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The sun was still The Persian “This aggression came several hours below the just hours after Saddam desert horizon when Hussein specifically Iraqi boots set foot on assured numerous Kuwaiti soil. 30 Years Later countries in the area The invading force of Read accounts from veterans who served at home & abroad • Pages 8-9 that there would be no more than 100,000 was cloaked in darkness, but invasion. There is no the roaring thunder of justification whatsoever and helicopters for this outrageous betrayed the night- and brutal act of masked maelstrom. aggression.” - George H.W. Bush By Jared Morgan President 1989-93 Editor

It was still dark at about launched on Jan. 17, 1991, 2 a.m. on Aug. 2, 1990 when along with the first U.S. Saddam Hussein’s army in- airstrikes against Iraqi forc- vaded his oil-rich neighbor es. to the south. It’s been 30 years since The president of the beginning of the conflict accused of econom- A US soldier stands on top of a destroyed during the Gulf War. (Photo: Renee L. Sitler/U.S. Army) and in this special issue of ic manipulation through next was a massive global ly deployed some 15,000 of President George H.W. The California Legionnaire, oil overproduction and of response and the following troops to in Bush. Some initial attempts we bring you some of the stealing the commodity day U.S. Navy ships were de- support and Operation at diplomacy by Iraq and the personal accounts of veter- from Iraqi earth through ployed to the Persian Gulf. Desert Shield was declared global coalition failed and ans who served during that slant drilling. What came The U.S. subsequent- on Aug. 7 at the direction Operation Desert Storm was time.

Aug. 2 Aug. 2 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug. 12 Aug. 22 Iraq invades Kuwait U.S. naval forces set First U.S. forces arrive Iraq annexes Kuwait First Operation Desert President Bush a course for Saudi in Saudi Arabia Shield-related U.S. authorizes first call-up Arabia death of Selected Reservists (Source: DoD) Online at caLegion.org/The-Persian-Gulf-War to active duty Army Air at forefront of 1918 pandemic Presidio of San Francisco, and when killed almost 30,000 just in the Unit- By Kevin Burns Rockwell Field in San Diego moved ed States. Thus, during the influen- Area 5 Aerospace Commissioner to Riverside, March Field. These za outbreak, the number of hospital In the fall of 1918, U.S. Army were located near the three large beds in these facilities multiplied by and Navy medical officers in camps training facilities on the West Coast; 12-fold.1 across the country presided over the Fort Lewis in , and Camp Aviators at the training bas- Want a hard copy worst epidemic in American history. Fremont and Camp Kearney in es had a high rate of accidents, and During this time, The War Depart- California. only the best and most experienced mailed to you? ment operated approximately 40 air The virus traveled with military were sent to Europe for WWI. In fields for aviator training, most were personnel from camp to camp and his 1919 report, the Secretary of Go online located near large basic training facil- across the Atlantic, and at the height War stated “the casualties in the air bit.ly/caLegion-newsletter ities. of the American military involve- force were small compared with the During WWI, flying was a dan- ment in the war, September through total strength, the casualty rate of Email gerous profession, whether in combat November 1918, influenza and pneu- the flying personnel at the front was [email protected] or not. Thus, Army Air Corps hos- monia sickened 20% to 40% of U.S. somewhat above the Artillery and or pitals were established near the flying Army and Navy personnel. By the Infantry rates. The results of allied Call HQ facilities. In 1918, this included the War Department’s most conservative and American experience at the 559-875-8387 Army flying fields at Grays Harbor count, the pandemic sickened more front indicate that two aviators lose in Washington, Crissy Field at the than one million military men and [See 1918 FLU, page 6] 2 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 3 THE AMERICAN LEGION Relationships are good for membership DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA New membership year begins 1601 7th St., Sanger, CA 93657-2801 The dramatic increase a thank you letter when you ber cards were lost and had are processing membership By Paula Bibby By Paul Brown is also a direct result of al- mail membership cards to 559-875-8387 [email protected] to be re-printed at National directly to national online Membership Director Department Adjutant most 80% of our posts pay- individuals who paid to — LEADERSHIP — Headquarters. now. This is the preferred ing the members-per-cap- your post. Welcome to the 2021 We missed getting method as it saves staff time The 2020-2021 mem- ita payment directly to Below is a sample of Department Commander Department Adjutant American Legion year! 100% in submission of our and gets the member pay- bership year has start- National online. Thank you the letter I am using at Edward Grimsley Paul Brown It seems a little surre- Consolidated Post Reports ment entered quickly at na- ed and the department is to everyone for promoting my post this year with [email protected] [email protected] al without our Department to National by just 10 posts. tional to prevent additional starting strong. this best practice! information I found on and National conventions We submitted CPRs on renewal notices being sent In the first 10 days, Remember, part of the the American Legion The California LEGIONNAIRE to mark the end of the 2020 these 10 posts, but since we out. we are over 7,500 mem- focus of the Department National website. membership year, but we are were unable to get accurate An increased num- bers compared to last year’s and the membership team — NEWSLETTER & DIGITAL — off to a great start to the 2021 information on these posts ber of individual mem- stats. is to engage our members This is a simple way year which started July 1. because the post leadership bers are paying their The Department ad- in an effort to retain them. to engage your members, Editor / Web Team Lead Facebook Manager We received 100% of did not call Department HQ dues directly by going to / Page Designer Lillian Moss jutant and I believe this The Department of while at the same time in- our Post Data Reports so back, we had to submit the Legion.org and selecting the is happening due to more California ended the 2019- form them of something Jared Morgan [email protected] our renewal notices went report with too many zeros gold RENEW bar. individuals paying directly 2020 membership year