Memorial Day ceremony and remembrance room

Meet Rosie the Riveter and several women and men from the 1940s as ceremonies honor the Greatest Generation this year on Memorial Day on May 29. The event, presented by

Robert O. Merriman

Often, word of mouth leads to another Veteran and another excellent article and that’s the case here with Bob Merriman. Recently, I had interviewed WWII Veteran Paul Yadlosky with his

Colt C. Romberger

Editor’s note: Iraq War Veteran Colt C. Romberger departs May 1 for a 183 day, 3,000 mile horse ride across America to bring awareness to Vietnam Veterans who suffer Agent

Gerald G. Schlund

Recently I spotted a letter to the editor in our Signal Newspaper by Jerry Schlund and lo and behold he signed off reporting that he too had been with the

Garo Papazian

It was in our social media world that I actually met Garo Papazian after exchanging Face Book comments and text messages with his ex-wife Phyllis and it turns out that

Dan W. Petkunas

I met Dan Petkunas at Valencia Corner Bakery and was instantly intrigued as he expressed his life experiences. When I told him, he’s the first Vietnam War fighter pilot I’ve

Anthony P. Alba

Mutual Army Service Discussing Anthony P. Alba’s military story was amazingly familiar since he and I served in the same infantry division at the same time. Interestingly, Tony lives just

George R. Keene

George R. Keene was born April 21, 1923 at his family’s home in Highland Park, a suburb of Los Angeles, California. George is the youngest of six siblings and he

West Ranch High School students honor alumni

Four West Ranch High School students are developing a project that will honor West Ranch alumni who are presently, or have served our community and our country. The idea to

George H. Brown

Fighter Pilot Training George Brown was born October 16, 1924 in Rockwell, Iowa but he grew up in nearby Mason City graduating from Mason City High School May 1942. After

Veterans Center to be announced

Elliott Wolfe is a man who is driven to improve the lives of veterans here in the city of Santa Clarita, and beyond for that matter, by his efforts with

Raymond L. Torres

Raymond Torres and I recently met at the Corner Bakery in Awesometown for 3 ½ hours and did not conclude our interview as we hit it off so well that