Congressman Gonzalez to host Veterans Day pinning ceremony in Harlingen

Will Be First in a Series of Pinning Ceremonies Across South Texas

Harlingen, Texas — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that he will be hosting a series of pinning ceremonies starting on Veterans Day to honor all veterans in the 34th Congressional District of Texas.

The first pinning ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT at the Harlingen VFW Post 2410 located at 2006 N Whalen Road, Harlingen, Texas 78550.

“This Veterans Day, I look forward to commemorating the service and sacrifice of our South Texas veterans,” said Congressman Gonzalez. “These pinning ceremonies are one of the ways that we can meaningfully honor the brave men and women who put on the uniform to protect and defend our freedoms.”

Veterans who are eligible to receive a lapel pin at the ceremony must have been on active duty and released under honorable conditions. At the pinning ceremony, veterans or their relatives will be publicly presented with commemorative lapel pins as a lasting memento of our nation’s gratitude.

Future pinning ceremonies will be announced in the coming weeks for other communities in the 34th Congressional District of Texas.

To participate and be recognized in the ceremony, veterans or family members must fill the application found on the congressman’s website at https://gonzalez.house.gov/services/veterans-day-pinning-ceremony-2025.

For any questions, please contact Edward Vallejo in Congressman Gonzalez’s Brownsville Office at Edward.Vallejo@mail.house.gov or 956-682-5545.