U.S. Army Staff Sergeant George D. Keathley, a World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient who enlisted in the Army from Lamesa, was recognized at the Lamesa City Council meeting this past Tuesday. Lamesa has been declared as a “Purple Heart City” in recognition for its longstanding support of military veterans, Steven Oien, Commander, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 0900, in Lubbock, told council members. “Very few think about the cost of our freedom,” Oien said in recognizing those who pay the ultimate price as well as those who are wounded in war. A Purple Heart is presented to ...