Category: On The Trail

California Makes it Happen!

On June 7, 2012, the California Senate voted to award permanent status to the fourth Saturday in July as the National Day of the Cowboy. The CA Senate first passed the 2012 bill March 27, but since they were asking for permanent status, the resolution had to also go to the California Assembly. As the bill …

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Wyoming Blazes a Trail!

                                           Wyoming’s Governor Mead signs the National Day of the Cowboy resolution Thanks to our good friend and NDOC volunteer, Susan Thomas, on March 13, 2012, the Wyoming State Legislature made history by becoming the first state to pass the National Day of the Cowboy Resolution in perpetuity. Henceforth, the fourth Saturday in July will forever …

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Cowboys Helping Kids

Cowboys Helping Kids is an organization started by SFC Russell Anderson, who has been the head wrangler of our soldiers, the Desert Cowboys, for many years. The Desert Cowboys flew the National Day of the Cowboy flag over their barracks in Iraq and Afghanistan and distinguished their group on many occasions, including Russell earning a …

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NDOC on the Trail

The Westernaires of Colorado hold their National Day of the Cowboy event on the Friday before the fourth Saturday in July, so I was able to attend their event this year in order to present this incredible group of young people with their 2011 Cowboy Keeper Award. I knew these talented kids were highly accomplished …

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July News 2011

National Day of the Cowboy News July 2011  7th Annual National Day of the Cowboy – July 23, 2011 From the Publisher It’s time to celebrate folks! Hard to believe it’s the 7th Annual National Day of the Cowboy coming up but that’s a fact. Where do the years go? We’ve been busier than heck …

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