MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — As Americans across the country honor our veterans, a few have come to Central Texas to celebrate their hard work and sacrifices for our country. Nearly 100 veterans and their families gathered during Veterans Day weekend in Woodway to honor 50 years since they became Army Airborne Rangers.

• These are men who served in the Vietnam War and in Special Forces. As Airborne Rangers, one of their jobs was to jump out of planes.
• Soldiers and their families came from all over the country to visit their colleagues and celebrate their 50th anniversary.
• Every time Jim Savell is thanked for his service, he asks, “Was it worth it?” »

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“It’s time to reunite with other ranger brothers; we all served together,” Rich Luzack said.

A group of brothers, Rich Luzak, are among the thousands who have come together to fight for our freedom.
“We jumped into Fort Bliss, Texas, and we were the force opposing the Rangers against the 82nd Airborne Division,” he said.

Luzak has come from Florida to visit his old friends, but this distance is no match for the joy he feels in seeing his brothers again.

Nearly 100 people, including those who served and their families, came to honor the 50th anniversary reunion of the 1974 Army Airborne Rangers.

It was a time to remember everyone’s noble sacrifice to our country.

“Now is the time to think of them; it brings tears to your eyes; it brought tears to my eyes today,” Luzak said.

These are men who served in the Vietnam War and all over the world, jumping out of planes
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“We came down, we put on our wetsuits, jumped out of a helicopter at 3:30 in the morning, it was dark, we were jumping in the desert,” he said.

As they gather, remembering their brotherhood 50 years later, they ask you a question when you thank them for their service.

“Were you worth it,” said Jim Savell. “Was my service worth what you are doing now.”

Some of these men are seeing each other for the first time in 50 years, which is why Luzak and Savell cherish these moments. They don’t know if they will see their friends again at the next meeting.

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