with they may not know. [email protected] facebook.com/caLegion out with only a few hiccups for National to accept. Post leaders need to National with the use of the highest renewal rate Again, thank you for 310-750-9782 for a couple of posts with With some more help to review the “Members online payment. of all large departments at a great start to the new Advertising Sales either typos submitted in from district leadership next Paid Online” report on The Department had 87.6%. membership year. The Debra Leak their address or the wrong year, I am sure we can make mylegion.org and review recently sent an e-mail to Retaining our current membership team and I debra@ date noting an annual dues 100%. I am still proud of the who has paid directly online all California members members must be our first look forward to working midvalleypublishing.com increase for the post. 97% we submitted this year so that their membership (around 50,000), and en- priority. One of the easiest with you throughout the 559-638-2244 We mailed the mem- as in the past we were lucky cards can be sent to them couraged this option. ways to do this is to include rest of the year. ber cards to each post who to obtain 65% submission of weekly. turned in the required forms our Consolidated Post Re- Another report on Dear Legionnaire: (since they were not distrib- ports. mylegion.org to check week- uted at Department Con- The coronavirus has put ly is the “Transfer Report” to Thank you for renewing your American Legion membership. For one hundred vention) and only 29 out a huge damper on meeting review the members who years, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has served as the nation’s most cherished of 424 posts in the depart- in person and has created have transferred into your shrine to the country’s fallen military soldiers. Following a tradition established by the ment still need to submit challenges at all levels of the post and are waiting to get British and French, an American unknown from the Great War was interred on the their Post Certification of organization. vetted by your post. plaza of the Memorial Amphitheater on Armistice Day 1921. PUBLICATION POLICY Officers in order to get the On our website, Last year, we were able The hastily built, simple marble sarcophagus served as the nation’s primary HQ Staff The California Legionnaire is the official publication of member cards sent to them. caLegion.org, some guid- to transfer over 11,000 monument to the Unknown until the addition of the more elaborate and current die The American Legion Department of California. ance regarding online members into posts. Please stone in 1932. In 1958, Unknowns from World War II and the Korean War were buried The cards are tracked to in separate crypts in front of the main monument. The California Legionnaire (PP 167) is published 6 times a year verify delivery and only one meetings is available at make sure you engage Highlight: in February, April, June August, October, and December by: post has had a mix-up, with caLegion.org/online- them into the post as best A Unknown was designated and buried in 1984 but his body would be the box opening in transit meeting-resources. you can during this era of later disinterred and identified through the use of new DNA technology as 1st Lt. Mid Valley Publishing Inc. and several hundred mem- Over 74% of our posts COVID-19. Michael Blassie (USAF). The book by Philip Bigler entitled, “The Tomb of the Crystal Rangel 740 N. St., Sanger CA 93657-3114 Unknown Soldier: A Century of Honor, 1921-2021,” tells in detail this amazing story. Enclosed is your 2021 membership card appropriately adorned with a picture of the My name is Crys- I coordinate and de- POSTMASTER: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Send address changes to: Please join us on ______of every month at our membership tal Rangel. I am the tail the accounts with our The California Legionnaire meeting at the legion hall. Socializing begins at _____ , with the meeting starting at Accounts/Human vendors, posts, and the 1601 7th St., Sanger, CA 93657-2801 _____ . All are welcome to come and share in the camaraderie. Resources Coordinator payroll needs for our em- 559-638-2244 Again, thank you for your membership renewal for 2021. I look forward to seeing at the Department Head- ployees. you at the next general membership meeting. quarters. It can take a great NOTICE: I have been a part of deal of attention to detail • Submissions to The California Legionnaire must be sub- For God and Country, the Legion Department and organization to make mitted by the due date published in The California Legionnaire Paula Bibby family for over a year sure every item and re- and on the Department website caLegion.org now. source is recorded in the • Photos should be no less than 580KB. If emailing from I have been involved correct place. your smart phone, send at the highest resolution. Do not em- bed photos into your Word.doc nor an email. Send photos as Do your children or grandchildren love to create art? all my life with the mil- In the role of Human separate images, use a numbering system to match photos with The American Legion Department of California launched an art contest itary starting with my Resource, it is my re- their appropriate photo caption which should be typed in a meant to inspire patriotism in California’s youth. father, who served as a sponsibility to be under- Master Sergeant in the standing, listen to, and word document. Images that are pulled off of websites will not The2020 Patriotism & Purpose Art Contest reflects the positive impact our reproduce well, if at all. PDFs must be saved as high resolution USAF, and now my hus- hear any concerns of our Veterans are making in communities across the country and is open to from their original document. band of 10 years who is Department employees. kids 17 and under and will award $500 in each of two categories, • Email articles to: [email protected] with the words currently a Senior Air- That includes the split between children ages 12 and under and teens between 13-17. “California Legionnaire” in the subject line of your email so man. I am a mother of health insurance, 401K, that it will not be overlooked. two boys Christopher life insurance for the em- • All submissions become the property of The American Submissions should be mailed to Department and postmarked by Sept. 1, 2020 and Roman. ployee. Legion Department of California. All submitted material is Visit caLegion.org/2020-patriotism-art-contest for full contest rules. subject to edit, rework and omission. We are not responsible My job has many Please do not take of- for lost items or misplaced material. tasks and responsibilities fense if I happen to call • Please send “Change of Address” and “Deceased related to the financial To use any post cred- Notifications” to: [email protected] or mail to: The SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING is being moved to the accounts of the depart- its under $100.00, simply Department Executive Committee meeting ment. I confirm each send me a written request The American Legion, Department of California August 14-16 transaction and all reim- and we will accommo- 1601 7th St., Sanger, CA 93657-2801 bursement vouchers. date it! 4 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 5

