Monday, January 22, 2007

Lubbock Father to Attend State of the Union Address

When the president addresses the nation in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, there will be a special Lubbockite in the audience. Roy Velez, father of fallen Lubbock soldiers Andrew and Freddy Velez, will be Congressman Randy Neugebauer's guest.

The State of the Union comes nearly two weeks after the president told the nation he's sending more than 21,000 additional troops to Iraq. Velez says that's a strategy he supports.

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