by Christian Southards | May 15, 2023
This week’s roundup on California Veterans news honors former Tuskegee Airman Henry D. Polite of Los Angeles, who is best remembered as a “family man.” We have also collected updates from the VA and DoD, details on a Veterans job fair in Kern County, a Memorial Day...
by Christian Southards | May 3, 2023
On April 26, the VA announced that over 500,000 toxic exposure-related claims have been filed since the PACT Act was signed last August. Provisions in the PACT Act create a presumptive basis that military service is the cause of dozens of medical conditions, therefore...
by Christian Southards | May 2, 2023
May 2023’s first California Veterans news roundup includes two updates from the VA, including an update on the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023; a report detailing the state of Veteran’s Liberty Cemetery in Fresno, and more. Readers can send Veterans-related...
by Christian Southards | Apr 18, 2023
This week’s California Veterans news roundup includes a new VA study on Gulf War Illness, which may affect as many as 250,000 Gulf War Veterans; a quick note on World War II Veterans living in California, and an update on disgraced San Diego County Supervisor Nathan...
by Christian Southards | Apr 10, 2023
California Veterans news roundup: April 10, 2023 Our second roundup for April 2023 covers damage to a Veterans memorial on Stanford University’s campus, new affordable housing for homeless Veterans in San Diego, a new Veterans services center in the Bay Area, and...
by Christian Southards | Feb 28, 2023
On Feb. 28, 1991, a coalition force led by the United States liberated Kuwait from Iraqi invaders, defeating one of the world’s largest militaries in days and returning the Persian Gulf to a state of relative peace. Prelude to the Persian Gulf War Mired in debt from...