314 Andrew Aaron 88 Robert Bartolino 48 Richard Bishop 505 Robert Boyd 311 E Abbe 47 Charles Barton 26 Jimmy Black 95 Roy Boyette 537 Eldon Abell 124 Charles Barton 147 Dale Blackburn 83 Timothy Boyle 282 James Acheson 637 Marvin Bashaw 509 Roy Blackburn 204 Stephen Bradbury 861 Robert Achtel 376 Jerry Bashore 66 John Blakeley 30 Alma Bradford LEGISLATIVE REPORT 2020 41 Rene Acosta 270 Raymond Brady 341 Rene Acosta 584 Clyde Bragdon 381 Rudolph Acosta 519 James Branch 2. A plan to support Legislation Key bills being tracked for 558 Joseph Adamo 421 John Branton By Seth Reeb 1000 Anthony Adams 193 Frank Brash staff during any proposed Before the coronavirus, American Legion Dept of California Legislative Advocate 1000 Glen Adams 291 Wilmer Braun changes. we had been tracking over Reeb Government Relations 509 Lewis Adams ostEverlasting 584 Donald Bremer AB 240 3. An estimate of the 50 veteran-related bills 101 Richard Adams 555 Samuel Armour 584 Don Brennan Barstow Veterans Home cost and programmatic for the second year of the (Irwin) Veterans’ homes: lease of property 109 Willie Adams 783 John Armstrong 146 J Bassett 419 Santos Blasquez 178 Sally Brenner Budget Subcommittee impacts of the plan for the 2019-2020 legislative year. 352 Herminio Agorto 362 Lyle Armstrong 496 Donnie Bastin 558 Gerard Blaufarb 74 Frank Breunig 603 Luis Agot 1000 William Bastion 416 William Blaylock 169 Russ Brewer in the Senate and Assem- home on the department’s Because of the pandem- 359 Robert Arnett AB 345 257 Gerald Ahigian 252 Lowell Arnold 256 Louis Basura 637 Robert Bloise 331 William Brickell bly heard and considered Veterans Homes system. ic, the Legislature had to 51 John Bateman 790 James Blotzer 1000 Dale Brimhall (Muratsuchi) Natural resources: environmen- The Last 74 Sherman Arsenio Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pro- 4. Options for expan- shelve many of its bills in 784 Ashley 233 John Bates 283 Leora Bluestone 838 Edward Brisick tal justice: oil and gas: regulation of opera- Bugle Call posal to close the Barstow sion of the home’s skilled order to deal with the post P1000 Donald Ashley 202 Fred Bauer 289 John Blumhofer 36 Mark Bristol Veterans Home on May 21. nursing facility as recom- coronavirus recovery. tions Honoring Those Who 51 Felipe Aspeitia 283 John Bauman 283 Ron Boethin 509 R Brittsan 181 Mathew Baumann 466 Gerasin Bogdon 1000 Alwyn Broaddus Both subcommittees mended in the 2020 Master American Legion has Have Served 133 Robert Asperen 328 A Assink 354 Antonio Bautista 492 Richard Boggeman 339 James Brodie agreed that there was insuf- Plan. taken a position on 15 bills AB 694 731 David Baxter 288 Henry Bogust 862 James Brogan These are our comrades 99 Ohannes Atanian ficient information to jus- 5. Options for con- that continue making their (Irwin) Veterans Housing and Homeless 721 Donald Atkinson 310 Robert Baxter 484 William Boland 517 Jeffrey Brogan who have passed away tify closure, and that needs version of the home’s in- way through the legislative Prevention Bond Act of 2022 99 John Augis 684 Gary Bayless 267 Thomas Boles 51 Howard Brookfield to be a detailed plan and termediate care facility into process. and transferred into 37 James Austin 803 John Bazal 182 Ernest Boliver 275 George Brooks 416 Dave Beadle 31 Richard Bollin 280 Larry Brooks stakeholder involvement a residential care facility The Legislature will re- Post Everlasting during 858 Frank Avila AB 1935 2018-2020. The 593 Victor Avila 416 Dave Beadle 512 Robert Bonanfant 505 Laurent Broussall before considering closure. for the elderly as recom- turn from summer recess 146 Bentley Beal 456 George Bonanno 217 Charles Brown (Voepel) Veterans: mental health preceding number 147 Tom Avina The proposed closure mended in the 2020 Master on July 13. The Legislature 68 Benjamin Ayala 60 Bobby Beal 795 James Bond 130 Gary Brown of the Barstow Veterans Plan. will have until August 31 represents the last post 18 Louis Ayres 521 Steven Beals 324 William Booth 211 James Brown Home was rejected by the 6. An option for full to pass legislation and, the AB 2046 they were members of. 603 Godofredo Ayson 77 Ted Bear 30 Joseph Borda 578 James Brown 591 Warren Babcock 283 Joseph Beaulieu 283 Robert Bordges 291 Lawrence Brown Legislature in June, after closure of the home. Governor will have until (Voepel) Family law: child support 434 Leopoldo Ainslie 282 Frank Bebout 35 James Borton 802 Patrick Brown strong push-back from 7. A summary of September 30 to sign or 434 Arthur Baca 217 Edward Aki 1000 George Baca 381 George Beck 259 Edward Bothwell 257 Phillip Brown veteran organizations, the the options discussed, and veto bills. AB 2494 149 Ernest Alegre 131 Thomas Baca 415 Henry Beck 19 Charles Bottoms 790 Raymond Brown community, and several feedback received, at the (Choi) Postsecondary education: course credit 555 John Alfirvic 272 Robert Bach 205 James Beckham 69 Robert Bouchard 500 Robert Brown legislators. stakeholder meetings as End of Year Legislative 166 George Allan 130 Bernadine Bachli 279 Gaylord Bedell 434 Gertrude Bouchee 548 Ted Brown for prior military education, training, and 283 Clifford Allen 88 Dan Belew 256 Albert Bouvier 564 Thomas Brown As you will see below, well as any outcomes and Calendar 163 Gordon Bailey service 502 Harold Allen 509 James Bailey 6 Corwin Bell 599 Thomas Brown the budget requires stake- or deliverables as a result of Aug. 31 — Last day for 182 Henry Allen 161 Curtis Bell 684 Thomas Brown 82 Ralph Bailey holder input before the the stakeholder meetings. each house to pass bills Fi- 82 Russel Allgire 587 Thomas Bainbridge 496 Michael Bell 1000 Walter Brown Legislature will consider nal recess begins upon ad- AB 2549 82 Russell Allgire 555 Henry Baird 136 Terry Belson 682 Wayne Brown approving that closure. Orange County Veterans journment (Salas) Temporary licenses: military spouses 496 Karon Allison 872 Christine Baker 335 Saul Beltran 151 Irving Browne 288 Roy Allmon 1000 Doyle Baker 221 Ronald Bemis 711 Ralph Brownell The budget for fiscal Cemetery Sept. 30 — Last day for 635 Charles Allred 409 Leo