And over the weekend a horse named Normandy Invasion may not have won the Kentucky Derby but he sure did win the hearts of Veterans all over the United States. Rick Porter has been a business man for 20 years a former soldier and an auto dealer turned thoroughbred owner. He has been naming horses to honor veterans. Porter never saw combat but he served in Korea for two years…
Memorial Day is approaching and When you are out and about this time of year most likely you will see veterans and volunteers passing out Little red paper poppies prior to Memorial Day. The tiny red flower has helped raise millions of dollars which goes to Veteran' rehabilitation and service programs and also supports the VFW National Home for orphans and widows of our nation's Veterans. The poppy goes back…
Thousands come from all over around the world to observe Rolling Thunder during Memorial Day weekend in Washington DC. It’s the time when Rolling Thunder brings awareness to Prisoners of War (POW) and to those still Missing in Action (MIA). They roll in mass formation through the Capitol’s streets on their motorcycles as a tribute to those who have served our country. While thousands of people line the streets and…
Alan Wood, a World War II veteran died April 18 of natural causes at his home in Sierra Madre. Wood was 90. He is best remembered for bringing a flag from Pearl Harbor that was used in the famous flag-raising on Iwo Jima. Wood found the large 37 square foot flag at a salvage yard in Pearl Harbor. He hit the shores of Iwo Jima at the age of 22…
The department of Veterans affairs has created a new hotline to receive and respond to questions from veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to female veterans. Many female veterans don’t know about high-quality care and services available to them by the VA. The hotline will allow the VA to field their questions and provide critical information about the latest improvements and developments in…
This past Sunday, CBS made an apology to its viewers after receiving criticism for a recent Amazing race episode located in Vietnam. The reality show visited Vietnam for one of its segments which took place at a war memorial in Hanoi and included footage of a wrecked United States. B-52 bomber. Show participants, who were looking for clues at the location, also heard a North Vietnamese Communist song which they…
This past Tuesday a memorial service was held at Camp Lejeune for the seven Marines killed March 18 when a mortar exploded at Hawthorne Army Depot during training. Members of the First Battalion, Ninth Marine Regiment and family members of the deceased attended, The Marine Corps press relase said the cause of the blast remains under investigation. Killed in the blast were: Private First Class Martino, 19 Lance Cpl. Fenn…
