Art Sloane Operation Freedom Bird Healing Journey is currently raising funds for the 28th annual four-day Healing Journey; 50 combat veterans from all conflicts, along with counselors, will travel to Washington D.C. over the Veterans Day holiday. Operation Freedom Bird was established in 1988 to support combat veterans of all wars, suffering from post-traumatic stress…
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Generals, June 2015
Veterans Video
San Tan Crown Rotary Club of Sun Lakes and Orbitel Communications are producing a video of conversations with Sun Lakes and SunBird veterans. The project is currently seeking participants for filming, which is scheduled to begin in July. Sun Lakes resident Jack Holder is the project’s first participant. Jack was serving at Pearl Harbor when…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
All war veterans news
The Countryman Chapter of the war service veterans will meet on Tuesday, June 23 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. This month our guest speaker will be Terry Ataman, the director of the MANA House Veterans Outreach Association, an organization of homeless veterans offering personal, individualized basic resources,…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
WWII Veterans represent the Sun Lakes American Legion in the 70th Anniversary Iwo Jima Parade in Sacaton
Ben Carrillo, Commander, Post-55 On the weekend of February 21, the Ira H. Hayes American Legion Post 84 of the Gila River Indian Community in Sacaton, Arizona commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima during WWII. Amongst the participants of the annual Parade were the surviving Native American Code Talkers and…
Generals, May 2015
Are you a veteran?
San Tan Crown Rotary and Orbitel Communications are working together to produce a video honoring veterans in Sun Lakes. The video of interviews with Sun Lakes’ veterans about their service to the country will be produced by Schurz Communications Inc., the parent company of Orbitel. Interviews will be done by members of the San Tan…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Sun Lakes resident writes book about his WWII experiences
Gary Vacin A Sun Lakes resident who survived the Pearl Harbor attack has written a book chronicling his experience as an aircraft flight engineer during World War II. Jack Holder’s story begins at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Through the next four years, his life changed forever as he felt the adrenaline, excitement and fear…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Post 619 Jewish War Veterans
The members of Post 619 Jewish War Veterans in Sun Lakes will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. on January 17 in the Mirror Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The post always has a speaker but the speaker was not set by the time this news had to be submitted. In the near future…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
East Valley Marines join in recognizing sacrifice
Denise Lott On Saturday, November 15, Homes for Our Troops presented Sgt. Robert Bruce with the keys to his new home in Mesa, AZ. Representatives from the East Valley Marines, Detachment 1296, were on hand to provide Sgt. Bruce and his wife, Megan, with a new bedroom set and a donation to fill his refrigerator.…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 sponsor ‘Operation Kids’
All boots were on the ground recently as Operation Kids geared up for a day in the life at Luke Air Force Base. Children sampled military chow and were issued military IDs, and military gear. The mission was to take some of the mystery and fear out of the deployment process for kids with active…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Veterans Day Celebration
Allan Levy, Publicity Director On Tuesday, November 11, Sun Lakes celebrated Veteran’s Day. The host was the Jewish War Veterans of Sun Lakes. Approximately 200 people attended. Jewish War Veterans Commander Ron Buckner opened the ceremonies by welcoming all the attendees. The speaker was Colonel Joe Abodeely, President of the Arizona Military Museum. He spoke…