Benedetti 139 Dennis Browning year 2020-21 included a re- Department of Veter- Governor to sign or veto 1000 Doyle Baker AB 3045 74 Ben Allustiarte 1000 Ralph Baker 3 Jess Benitez 53 Angus Bruce quirement for stakeholder ans Affairs suffered budget bills passed by the Legisla- (Gray) Department of Consumer Affairs: 419 May Alm 637 Willie Baker 621 Franklin Bennett 328 Lewis Bruce input. cuts in the face of a massive ture 16 August Alvarez 383 William Bakes 1000 Stan Bennett 113 James Brummel We will make sure that state budget deficit due to Nov. 3 — General Elec- boards: veterans: military spouses: licenses 16 August Alvarez 642 William Balandis 479 Terry Bennett 1000 Joseph Brunelle 833 Philip Alvarez 441 William Baldwin 496 Warren Bennett 416 Thomas Bruske the Legion is at the table the economic effects of the tion 447 Robert Alves 214 Donald Benson 220 Bobbie Bryant and involved in this stake- COVID-19 pandemic. Dec. 7 — Legislature AB 3137 255 John Ball 22 Paul Amador 637 Lynn Ball 246 David Bentson 299 Kenneth Bryant holder’s process. The 2019-2020 budget reconvenes for 2021–22 (Voepel) Community colleges: California 66 Al Amaral 43 George Banduh 119 William Bergmeister 291 Ted Bryant The Department of appropriated $20.4 million Regular Session College Promise: members of the Armed 240 Ernest Amarante 142 James Bankhead 229 John Bergstrom 169 Donald Buck 581 Thomas Amerian 365 Paul Berkos 564 Herbert Bullard Veterans Affairs has been to the Southern California Forces of the 303 Charles Barber James 826 Charlie Amezcua 147 George Barber 381 William Berndt 259 Douglas Bunn directed to provide a report Veterans Cemetery Master For more detailed informa- 309 Ronald Amity 331 Mervin Bernier 421 John Bunnell to the Legislature by Feb. 1, Development Fund. tion about these individual 105 Warren Barber AB 3300 1000 Robert Ammerman 283 H Barksdale 1000 Lonnie Berry Brummel 56 Mary Burgess 2021, on its proposed plan The monies appro- measures, you can use the 12 Stanley Amorino 210 Kenneth Bertolini Jim was stationed in 151 Edmund Burk (Santiago) Homelessness: California Access to 26 Esta Barnes for the Barstow Veterans priated were to be used to link below for the 650 Felix Anaya 182 Frederic Barnes 202 Frank Berumen East Germany with the U.S. 220 John Burke 66 Donald Anderson 111 Paul Beseda 365 John Burke Home. A few of the de- conduct a study and the de- California legislative Housing and Services Act 227 Robert Barnes Army when the wall be- 416 Floyd Anderson 509 Robert Barnes 348 John Best 1000 John Burke tailed requirements: velopment of the new cem- information. http://leginfo. 291 James Anderson 169 Karl Bettencourt tween it and its neighbor- 837 Ernest Burkholder etery—$700,000 to be used legislature.ca.gov/faces/ 381 Thomas Barnes AB 3371 72 Johnny Anderson 108 Daniel Barnett 172 Guido Bettinzoli ing Communist state came 119 Donald Burnett 1. A detailed tran- for the study of two prospec- home.xhtml (Committee on Veterans Affairs) Veteran 229 Marvin Anderson 283 Barbara Barnwell 167 Verden Bever down on Nov. 9, 1989. Jim 826 George Burns sition plan that ensures tive locations in the Orange suicides: report 416 Matthew Anderson 291 Fred Baron 853 Tony Bezer unexpectedly went home 151 Joe Burns that no residents of the County, Irvine area. For More information: 496 Harold Andrews 348 Edward Barr 94 William Bibbler 216 Richard Burns 432 John Angel 558 John Biberdorf to be with the Lord Fri- 595 Daryl Busch home are involuntarily The 2020-2021 budget 47 Michael Barr day, July 26, 2019. He is SB 907 434 Reno Annis 2 Robert Barr 555 William Bichel 291 John Busch discharged without being removes that appropriation Don Harper 731 Gene Anselmo 620 William Bieg survived by his wife, Katy, 147 Raymond Busick (Archuleta) Military Children 76 Pete Barra provided alternate place- and instead now appro- Chair, Legislative 1000 Jerry Antes 826 Rene Barrantes 166 Albert Biel whom he met at jury duty 416 George Butela ment options as part of priates $700 thousand to Commission 84 George Apostolos 299 Frank Barraza 595 James Biggs in 1994. They were married 130 Leland Butler 1 Renato Aquino 130 Robert Billick 837 Patrick Butler any transition efforts, conduct a study of the two [email protected] SB 1007 18 Glenn Barrett in 1995. 151 Felix Aroy 165 Robert Barrett 220 James Billings 637 James Button and includes the estimat- sites. (Hueso) Personal income taxes: exclusion: 83 Alan Arancibia 585 Robert Billingsley 432 Frank Buttress ed number and timing of Legionnaires Bob Seth Reeb, 354 Lawrence Barstow uniformed services: retirement pay 1000 David Arend 591 Stanley Barta 149 Robert Birk 66 Charles Bowden 117 Larry Byers any transfer of residents, Brower and Bill Cook have Veterans Advocate 508 Albert Aresti 263 Johan Bartelink 56 Hans Birkholm 100 William Bowen 837 James Bynum changes in staffing, and been deeply involved in Reeb Government 684 Michael Arevalo 314 Joseph Bartels 1601 Gary Birrer 247 J Bower 496 John Byrne any relocation of jobs to this process at the local and Relations SB 1177 739 Ron Arias 212 Eugene Bartlett 861 Melvin Bisgay 68 S. Eral Bowie 419 Frank Caballero 180 John Arispe 509 Peter Bishop 1000 Eugene Bowman 74 John Cadrett nearby veterans homes. state level for many years. [email protected] (Jones) Veterans’ Home of California system 149 Richard Bartlett 6 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 7 17 Stephen Cahoon Chmielewski 384 Stephen Crespi 99 John Daly 238 John Dean July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 1000 Robert Calhoun 311 Calvin Choice 31 William Crites 22 Edwin Dammel 252 Walter Dean Ways & Means Grand Total - $206,959 264 George Call 1000 Eugene Christensen 119 Walter Crocker 133 Leland Daniels 111 Louis Deangelis 264 Arthur Callahan 291 Frank Christy 474 Wayne Cronos 1000 Terry Daniels 61 Fred Deberry Commission Report 100th Anniversary Greatest Generation 339 Michael Callahan 108 Edward Churnside 246 Robert Crooker 45 Robert Danner 56 Thomas Debiase The Ways and Means Com- Grand Total Donated: $4,458.83 309 Harold Callen 291 June Chute 105 Donald Crosman 264 Robert Dart 99 John Decker By Janice Sommers mission served the De- Challenge Coins 291 Vaughn Callison 130 Michael Ciafardoni 1000 Jay Cross 434 Donald Daugherty 101 James Decoste Grand Total Sold: $12,940 21 George Callori 574 Raul Cipres 1000 Elton Crowley 212 Walter Dauksa 277 Philip Dee Chair, Ways & Means partment of California for The month of July recorded revenue Sweepstakes 21 John Calverley 277 Ysabel Cisneros 432 H Crowther 637 Jack David 365 Bruce Degnan 2019-20: Grand Total Donated: $49,428.70 was $8,880. This includes the June 2019 28 Douglas Cameron 421 John Clairmont 604 Igmidio Cruel 419 John David 92 Charles Deguia The month of July recorded revenue was 335 Edward Camire 335 Charles Clark 1000 Jose Cruz 108 Hugh Davidson 105 Ivan Dei-Rossi Thank you to all our Area 1 - David Cockrill, convention sales and money turned in $10,836.91. This includes revenue from 263 Harold Camp 434 Rocky Clark 180 Lucio Cruz 428 Michael Davidson 434 Romy Delcarmen “Blue Caps” who have sup- Area 2 - Paul Rodriquez, from area vice commanders, district the June convention and mail in dona- 327 Dan Campbell 228 Wayne Clark 44 Michael 228 Tony Davidson 216 Charles Delfs ported the Direct Mailing Area 3 - Denise Murphy, commanders, and other members who 123 Eddie Campbell 217 Lester Clary Cullen-Carroll 295 Charles Davies 496 John Delibert th tions for the June 2019 sweepstakes. Campaigns, 100 Anniver- Area 4 - Ozan Evans helped sell coins. 