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Joint Base San Antonio honors former President Lyndon B. Johnson
August 30, 2024 — The National Park Service and the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park hosted a wreath-laying ceremony on Aug. 27, in honor of Former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s birthday, to reflect on his impact on our country. Due to recent weather conditions this year, the event was held at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Visitor Center and park headquarters in Johnson City, Texas... MORE

A notecard pinned to a red, white and blue ribbon on a wreath commemorates the birthday of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson following a special ceremony inside the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park visitors center in Stonewall, Texas, Aug. 27, 2024. The Office of the Military Assistant to the U.S. President provides presidential wreaths and arranges for their annual placement at the tombs, burial sites and monuments of all former presidents for special occasions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabriel Jones)

JBSA leader honors legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson on 111th anniversary
August 28, 2019 — “President Johnson was a man whose legacy is as big as the Texas sky,” said Col. Philip G. Born, 37th Training Wing vice commander, during a public wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 27 at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. This year marked the 111th anniversary of Johnson’s birth, in a house on the sprawling ranch in the Texas Hill Country. ... MORE

Col. Phillip G. Born, 37th Training Wing vice commander, speaks at the Lyndon B. Johnson Birthday Observance Wreath-Laying Ceremony Aug. 27 at the LBJ National Historical Park at Johnson City, Texas. The annual event honors what would have been Johnson’s 111th birthday.

JBSA commander honors President Johnson’s legacy
August 29, 2018 — “If there was ever a doubt in my mind what a true Texan looks like, we don’t have to look any further than President Johnson,” said Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, during a public wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 27 at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. The park is located in Johnson City, Texas. The gravesite ceremony for the former president observes his birthday and the contributions he made to the nation... MORE

Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman (right), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, and (from left) Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Ranger Patrick Pelarski and , Dave Schafer, chief of Interpretation and Resource Management for the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, salute the grave of President Lyndon B. Johnson Aug. 27 during a wreath-laying ceremony at LBJ National Historical Park. This year’s event honored what would have been the 110th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth.