Meeting Matt I first met Matt Funicello at Buck McKeon’s College of the Canyons Leadership Forum last December that featured General Richard Cody, in which Matt posed a question to
Meeting Richard Richard La Motte recently reached out to the Signal Newspaper alerting us to his interesting United States Marine Corps service, which I found intriguing. I promptly contacted Richard
Mr. Bill I have known Bill Miranda for a number of years now and every time we see each other he has that big ole smile on his pleasant face.
My Introduction A local Veteran friend associated with The Young Marines informed me about Ed Bressell who had been invited to one of their events. Ed was instantly quite the
LAPD Fellowship Meeting I met George Aguilar at George Thomas’ Route 66 Restaurant in Canyon Country a few weeks ago where a group of retired local law enforcement officers hold
Word of Mouth Once again, another local Veteran provided me input, by blurting, “Hey Bill, you need to interview Renard Thomas because he does a lot of good for Veterans
Delightful Veteran I recently met Breon Johnson at our new Veterans Center at 23222 Lyons Avenue and we had a great time getting to know each other. I actually met
Veterans Revisit 1968 Tet Offensive War Zone 50 Years Later The Greatest Generations Foundation Last year, my good friend Jim Hackett, was selected to join me as an ambassador
What happened to “y” I recently met Tom Renolds and his delightful wife Alice at our new Veterans Center at 23222 Lyons Boulevard in Newhall and we had a nice
Uncle Leo Thanks to my good friend and local Army Veteran Leo Miller, I recently learned about his nephew Jacob Paul Miller’s combat service in Afghanistan. Jake and I met
Patriotism, Alive & Well Recently I met Marlon and Josette Tolentino at Valencia’s Corner Bakery and over coffee we spoke for several hours. Hearing their experiences of how their lives
Homes for Veteran Families Recently, I had the great pleasure of meeting USMC Veteran Fernando Sanchez and his lovely wife Tatiana at their nicely appointed home which they acquired through
Happenstance Last week, while going on my daily five mile walk, I bumped into Tom Hemphill who lives on the next street over from me and our brief chat
SCV Volunteer You may ask, why would I write about a non SCV resident Veteran so I’m laying it out right here. I have known Fred Gruchalla approximately six
It’s a Small World I’ve known Robert Gasior a number of years from attending my grandsons’ baseball games at Valencia’s Hart Baseball Complex where his two sons also play.
Word of Mouth While attending a local Republican Women’s club luncheon of which I was invited to speak, club member Sharon Sega informed me of her husband’s excellent military service
Opportunity Knocked Recently, I met Bernie at Valencia’s Corner Bakery where we had coffee while we chatted and I interviewed him for two hours. When another Santa Clarita Valley Veteran
War Stories Galore Recently, I met with my ole Army pal Bob Good who introduced me to his close buddy for over 40 years, Larry Hubbard, for coffee at Valencia’s
Impromptu Meeting Recently, my sister JoAnn and I took our 93 year young mother to lunch at Canyon Country’s Route 66 Restaurant where I had an impromptu chat with
Signal Newspaper Ad I recently met Dick Ramsey at his daughter Patrice’s home following an e-mail that I received from him, which he sent via our Signal’s advertisement for