800 Elvin Campbell 560 J Clay 416 John Curci 123 Arthur Davis 1000 Norman Delifus sary Challenge Coins, Hel- (Vice Chair) 74 Herbert Campbell 174 Thomas Clay 149 Robert Curley 108 Everett Davis 130 Michael Dellera mets for Heroes, and Smile. Area 5 - Chuck Camarato Helmets for Heroes Amazon Smile 170 John Campbell 197 John Cleckner 13 Thomas Curren 282 Floyd Davis 291 Richard Delmar Grand Total of $415.41 147 Beto Cantu 136 Dale Clegg 259 David Curry 151 Jesse Davis 66 Eugene Denk Amazon.com. Area 6 - Janice Somers Grand Total Donated: $42,733 TheAmazon Smile program was support- 182 Alberto Capo 295 Michael Clemens 783 Paul Cutler 147 Louis Davis 581 Gene Denney Donations from each Technical Advisors: The month of July recorded revenue ed by our members by shopping on 339 Michael Capone 295 John Clifton 84 Stanley Cutright 131 Roger Davis 507 Harry Dent campaign from the past Le- David Graham, was $36,944.44. This includes the June 741 Anthony Capparelli 494 John Clinkscales 550 James Cutsor 20 Vernon Davis 853 Martin Denyer Amazon.com. The donations were sent to gion year are listed to the John Durkin, and 2019 convention donations, Sons of the 94 G Capps 130 Wendell Cloninger 354 James Cuzzolina 457 Walter Davis 581 John Deroo the CALVAR Foundation. The Founda- right. The year 2019-20 do- Bill Bryant. American members donations, District 106 Frank Capuano 149 Russell Clothier 476 Michael Czoka 789 William Davis 74 Arthur Descoteaux tion was the host since Amazon requires 216 Fred Capuano 111 Don Clouston 339 Donald Dadigan 1000 William Davis 585 James Desmidt nations supported VA&R Together we are donations, and other members or Posts to donate to a 501(c)(3). The Foundation 133 Kathryn Carbol 21 Russell Clover 44 Walter Dahlem 419 George Davisson 422 Joseph Desrochers which was earmarked for making a difference in the that donated. then donated to the Department. 16 Adolph Cardenas 147 Darrell Coates 1000 William Dahly 192 Leonard Dawes 255 William Devaney the Department’s Veteran lives of California Veterans 74 Irvin Carey 684 Leighton Coats 285 Gus Dalis 238 Eugene Day 521 Barbara Devault Service Officers program. and their Families. Calendar 313 Robert Carleton 311 Fred Coby 142 Joe Dallape 381 Frederick Day 381 Robert Devin Grand Total Donated: $13,907.01 Cards and Labels 131 George Carlson 328 Bruce Coghlan Grand Total Donated: $83,491.52 314 Theodore Carlson 306 Samuel Cohen 558 Robert Carlstead 83 David Coleman Frank Baker. from just recently. 1000 Clyde Carlton 108 Albert Coley In 2005, she succeeded Barbara was director of 247 Jack Carlton 381 Charles Collins Frank as the new admin- the Haggin Grant Baseball 415 David Carman 1000 Raymond Collins istrator and served in that Team that help produce 1918 flu informs military, veteran doctors in 2020 218 Don Carman 507 Robert Collins role until her “retirement” many professional baseball 848 Luis Caronado 56 Wayne Collins [1918 FLU, from page 1] that on discharge many 327 Rodney Carpenter 1000 William Collins in late 2013. players. She volunteered soldiers could not return 558 Paul Carr 291 David Colville She was the Boys State at veteran hospitals in the their lives in accidents for to duty and frequently 1000 Robert Carr 1000 Bobby Combs program administrator Sacramento/Bay area. Her each aviator killed in bat- required further medical 1000 William Carr 163 Hugh Comisky emeritus until her passing. accomplishments were t l e .” 2 care. 434 Arthur Carrillo 1000 Gary Conley Barbara was inducted into many. She did these things 282 William Carrington 742 Renato Conley Thus one can imagine He realized that mili- 310 Denise Carroll 801 James Connelly The American Legion Cal- because it was her passion. the rate of accidents at the tary medicine was different 746 James Carroll 416 G Patrick Connors ifornia Boys State Hall of As for us “kids,” they Air Corps training facili- from civilian medicine. 365 John Carroll 94 Joe Conway Fame in June 2015. dragged us along just about ties in California. Statistics “From a military point 283 Frank Cartwright 188 John Conway every weekend! But seri- showed that among then of view, you were either a 92 Velmand Cary 807 Charles Cook Below is an obituary ously, when we would go 217 Daisy Casalegno 560 Colin Cook candidates for the Air Ser- patient or a soldier. If you 21 Joseph Casco 1000 Joseph Cook submitted by her family. somewhere like Yount- vices during WWI, as many were a soldier, it meant you 106 Nunzio Castellani 133 Milton Cook Barbara Barbara was born on ville Veterans Home, they as 50% developed neuroses got full duty with whatev- 817 Manuel Castillo 20 Rickey Cooksey Feb. 12, 1934 in Glendale, would tell us kids to set and during training. er that involved, perhaps a 200 Phillip Cataldo 21 Roger Cooney Lorraine California to James and talk to the vets, ask if we Figures also showed 10-mile hike with full pack. 746 Henry Cater 26 Jesse Cooper Lorraine Paine. She grad- could help them. 1000 William Cavalli 229 Maurice Cooper that among the graduate ... It seemed obvious to me 111 John Cavallo 255 Robert Cooper ‘Chic’ uated from San Juan High It made us understand pilots, 90% of the casualties that men did not get ready 826 Rudolph Cdealva 789 Trumon Cooper School in 1952 and joined what was important in were the results of defects for full duty by playing 161 Leonard Celoni 14 William Cooper the on this world. And I want to in the physical condition of blackjack or listening to the 231 Joseph Cerda 84 Ron Copeland Devault June 17, 1952. thank them for that. Barba- the pilots themselves. radio.”4 16 Gilbert Cesena 247 Donald Coppi After boot camp, she ra was preceded in death by Emergency hospital during influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas, 1918. 