David L. Riggall The Desert Navy Club at SunBird Golf Resort meets the third Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in the Lakeview Room. The March speaker is Rear Admiral James Symonds speaking on the 4,000 flight hours logged during his career in an A-6 Intruder. The club membership is made up of Navy,…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Korean War/Korea Service Veterans news
The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will meet on Tuesday, March 28, in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. KWVA is proud to welcome back Elaine Poker-Yount, Community Liaison from Visiting Angels, columnist for the Arizona Republic and a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Elaine will present…
Front Page, February 2017
Blue Star memorial dedication, February 11
A Blue Star Memorial plaque has been installed in the flagpole pavilion in front of the Sun Lakes Country Club by the Weeders Garden Club to honor all men and women who have served in all branches of the United States Armed Forces. This memorial will be dedicated on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at 1:00…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
WWII veteran briefs Aero Club
Gary Vacin “The sky was full of flak and I could hear it banging against the aircraft.” That’s how Sun Lakes resident Sid Singer described his first mission as a 21-year-old top turret B-24 gunner on a mission over BlackHammer, Germany in 1944. Singer spoke to a crowd of 96 persons attending a Sun Lakes…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Korean War/Korea Service Veterans news and happenings
Stacy Sweet The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will meet on Tuesday, January 24 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. KWVA is proud to welcome Anda Vranjes. Mrs. Vranjes is Vice President and Bank Manager for BMO Harris Bank in Gilbert and is also…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
VFW Auxiliary Post 8053
Janice Cournoyer Are you interested in being part of an organization that directly supports America’s Veterans? Membership in the VFW Auxiliary is an excellent way to show your support! The VFW Auxiliary started with a small group of women who wanted to serve veterans. Today, there are nearly 470,000 members across the country with a…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
Jewish War Veterans news
The members of Post 619 Jewish War Veterans in Sun Lakes will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. November 20 in the Mirror Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The speaker this month will be Cory Remsburg who was a Wounded Warrior and is the only honorary member of the post. Cory was wounded on…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
Korean War/Korea Service Veterans meeting notice
Stacy Sweet The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will meet on Tuesday, November 22 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. KWVA is proud to welcome USAF Lt. Col. (retired) Thomas (Tom) R. Waldron. Mr. Waldron graduated from Clemson University in Civil Engineering and was…
Generals, November 2016
Free veterans program at SLUMC
In honor of Veterans Day, Sun Lakes UMC will be presenting an evening of patriotic music on Thursday, November 10 at 4:00 p.m. in the church’s sanctuary. The program is open to the community and will feature the Church Choir, the Hamilton High School Choir and the ASU Men’s Choir. All veterans will be recognized…
Generals, November 2016
Honor Flight Arizona flies WWII and Korean War Veterans to Washington, DC
Rick Hardina Honor Flight Arizona is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created solely to honor American’s WW II and Korean War veterans for their many sacrifices, and flies these veterans from Phoenix on a completely free three-day journey to visit their memorials in Washington, D.C. Any WWII veteran who served between December 7, 1941 and January…