A community is more than just a group of people living in a particular area. A community is a group of people we lean on when times are tough; our friends, family, and neighbors who are there for us when we need love, support and encouragement. We recently sent a request to CaringBridge users asking them to share the one word they would use to describe their community. Some of the most common responses were: Loved; Connected
The Alamo: 13 Days of Glory. February 23, 1836, began the siege of the Alamo, a 13-day moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas, into a shrine known and revered the world over.
In December 1835, during Texasâ war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan volunteer soldiers occupied the Alamo, a former Franciscan mission located near the present-day city of San Antonio.en years after Texas won its independence and shortly after it was annexed by the United States, U.S. soldiers revived the Remember the Alamo! battle cry while fighting against Mexican forces in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.