521 Robert Challender 24 Ruben Cordova By Tim Aboudara, Sr. The standards for ex- was assigned to Naval Air her father, James Howard (Photo: National Museum of Health and Medicine) Thus, the lessons 1000 Robert Challie 684 Michael Cordoza Chief Counselor amination of potential pi- Station Memphis where she Paine, her mother, Lorraine learned over the last cen- 199 Ging Chan 1000 Ronald Coring California Boys State lots were established and just south of San Diego, is days of WWI, it was not- itary patients was also re- tury of military medicine 552 George Chandler 122 Wayne Corliss worked as a clerical typist. Texanna Cunningham, and revised in 1917 by colonels named after him.3 ed that the injuries were vised by the observations has brought us from the 755 John Chandler 147 Donald Cornelius Among Barbara Lor- On Sept. 3, 1953, she mar- her husband, David Duel 387 Elliot Chang 694 Jim Cornelius Lyster and Jones, the term Eventually, flight med- different from the other of flight surgeons. Air Corps hospitals of the raine “Chic” Devault’s ried David Duel DeVault. DeVault. 552 Betty Chapman 291 Robert Cornett many accomplishments, “Flight Surgeon” came icine became a full branch sections of the military. For Lt. Col. Rusk intro- 1918 influenza pandemic, 1000 Donald Chapman 564 Gary Cornwell They raised four children: She is survived by Mi- into popular use in March of medical study as research example, most of the inju- duced active rehabilitation to the modern practices of 20 Verne Chapman 476 Joseph Corona she was the first female ad- Michelle, Michael, Dave- chelle Debra Hampton, 1918, and in August 1918 studied the psychological ries from aircraft were to into U.S. Army Air Corps treating military personnel 496 Henry Charles 246 John Coronado ministrator of California lynn and Dana. Michael Elon DeVault, Maj. Ream became the effects of combat flying as the head and spine, from hospitals. at the Veterans Adminis- 848 Claude Chastain 419 Herminio Cortez Boys State, among the most Barbara absolutely Davelynn Dee Ingram, and 383 James Chastain 83 Joe Cortez first flight surgeon to die well as the physiological as- which few survived, and He observed that tration hospitals for the respected and selected pro- loved The American Le- Dana Denise Ellsworth, 1000 Phillip Chavez 1000 Anthony Costa grams for government in- in an airplane crash; Ream pects. even fewer recovered. during convalescence COVID-19 pandemic of 1000 Ray Chavez 283 Regis Costlow gion and all the great work as well as by her grand- Field in Imperial Beach, Even from the early Rehabilitation of mil- boredom was rampant and today. 803 Frank Chavis 1000 Alois Coufal struction available to U.S. it does for veterans. She children, Michael Dennis 291 Albert Chesavage 119 Richard Covey high school students. was the first Woman to be Hampton, Whitney Mi- Endnotes 3 Johnson, M., “The History and Development of Aviation Medicine,” 509 Jerry Chico 550 John Cowgill Barbara served on The commander of Post 521. chelle Hampton, Cort- 1 Byerly, C., “The U.S. Military and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918– Journal of the National Medical Association, November 1943, pages 716 Victor Childress 43 Robert Cox American Legion Califor- She was the first woman to ney Nicole Ingram, Jarrett 226 Pat Chimienti 76 Robert Cox nia Boys State Staff for 31 1919,” Journal of Public Health Reports, National Center for Biotechnol- 194-199. 471 Morris Chin 456 Paul Craib be vice commander for the Mathew DeVault, Nich- ogy Information, Bethesda, MD, 2010; 125 (Suppl 3): 82–91, PMCID: 4 Dillingham, T., and Belandres, P., “Physiatry, Physical Medicine,and 837 Bert Ching 567 Stanley Cram years. She joined the Boys state of California. She was olas Duel DeVault, Justin PMC2862337. Rehabilitation: Historical Development and Military Roles,”Volume 1, 194 Thomas Chisholm 496 Irving Crandall Staff in 1989 as assistant first woman to be admin- Wayne Green, Baylee Tex- 2 United States War Dept, “Annual Report of the Secretary of War,” Chapter 1, page 5; URL: https://ke.army.mil/bordeninstitute/published_ 227 Edward Chizkov 1601 Earnest Crary administrator for then- istrator for Boys State Cal- anna Ellsworth, and eight U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919, p. 55. volumes/rehab1/RH1ch1.pdf, accessed 7 July 2020. 68 Thomas 1000 James Creelman Boys State Administrator ifornia, which she retired great grandchildren. 8 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 9

enced light resistance mostly the Di- small arms fire and mortars. vision Tawkawa. We fought our first ma- My troop, Ghost Troop jor engagement on Feb. 26 and Eagle Troop made con- against Iraqi mechanized tact and fought one of the infantry and armor battal- greatest tank in the ions (to include the Repub- 20th century. lican Guard Forces) at Jali- Our two troops took bah airfield. After securing on a whole division and the airfield, we fought east we decimated them. The against a number of Repub- Republican Guard division lican Guard divisions lead- was destroyed. We took ing up the total destruction hundreds of prisoners and of the Hammurabi Republi- destroyed three armored can Guard Forces at the now I was in Marine Corps I was a cavalry scout battalions. famous of Rumaila in boot camp in 1990 when on a M3 Bradly with ghost The Iraqis wanted to re- the Euphrates River Valley I was in the U.S. Army reserve national guard in Iraq invaded Kuwait. As troop 2/2 ACR and fought treat but in order for them on March 2nd. I was award- California. My unit got activated and was sent to Fort a split option reservist, I in the Battle of 73 Easting, to retreat, they had to go I deployed to with responsibility to con- ed a Bronze Star Medal for Irvin in the Mojave desert for training. I was a track was not on the battle roster the last great tank battle of through us. During the bat- Saudi Arabia as a first trol our artillery battalion my actions during those two commander and while maneuvering in the desert a when I joined my unit in the 20th century. tle, my dear friend Sgt. Nels lieutenant with the fires under the direction of battles. dust storm picked up and blinded us. My APC went October 1990 and the ros- It was there where I Miller, was on the extreme 1-41st Field Artillery out the Brigade Commander. After the cease fire, we over a ravine and crashed. I suffered knee injuries and a ter names were read out. I lost my friend Sgt Miller. flank when he was engaged of Fort Stewart, Georgia During the period of Sep- returned to Saudi Arabia concussion. My unit proceeded forward while I stayed in remember being dejected Because of him our troop and killed in action. Be- in direct support of the 1st tember-December of 1990, to recover and to load our a hospital setting. A week later President Bush stopped the and a sergeant asked me: survived