The annual Wreaths Across America commemoration was held this past Saturday across the United States. (Photo:
Randy Gon, U.S. Army)
California veterans news for the fourth week of December 2022.
Happy holidays from the California American Legion news team!
All California Veterans News
- According to multiple sources, including the Better Business Bureau and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, scams targeting veterans are on the rise, particularly as it relates to benefits outlined in the PACT Act. The VA advises veterans to exercise caution.
- On Saturday, counties across California participated in the annual Wreaths Across America commemoration. Nationally, 3,400 cemeteries hold a ceremony annually.
- As reported by the LA Times, a bill backed by many veterans groups has been reintroduced in the California legislature that would decriminalize some psychedelic drugs. Recent avenues of research have shown evidence that psychedelics may improve symptoms of PTSD.
- Per Leo Shane III, Navy Times, all World War II veterans can receive VA medical care and nursing home care under the proposed budget bill for fiscal year 2023.
Bakersfield Veterans News
- Quality Team HomeCare has partnered with the California Veterans Assistance Foundation in Bakersfield. Both organizations are collecting warm clothes donations for homeless veterans through December at Quality Team HomeCare Medical Supplies on Rosedale.
Riverside County Veterans News
- The VA outpatient clinic in Palm Desert has been redesignated as the Sy Kaplan VA Clinic after veteran activist Seymore “Sy” Kaplan, who passed away in 2019.
San Bernardino County Veterans News
- Four San Bernardino veterans have been awarded high school diplomas as part of Operation Recognition. The project recognizes World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who were unable to finish high school because of their military service.
San Diego County Veterans News
- The city of El Cajon is looking for veterans to join its Veterans Coalition, an advisory board that educates city legislators on veterans issues. The application window runs from Jan. 9 to Feb. 10, 2023.
Solano County Veterans News
- As reported by Fox News, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Robert Sundin was killed last Thursday while fending off an armed robbery at a restaurant in Vallejo. Sundin, 70, was a regular at the restaurant. The suspect fled the scene.
Recent Veterans News Posts & Videos
- Leadership and Teamwork NCLS 2023
- VA begins processing PACT Act claims for terminally ill veterans early, addresses concerns that it will be bogged down by claims
- 2022 LACC Second Annual Tamale Festival
- Stop SuiSilence Summit
- District 19 Welcomes a New American Legion Riders Chapter
- Operation Gig – Veteran Music Program
- Free 91 Expressway Fastrack for Veterans with Disabled Veteran Plates
Important Veterans & Military Holidays in November
- Dec. 7 — Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- Dec. 15 — Anniversary of the Official End of War in Iraq
- Dec. 20 — U.S. Space Force Birthday
Author: Christian Southards
Coming from a family with a proud military background and wanting to contribute his writing skills to a worthy cause, Christian began writing for the California American Legion in August of 2020. His father is a 25-year Army Veteran and his grandfather served in the Navy during Vietnam.