More than a dozen cemeteries can be found dotted across the training areas of Fort Cavazos, making them difficult to visit throughout the year. However, every year for more than 30 years, the installation pauses all live-fire training and opens each cemetery on the Sunday before Memorial Day to visitors and the descendants of the families who once lived in this area. It provides the opportunity to honor the heritage of those families of those who lived here prior to Fort Cavazos, set against the holiday known for honoring America’s heroes. “It means a lot to me,” Billy Dixon expressed. “I’m a direct ancestor. … It’s historical, it’s history. These were pioneers here in Central Texas in the 1870s; this was unsettled land. This was frontier back then. … It just connects me, obviously, to that American history going all the way back. It’s great. I’m very thankful that the fort maintains this cemetery for the descendants to be able to come pay their respects.” Read more at a...