“Our connection to Fort Hood has brought people to Killeen from every state and from countries around the world. They arrive with different backgrounds, traditions, and dreams, but together they have built a community that reflects the remarkable diversity of America itself. ... Killeen is also a community of new beginnings. It is where a soldier becomes an entrepreneur, a military spouse turns determination into opportunity, a student becomes the first in the family to earn a college degree, and a small-business owner takes a chance on an idea.”