by nestor aliga | Jul 26, 2023
Recently, several next of kin of WWII Veterans were presented with U.S. Congressional Gold Medals (CGM) at the Vallejo JFK Library. The next CGM ceremony is on October 28, 1-3 p.m. at the Vallejo JFK Library and all WWII Veterans of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far...
by nestor aliga | Jul 25, 2023
Oakley Dexter, a World War II US Army Air Corps Veteran, was given a hearty birthday party on June 24 at the Ye Olde Veterans Hall in Dixon. Dexter, who turned 100 years old and wearing an American Legion Post 313 Larkspur hat, spoke lima-charlie (loud & clear) to...
by nestor aliga | Jul 24, 2023
Harold Bray, the last survivor of the historic World War II USS Indianapolis (CA-35), was honored with a seven foot tall bronze statue on July 7 by the Benicia Community Foundation. The American Legion Post 101 of Benicia also assisted in the event. Bray was stationed...
by caLegion Contributor | Feb 24, 2023
My name is George Ciampa. I’m a WWII veteran of five campaigns in France, Belgium, and Germany including the D-Day Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. I am 97 years old. I became a filmmaker at age eighty-one and have produced and directed six documentaries...
by Kevin Burns | Jan 23, 2023
Joshua Lang, a member of the Ronald Reagan Pacific Palisades Post 283, was influenced by stories of his grandfather Oscar, who used to work at Travis Air Force Base as a flying mechanic; a crew chief who would do all the maintenance test flights. Unfortunately,...
