Army Brigadier Gen. (Retired) John Compere on the Texas Cowboys’ Christmas Ball

Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General (Retired) John Compere tells us about the history of the Texas Cowboys’ Christmas Ball. Compere is the official historian of the association that maintains this official Texas historical event.

John Milsap Compere is a West Texas rancher and retired U.S. Army Brigadier General, Texas lawyer, U.S. judge and Vietnam-era disabled veteran.

General Compere is a descendant of the Rev. Lee Compere, who came to America as a missionary to the Native Americans.

For half a century, General Compere practiced law as a US Army lawyer and Texas lawyer, mediator and arbitrator in Federal and State Courts. For 4 years, Compere served in Washington D.C. as Chief Judge of the US Army Court of Military Review, a tenured Federal Court position requiring nomination by the President of the United States of America and confirmation by the Senate.

Serving for 26 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, General Compere began as an ROTC cadet at Texas Tech University before beginning active duty as a 101st Airborne Division paratrooper, where he served in Thailand, Vietnam, Honduras, Panama and the USA. Compere retired from the Army as a Brigadier General and Vietnam Era Disabled Veteran.

You can learn more by reading the histories here: https://texasccb.com/