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Say “Las Vegas” and most people picture the Strip. What they don’t picture is a city with two nearby military installations, tens of thousands of veterans in the surrounding community, and a state government that’s genuinely built some real financial advantages into the fine print for anyone who served.

Every city in Texas will tell you it loves the military. San Antonio is the one that can actually prove it — with three centuries of receipts.

If you’ve spent any amount of time in veteran Facebook groups or forums, you’ve seen this argument play out a hundred times. Someone posts “thinking about moving after I retire — Florida or Texas?”

This is where Elgin’s location really pays off. Being just northeast of Columbia puts residents within a short drive of one of the most significant military and VA footprints in the entire Southeast.

If you’ve spent any amount of time in veteran Facebook groups or forums, you’ve seen this argument play out a hundred times. Someone posts “thinking about moving after I retire — Florida or Texas?”

Charleston has been part of America’s military story since before there was an America. From the Revolutionary War to Fort Sumter to the Citadel to Joint Base Charleston, this city has never been far from the center of the country’s defense.