A search of the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, where the armed forces publish photos and stories, found more than 180 photos of about 100 people from Texarkana and nearby towns. The photos were taken from 2006 through 2025. Nearly every caption names the service member and a hometown.
The photos show service members repairing equipment in Iraq and the Arabian Gulf, training Iraqi air traffic staff, searching for explosives in Iceland, leading Marines at Quantico, and playing guitar at an Easter service aboard an aircraft carrier. Other photos show sailors aboard ships, Seabees in California, soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, Marines and airmen overseas.
In May 2019, Builder 1st Class Joseph Hawthorne was named Navy Diver of the Year. In March 2026, Hawthorne, then a chief petty officer, was named USO Sailor of the Year for leading an underwater recovery mission in Lithuania. Ranks and assignments in the photos are as of the date each photo was taken. The photos were published by the U.S. military.