by Rikki Almanza | Jun 5, 2023
For the second consecutive year, Delta Air Lines organized a special charter flight for over 40 World War II Veterans to Normandy, France to participate in the 79th annual commemoration of the D-Day Invasion. Last year, Delta made history by becoming the first...
by Rikki Almanza | May 26, 2023
A ceremony was held on May 20 at The Kern County WWII Veterans Memorial, located in Jastro Park, Bakersfield, where memorial committee members unveiled a panel of 174 new sponsored and donated names. These additions commemorate the brave men and women with a...
by Rikki Almanza | May 17, 2023
Henry D. Polite, a distinguished member of the Tuskegee Airmen and American hero peacefully passed away at the age of 96 in his West Los Angeles home on May 9, according to multiple media reports. Born in Philadelphia in 1926 and later settling in Los Angeles,...
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 10, 2023
May 8, 1945: Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, marks Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allied Nations during the final months of World War II. The last days of World War II in Europe As the Soviets continued their advance through Eastern Europe, and long...
by Christian Southards | Feb 10, 2023
Part of the Solomon Islands Campaign, the Battle of Guadalcanal was a major turning point in the war against Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater of World War II. It ended Japan’s outward expansion and allowed the Allies to gain a foothold in the Pacific, eventually...
