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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Allan Levy, Publicity Director It’s been more than four years since a roadside bomb in Afghanistan nearly killed First Sergeant Cory Remsburg. For the first two years and three months of his recovery, at least one member of his family was with him 24/7. To do that, his step-mother had to quit her job. The…
Cheri Almond Sun Lakes Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8053 works closely with philanthropic clubs within Sun Lakes that support our veterans. Sun Lakes Lions Club is such an organization which with whom the VFW is proud to support. As result of the Post’s support in ticket sales and volunteer work at the Lions’…
Denise Lott In conjunction with the Phoenix Auto Body Shop, two Marine veterans were selected, based on need, to receive road-ready automobiles. Greg May, manager/owner of the body shop, assisted by his brother, Rick, purchased cars through an auction and then approached Master Sergeant Salvador Marquez who is the District Injured Support Coordinator (DISC) for…