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Your Dreams A Local Soldier’s Journey From Street to Seat
Story by Bianca Rawlings Photos courtesy Chris Aviles
S
eguin resident Chris Aviles perfectly exemplifies the discipline and sense of purpose that runs deep within veterans and active duty service members of the armed forces. Aviles was a Black Hawk Medical Evacuation pilot in the United States Army, who attributes his success in life to his undying determination and desire to be all he could be. Aviles said he will never forget his humble, small town beginnings in Nixon, Texas. “My father was an immigrant from Mexico and my mother was from Seguin,” he said. “As I grew up, I remember seeing the buses come through Highway 87 and stop at the DQ…or at the gas station. I would see these soldiers come out of the bus and would always ask my mom about these soldiers,” he said.
