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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Art Sloane Personnel who were discharged under the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell old reason should act as soon as they can to upgrade their discharge. The Vietnam Traveling Wall will be open 24 hours a day from November 3-6 at Gateway Park, El Mirage. A Salute to Veterans will be held Saturday, November 6 from…
Denise Lott The birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps is approaching in November. In keeping with tradition, our East Valley Marine Corps League’s Sun Lakes Detachment 1296 is hosting its annual Birthday Ball. The Ball will be on Saturday, November 12 at the San Marcos Crown Plaza Resort in Chandler. The public is invited to…