Veterans Portrait Session On Nov. 16, 2017, I met Ron Contant at Newhall’s American Legion Hall during a portrait session donated to Santa Clarita Valley’s veterans by The Greatest Generations
Word of Mouth Connection I first met Quinton Lafferty over the phone a few weeks ago thanks to David Jackson, retired Army lieutenant colonel, whose Signal veteran’s page appeared July
Route 66 Connection Several weeks ago, Mike Franz reached out to me via phone call to The Signal office after reading our veterans page where it’s suggested that veterans may
American Legion Hall I met Jo Ann Fielder last November when The Greatest Generation Foundation’s excellent photographer, John Riedy, visited Newhall’s American Legion Hall for a complimentary veterans portrait shoot.
Queen Mary 2’s World War II Veterans Atlantic Crossing Jackie Chase and I first met on April 18, 2017, over lunch in Santa Monica with Timothy Davis, CEO and founder
Signal Newspaper Months ago, Darryl McKenzie contacted me after he read our Signal newspaper’s Friday veterans page and he provided me an overview of his military service. Well, it took
Veteran Tip-off Once again one of my veteran pals tipped me off to another veteran who honorably served our country and this week, thanks to Jim Hackett, USMC Vietnam veteran,
Audacious McRib Gal Xanthe Pajarillo recently contacted me to seek The Signal newspaper’s support to expand awareness to her veterans video series, www.airmentv.com. When she casually mentioned that she’s an
Santa Clarita Patriot I recently met Aracely Jimenez at our Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Patriots luncheon, where, as a local veteran, she was honored for her proud service
Coffee Meet-up I am in constant receipt of input from fellow veterans, friends, loyal Signal newspaper subscribers, etc., and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. David M. Jackson came to my
Patriots Luncheon My friend Cheryl Ramirez at the SCV Chamber of Commerce recommended that Dorian Quezada, a fresh Navy veteran and new Santa Clarita resident, make contact with me as
Greatest Generation I met Alvin Larsen, nicknamed “AD,” at our Santa Clarita Memorial Day ceremony this year and promptly obtained his contact information which led us to recently meeting at
Faithful Signal Subscriber I recently met Abe Nungesser thanks to a friend of his and long-time faithful Signal newspaper subscriber as we met in his quaint Valencia home to discuss
Veterans Roster Karl Vogeley recently contacted me after reading our veterans’ page to request adding his name to our veterans roster as every known Santa Clarita Valley veteran’s name is
Veteran Baseball Cap I recently met David at a City Council public hearing. He was wearing a USMC Vietnam Veterans baseball cap and we immediately struck up a conversation, which
Workaholic During our Veteran Center’s grand opening in Newhall on February 24, 2018, I met Albert Rodriguez who played a large role supporting Elliott Wolfe and our Santa Clarita Veteran
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced its honorees for the eighth annual Patriots Luncheon: Aracely Jimenez, U.S. Army – Operation Iraqi Freedom George Lindstrom, U.S. Marine
Different Than I Imagined I have known Nils Grevillius simply as a Facebook friend for quite some time until we finally met in person recently at Valencia’s Corner Bakery. I’ll
Facebook Buddies After a recent social media kerfuffle over one of my informational letters regarding illegal immigration, several Veterans expressed their desire for an interview and their own Signal Veterans
Lovely Lady Veteran Recently my female Veteran friend Pat Horanberg tipped me off to another local female Veteran, Jude Mahon and so I immediately contacted her. We recently met at