the battle. cause of his actions, our Brigade, 24th Infantry Divi- we trained extensively as a equipment at the port in conflict. My unit returned all upset that they didn't see “You plan on staying in 20 On Feb. 26, 1991, a platoon survived the battle. sion (Mech) in late August Brigade to include working Dhahran. We were billeted any action. We were placed in standby. years, right?” I told him yes day that will live with me The whole battlefield was 1990. I was a member of with our Saudi counterparts at the infamous Khobar - John Sinkovits I did. “Don’t worry young forever, our squadron, 2nd covered with dead enemy the advance team from the on joint artillery missions. I Towers. Delano, California Marine,” he said. “You will Squadron, 2nd Armored soldiers and armored vehi- Division. The 24th ID was was embedded with a Saudi I returned to Ft. Stewart get your chance to go to Cavalry Regiment, Ghost cles. Our Bradleys and M-1 the “Heavy Division” of the Artillery unit for approxi- on April 11, 1991. I resigned war some day before you Troop, moved to contact. tanks took the field. XVIIIth Airborne Corps mately three weeks to sup- my commission in August of retire.” Our objective was to -Edward Canales Rapid Deployment Force port their training (and to 1991 but continued to serve (Photo: Peter Turnley/Corbis) That advise didn’t help make contact and destroy Lathrop, California along with the 82nd and make sure they didn’t kill any 7 more years in the National me at the time. My Stinger 101st Airborne Divisions. of our guys in the process!). Guard and Army Reserves Missile battery came back Our Division was positioned (photo). attaining the rank of . from the Persian Gulf a initially in a tactical assem- In early January 1991, Today, I serve as the Civilian year later, and every one bly area (TAA) close to the the Division moved into po- Aide to the Secretary of the of them was loaded with a port of Dhahran while we sition along the Iraq border Army for Southern Califor- I was a sergeant assigned to we had to be battling 115 degree salad bowl of awards. Ru- awaited the arrival of our in preparation for the attack nia. mor had it even the Saudi equipment (photo). into Iraq. During that time, I believe my service USAF, 1st TFW/71st AMU, Lang- heat wearing nearly full chemical ley, AFB, VA deployed to Dhah- gear for the first couple of weeks in Arabia medal awarded was Upon the arrival of the we fired a number of artil- during Operation Desert plated with real gold. Battalion main body and our lery missions to suppress Storm was the most impact- ran, Saudi Arabia. 1st Tactical country, performing real life inte- Fighter Wing was the first military grated combat turns, maintaining After six years, I was equipment in theatre, we de- Iraqi radar and air defense ful experience of my life and out of the military without I was deployed to ended with me saying, ployed northeast to a series assets in support of the coali- I am proud to have played unit into Saudi Arabia. First In, constant aerial combat missions First Aerial Kill and First Out. Aug with F-15C model aircraft and a book to write about the USNS Comfort, T-AH “Poor, poor baby.” of defensive assembly areas tion air strikes into Iraq. a small but important role experience. Yet, in 2003, 20 in support of Opera- Fast forward to my near the Saudi -Iraq border. After the ground war in the history of our United 7, 1990 to March 24, 1991. Perfect thankful no scud missiles fell down setting for being the first fighter on us. after the events of 9/11 and tion Desert Shield/Desert deployment in the Persian I was promoted to Captain kicked off on February 24th, States Army. the impending invasion of Storm. Gulf. Sometime in late in November 1990 (photo) the Division covered hun- -Richard Pascoe wing in USAF history. The 71st - Donald Branscum AMU nickname is Ironmen and Norco, Calif. Iraq, I joined the military Other than dependent January / early February and assigned as the Assistant dreds of kilometers through Cardiff, California again, eager to get my shot. cruises, staffing this Navy our berthing area lacked Brigade Fire Support Iraq. Initially, we experi- I was a new first lieutenant deployed squadrons. anything about the whereabouts away. Miraculously, I had arrived Be careful what you hospital ship was quite a A/C for a period of about Cobra pilot in our fleet replace- I got word that I would be of HMLA-369. No one had even right at HMLA-369’s squadron wish for. I served in Iraq different experience for 24 hours. We were given I was a 20 year old serve as the vanguard ment squadron (FRS), HMT-303, headed to Saudi Arabia in a week heard of them. spaces set up inside part of the 2005-2006 in US Army me. Basically, my husband permission to grab a blan- specialist during the Per- of the divisions movement at Camp Pendleton when news hit and to go draw my entire issue of I was nearly alone at the air- large terminal. HMLA-367 and civil affairs in Southwest and I now had our roles ket & pillow and sleep on sian Gulf War assigned to north to cut off the re- that Iraq had invaded Kuwait. gear for the desert. My orders ar- craft thinking I would just find HMM-161 were nearby as well. Baghdad. Seventeen years reversed. I was the service an upper, outer deck. It was the 1/227th Aviation Reg- treating Iraqi Republican Two of the Marine Light/At- rived telling me to go to Norton someplace to hunker down until HMM-161 was my Dad’s squadron later, I am still serving. My member being deployed not comfortable or fun! iment of the First Calvary Guard Division in Basra, tack helicopter (HMLA) squad- AFB in San Bernardino, hop a 747 daylight when I caught site of the in Korea and one I would join two grandfather died in action while he was the dutiful Upon my return home, Division. Iraq. rons made up of 18 AH-1Ws and for the flight to Saudi Arabia. No silhouette of a rotor blade far across years later in Kuwait as they were at Guadalcanal and my un- spouse manning the home I profusely apologized to My role was an aircraft I would enjoy find- 12 UH-1N Hueys departed within one knew what I should do once the airport. I knew It was a Huey so deployed on the USS Tarawa. cle was killed in South Viet- front. my husband for making fire control specialist for ing the brave female days to MCAS El Toro for airlift to I arrive and although the jet was was sure there was a Marine squad- I found the operations duty of- nam. We serve, proudly. My husband, who was light of his former com- the AH-64A Apache Attack combat photographer that Jubail Airport Saudi Arabia. loaded, no one from our Air Group ron over there. I flagged down a tug ficer (ODO), 1stLt Pat Blubaugh, I live in Los Angeles active duty at the time, had