This Dec. 7 marks the 81st anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. (Photo: Specialist 2nd Class Jason Behnke, Navy)
California veterans news for the first full week of December 2022.
Happy holidays from the California American Legion news team!
All California Veterans News
- As reported by PBS NewsHour, Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on the grounds that the department has unlawfully discriminated against black veterans for decades, particularly as it relates to awarded veterans benefits.
Fresno Veterans News
- Fresno Pacific University is actively collecting letters to be delivered to veterans staying at the local veterans hospital and California Veterans Home this holiday season. To participate, simply drop off a letter at any of Fresno Pacific’s campuses.
Orange County Veterans News
- A 30-by-60-foot American Flag now marks the spot in Gypsum Canyon where the proposed Orange County Veterans Cemetery is expected to be built. Construction may begin as early as mid-2023.
Sacramento Veterans News
- Two events in Sacramento will commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Members of the Gold Country Base of the United States Submarine Veterans will hold a wreath-laying ceremony at Discovery Park in the morning, then Auburn Cemetery will hold a ceremony honoring two Navy Sailors who lost their lives during the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
Santa Barbara County Veterans News
- A new outreach center in Buellton provides shelter and food for at-risk veterans and other at-risk persons. The structure was donated by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Santa Barbara County has one of the largest populations of homeless veterans in California.
Recent Full-Length California Veterans News Posts & Videos
- Updates to VIPER Act and SVAC Act among veterans bills passed by U.S. House in November
- Silver Lakes American Legion Post 855 in Helendale raises over $11k for residents of veterans home
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.