This podcast is a recording of the 2026 Bryan/College Station Memorial Day program.
For the first time, seven Bryan/College Station area veterans organizations team up to present a Memorial Day program.The Bryan VFW post hosted the program, which included the following speakers:
- Submariners Brazos Valley Base USSV1 representative Brady Drennan
- Bryan American Legion post 159 commander Gary Banta
- Brazos Valley Marine Corps League detachment 1391 commandant Roger Martinez
- College Station VFW post 12221 vice commander Gary Beatty
- Bryan VFW post 4692 commander Dennis Velasquez
- College Station American Legion post 1938 commander Roy May
- Vietnam Veterans of America chapter 937 commander Mike Southerland
Also speaking was Gold Star Mother Marykay Edwards. She lost her son, Army specialist William "Billy" Edwards in August 2007, about three months after he was deployed to Iraq.
The photo associated with this podcast shows (L-R) Ellen Fuller of the local Wreaths Across America program and Gold Star Mother Marykay Edwards.