Fleet Week has returned to San Diego. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson, U.S. Navy)
California veterans news from the first week of November 2022.
All California Veterans
- From Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, will be celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week. Veterans can attend in-person and online workshops to learn about new opportunities and skills.
San Francisco Veterans
- Calif. Reps. Mike Thompson and John Garamendi have introduced a bill that would rename the Mare Island Veterans Affairs Clinic after Delphine Metcaf-Foster, who served during Operation Desert Storm and received a Bronze Star.
San Diego Veterans
- Former chief petty officer Christopher Toups, who defrauded the Traumatic Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Program out of $2 million after submitting false claims, has pleaded guilty.
- From Nov. 1 to Nov. 13, San Diego will be hosting its annual Fleet Week celebration.
Kern County Veterans
- Veterans can travel for free on GET Buses throughout the month of November.
Los Angeles Veterans
- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to research new ways to support veterans in the community, including a more streamlined process for placing veterans in public jobs and improving social services.
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Important Veterans & Military Holidays in November
- Nov. 10 — U.S. Marine Corps birthday
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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.