoma Hero Recognition Award for August 2025.
Our newest recipient is Congressman Patrick Edward “Pat” Fallon, Texas Fourth Congressional District and Captain, United States Air Force.
This scheduled presentation will be on THURSDAY, August 28th, 2025, beginning at 5:30pm at the CWL Auditorium at Grayson College, located at 6101 Grayson Drive in Denison. Public and Media are invited to help us Thank Congressman Fallon for his Honorable Military service & continued service to our District.
TOWN HALL MEETING TO FOLLOW THE CEREMONY IN THE CRUCE STARK AUDITORIUM.
Itinerary for August 2025 Ceremony
5:30pm- Ceremony to begin, First Lieutenant Billy Teague, Marine Corps Reserve, Army, TXARNG, TXSG/Texas Medical Brigade Veteran and February 2019 Texoma Hero to welcome Hero and guests, all guest to rise,
* Opening prayer Chaplain Dr. Darrell C. Hartley, Petty Office First Class, United States Navy Combat Veteran, and September 2018 Texoma Hero, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence (to remember our Fallen Heroes),
* Shields of Honor Pipes & Drums- Texoma led by Rob Ballew, to play the military medley, while the Choctaw Nation Veterans Honor Guard led by Sergeant Major Bruce E. Jessie, United States Army, Retired (32 Years), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Korea and January 2025 Texoma Hero, post the colors,
* Singing of the National Anthem by the Faith Church of Sherman, Texas,
* Senior Master Sergeant Cindy Unerfusser, United States Air Force, Retired to introduce & read biography of Guest Speaker, Captain Thomas R. “Tom” Unerfusser, USAF Retired,
* Guest Speaker, Captain Thomas R. “Tom” Unerfusser, United States Air Force, Retired. Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Provide Comfort, Operation Desert Calm, Operation Northern Watch, and other Operations throughout Europe and Africa, retired Denison Police Department, currently a Grayson County District Attorney Investigator and June 2015 Texoma Hero, speaking on “Veterans Still Serving,”
* On behalf of Texoma Heroes, First Lieutenant Billy Teague to read the nomination and biography of Congressman Pat Fallon,
* First Lieutenant Billy Teague to present Congressman Fallon with a framed Ceremonial American Flag,
* Major James Manis, Navy, Army, USAR, Texas & Oklahoma ARNG Veteran, TXSG Retired, TXSG Honorary Reserve, American Legion Post 283, and April 2016 Texoma Hero to present Congressman Pat Fallon with the Texoma Hero Appreciation Certificate,
* Judy Teller with HOT 107.3 FM radio to make a Special presentation,
* Chaplain Dr. Darrell C. Hartley to present Congressman Pat Fallon with a framed Armed Forces and Veteran Service Organizations Certificate of Excellence,
* Commander Kenneth “Ken” Milburn, Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Somalia Combat Veteran, American Legion MIA Post 231 Lake Texoma, American Legion Riders Post 231, American Legion Squadron 231, Lifetime Member of the VFW Post 2772, Veterans Association of Whitesboro, and April 2025 Texoma Hero to present Congressman Pat Fallon with the American Legion Commander’s coin,
* Commander Alan McAdams, VFW Post 2772, Petty Office Third Class, Navy Veteran and September 2023 Texoma Hero to make a Special presentation,
* Commandant Mark Kosemund, Sergeant, Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Oklahoma Air National Guard, Iraq Veteran, Marine Corps League Texoma Detachment #929 and January 2024 Texoma Hero to make a Special presentation,
* Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum to make a Special presentation,
* Jerry Wrenn, Petty Officer Second Class. Navy Veteran and local Texas State 2 DVA representative to present DAV Challenge coin,
* Melida Ailshire to present Mrs. Susan Fallon with a patriotic flower arrangement in Honor of Texoma Hero Spouses,
* Andrea Woodland with the Sherman Shadowcats to make a Special presentation,
* Aaron Bucy, Executive Director of the Sherman Symphony Orchestra and TXSG Veteran to make a Special presentation,
* Closing remarks by Congressman Pat Fallon, August 2025 Texoma Hero,
6:15pm- Conclusion of the August 2025 Texoma Hero Ceremony.
Nomination: On behalf of Texoma Heroes, 1LT Billy Teague, Marine Corps Reserve, Army, TXARNG, TXSG/Texas Medical Brigade Veteran and February 2019 Texoma Hero, to read the nomination of Congressman Pat Fallon.
The Texoma Hero program, started in January 2015 and as of today, has had the privilege of hosting 125 ceremonies and recognizing 150 men and women who have honorably and faithfully served our great Nation and their community. Our view of a true Hero is one that a younger person would look upon and want to emulate. Congressman Pat Fallon is one of those that we regard as a Hero. A strong contributor to our communities, an Air Force Veteran and a man that provides the utmost representation for the Texas Fourth Congressional District, before Congress and the Nation. It is for these reasons and in following the Texoma Hero mission, that we are Honored to recommend Congressman Pat Fallon to be recognized as a Texoma Hero.
Biography: On behalf of Texoma Heroes, 1LT Billy Teague, Marine Corps Reserve, Army, TXARNG, TXSG/Texas Medical Brigade Veteran and February 2019 Texoma Hero, to read biography of Congressman Pat Fallon.
Congressman Pat Fallon has proudly represented Texas’ Fourth Congressional District since 2021. A staunch advocate for US national security, Congressman Fallon is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, where he serves as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. He also serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Accountability.
Prior to his time in Congress, Pat Fallon represented North Texas in the State House and Senate. He also has enjoyed a decades-long successful entrepreneurial career, having founded over a dozen successful companies.
Congressman Fallon is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he played varsity football under legendary coach Lou Holtz and was a member of the 1988 National Championship team. In addition, he was a cadet in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Upon graduation, he received a commission to serve as an officer in the United States Air Force where he was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.
To raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research, Pat Fallon entered what has been billed as “the world’s greatest endurance challenge” in 2016. He completed the World Marathon Challenge, a race where competitors attempt to run 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days, on January 29, 2016, becoming just the 15th person in the world to do so successfully. He is also the first (and still only) person to finish the World Marathon Challenge with no previous marathon experience.
Pat has been married to his wife Susan for 16 years and they have two boys, Thomas 13, and Mac 11. The Fallons attend St Martin Church in Prosper.
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