41st Military & First Responders Salute

The Temple Chamber of Commerce hosted the 41st Annual Military & First Responder Salute to Service on
Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The event was presented by H-E-B Operation Appreciation and the American Legion Post 133. ​

Keynote Speaker:  Dale Dye

Dale Dye, a decorated Marine, actor, author, and one of Hollywood’s most respected military consultants. A three-time Purple Heart recipient and Bronze Star with “V” for Valor honoree, Dye served more than 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, including multiple combat tours in Vietnam and Beirut. After retiring, he transformed Hollywood’s approach to military storytelling by founding Warriors, Inc., providing training and authenticity for films such as Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Born on the Fourth of July, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and many others. Today, Dye is also a successful novelist, publisher, and motivational speaker who draws on his extraordinary career to inspire audiences with lessons of resilience, leadership, and service.

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Presenting sponsors

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3 star general sponsors

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colonel sponsors

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Lieutenant sponsors

All County Surveying
Bell Contractors
Extraco Banks
First United Bank & Trust
Jack Hilliard Distributing Co.
Quiddity​

SWBC Mortgage
Temple Generating Station
Walmart Distribution Center #6083
Wilsonart
Workforce Central Texas​

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Sgt. major sponsors

Atmos Energy
HTeaO
KPA Engineers
Landeros Law Office
Oncor Electric Delivery
Panel Specialists, Inc.

​Reynolds Consumer Products
SeAH Super Alloy Technologies
State Representative Brad Buckley
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
TopSarge Business Solutions

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pfc sponsors

A New Beginning School of Massage Killeen
Perry
Primrose School of ​Temple
Visiting Angels

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