by Rikki Almanza | Jul 29, 2024
Jon Stewart is urging the Biden administration to address an oversight in the PACT Act, which has excluded coverage for some of the first U.S. troops who responded after the September 11 attacks. These troops were deployed to Karshi-Khanabad, K2, in Uzbekistan, a base...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 22, 2024
World War II Veteran and talented cartoonist, Ralph Newman, will be posthumously honored at San Diego’s Comic-Con International this month for his uncredited contributions to the comic book industry, as reported by the Stars and Stripes. Newman, who created stories...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 19, 2024
After 82 years, the remains of U.S. Army Air Force PFC Charles Powers were finally returned to Riverside and laid to rest at Riverside National Cemetery on July 18. Powers, a native of Riverside, served in the 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group in 1941....
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 12, 2024
Son Lam, a 41-year-old retired U.S. Marine gunnery sergeant and USC Marshall School of Business graduate, has transformed part of Buena Park Post 354 into a modern hidden speakeasy, as reported by Brock Keeling of The Orange County Register.Located in the heart of...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 14, 2024
The VA has added three new types of cancer to the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act. A sub-regulatory policy letter published in the Federal Register now includes the following cancers as...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 6, 2024
Today, June 6, marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. To honor this milestone, numerous World War II Veterans are flying out to France, including Northern California’s Dan Dougherty. It is Dougherty’s first trip to Normandy since the war....
