It opened its doors to its first residents 10 years ago, and on Veterans Day last week the Col. Robert L. Howard Veterans Home in Pell City celebrated care for veterans of at least 900 families.

Colonel Howard was born in Alabama but called Central Texas home. KWTX sat down with his daughter, Melissa Howard Gentsch, and the author of the book, Stephen L. Moore.

Retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard, a Medal of Honor winner and one of America’s most decorated soldiers, died Wednesday in Waco after a battle with pancreatic cancer.