Not everyone is able to celebrate their 90th birthday. Retired Airforce Master Chief Luis Estela was honored with a surprise party at the Bandera American Legion Post 157 on Saturday, October 26. Over 50 friends and family members gathered to join Chief Estela in celebrating thenotable milestone. Chaplain Chris Dion emceed the party. The group enjoyed a lasagna luncheon with sweets and birthday cake. Estela is a twenty-eight-year veteran of the Air Force, serving in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He vividly remembers the experiences he had in both countries as well as when he came home from Vietnam and faced the acrimony of many young Americans. Of Puerto Rican descent, Estela was raised in New York. He crewed all over the world and settled in Bandera on his retirement. Still smiling and active, Estela is a model retiree and avid fisherman.
BULLETIN PHOTO/ Tracy Thayer