plaints of hot days on the Helicopter. took this picture of me on As I completed my training, was traveling with me. I was told to driver who was glad to help me get who was taken aback by my arrival. and was the commander been on two different gator ship. We would jump to one of the FARP’s we re- there was no expectation that I just find my way to my unit after I myself and my two large bags of He said no one knew any new pi- of Highland Park Amer- ships during our marriage. I vowed never again to various Forward Arm- loaded 30mm rounds at would deploy to the Gulf to join ei- arrived. gear across the airfield. lots were coming in at all, let alone ican Legion Post #206 He’d often come home af- belittle him with any com- ing And Refueling Points just to say “thank you” for ther HMLA-367 or 369 who were I arrived at Jubail airport at I entered what looked like a Thanksgiving morning. from 2004-2016, except for ter a long hot day, sweaty plaints he would verbalize (FARP) to rearm the capturing this moment. currently sweating out the Saudi about 0300 on Thanksgiving day. small regional airport terminal to - Biagio Colandreo Jr. 2005-2006 when I was de- & stinky, complaining that after returning home from Aircraft with 30mm throughout the combat -Tobias Brown Arabian summer along the Persian I sat there by myself and felt for find night crew Marines working San Clemente, California ployed to Iraq. they’d lost A/C. I would a day’s work. rounds, Hellfire Missiles zone. Santa Ana, California Gulf. Precious little news flowed the first time in my life that I was hard to get aircraft ready for the Read more at -David Bloom lack sympathy toward him, - Laura Schmidt and Hydra 70 rockets My battalion would into Camp Pendleton from the two homeless. I asked if anyone knew early flight schedule just hours caLegion.org/The-Persian-Gulf-War Los Angeles, California often making a joke that Whittier, California 10 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 11 331 Fred Devito 1000 Maurice Elm 84 John Flores 226 Dean Gillette 359 Gustave Hahlbeck 509 Gilbert Devlin 74 Richard Elson 411 Mike Flores 58 Carl Gilliam 282 Carl Hahn The Saluting Marine on duty for remembrance 1000 Walter Dexter 1000 Nicanor Eltagonde 20 Edw Flory 20 Jack Gilliam 716 Stephen Halada which was officially can- raising funds for Veteran At the conclusion of 172 Manuel Dias 258 Dale Elwood 1000 Wayne Flory 289 Robert Gilman 82 Albert Halbrook celed this year due to the Suicide awareness. Tim the 24-hour period, Ronnie 165 Arthur Dickinson 51 Robert Ely 456 Joseph Flynn 83 Leroy Gilsdorf 508 David Haliscky coronavirus. set up a donation site and Womble is pictured here is 108 Ronald Diebner 246 Donald Emerson 31 Louis Folcik 231 Jack Gingles 857 David Halkens This year’s mission was asked for $0.25 per hour presenting the $500.00 do- 102 Thomas Diermier 147 Dick Emler 277 Gordon Foley 509 Thomas Glaski 441 Joe Halkyard 170 Anthony Digiacomo 391 Wallace Engel 385 Arthur Fontaine 705 Robert Glass 56 D Hall to stand a 24-hour post at for every hour towards his nation to Tim Chambers. 240 John Digiorno 604 Pastor Engkabo 509 Wayne Fontanilla 233 Robert Gluck 881 Harry Hall the position of attention to goal. Ronnie is an active duty 99 Thomas Dileo 331 Gary Engle 359 Alvin Ford 151 William Glynn 1000 James Hall raise awareness for veteran This equated to a $6.00 Navy member of the Chap- 165 Edward Dillon 519 Robert Engstrom 820 Gordon Ford 381 Richard Godsey 359 Ronald Hall suicide. commitment from donors ter stationed currently on 291 Robert Dinger 19 Jacob Enns 291 Arnold Forde 832 Bernard Goehring 1000 William Hall For the first hour, the that would contribute. If the East Coast. 94 Roland Dinsmoor 1000 Charles Ensminger 595 Orval Foreman 117 Melvin Goias 311 Leeroy Halley 53 Harold Dixon 1000 Lorenzo Epps 56 John Fossa 282 Alan Gold 1000 William Hambley Saluting Marine will pres- you’d like to help you can 83 Michael Dixon 1000 Jerome Erb 479 Billy Foster 43 Marcus Goldberg 637 Lydia Hamblin ent a 22-minute salute, Google #TSM24 or go to 3 Ralph Dixon 160 Gordon Erickson 1601 Felton Foster 496 Arthur Golden 1000 Edgar Hamer representing the 22 vet- his Facebook page “The 837 Alvin Dockter 75 Robert Escamilla 99 Marvin Foster 489 Jack Golick 555 O Hamerlinck erans on a day on average Saluting Marine”. 283 Dan Dodd 291 Werner Escher 83 David Fournier 383 Henry Gomes 117 Harold Hamilton that commit suicide. On However, Chapter 328 385 Clyde Doggett 16 Jose Escotto 385 Freda Fox 295 Arthur Gomez 146 John Hamilton 99 George Doherty 16 Miguel Escotto 47 Russel Fox 595 Eusebio Gomez 416 Arthur Hamm hour two he will salute for Norco, which is a support- Tim Chambers, “The Saluting Marine” (left), and Ronnie 474 Clifford Dohrer 117 Jose Espina 383 John Frago 371 Benito Gonzales 172 Derrol Hammer 21 minutes, 20 minutes for er of such charities held a Womble of California American Legion Riders Norco Chapter. 282 Claude Dollahite 650 Roland Espinosa 78 John Frame 785 George Gonzales 50 Donald Hammer the third hour all the way meeting to allocate funds 66 James Dolliver 130 James Espinoza 705 Harry Frank 848 Jesus Gonzales 11 Wayne Hammett 68 Basilio Domingo 18 Ernest Esquivel 548 Raymond Franklin 22 Melchior Gonzales 291 Eric Hanberg Rey Ruiz al Day, where he stood at to the last of the 24 hours. in order to make a $500.00 an intersection. The Saluting Marine donation. 51 Earl Donaldson 423 Richard Estabrook 832 Charles Fransham 637 Fred Good 147 John Hancock President, ALR California 329 Ray Donnenwirth 721 Louie Etcheberria 817 Donald Fraser 79 Harold Goode 448 Frank Hand This time he would not stood post for 24 hours Additionally, the chap- 862 Donald Dorcsak 16 Gerald Evans 552 Zane Frazier 1000 James Goodheart 22 Robert Handel Tim Chambers, also be standing and saluting with the assistance of fel- ter donates annually to the 291 Donald Dossinger 595 Joanne Evans 761 Andrew Frees 475 John Goodrich 519 Larry Hannan known as “The “Saluting the thousands of motor- low veterans, including Veterans Suicide Aware- 77 Jay Doucette 647 Moses Evans 12 Edward Freund 74 Ronald Gorang 174 Patrick Hannigan Marine,” was on duty once cycles that would gather Ronnie Womble from ness Project, based in the 160 William Douds 162 Ronald Evans 111 Arthur Frey 581 Jacob Gordon 1000 Frank Hansen again, standing post from for the previously named Chapter 328 Norco, Cali- high desert. Prior to that, 142 Jack Doughty 88 Melvin Evenson 761 Keith Fricke 362 James Gordon 328 Kenneth Hansen 377 Robert Douglas 149 Walter Everly 43 Robert Friend 291 Lee Gordon 202 Drew Hanson noon Sunday, May 24 until “Rolling Thunder” now fornia. Tim, besides rais- donated to The Legion of The Saluting Marine 380 Lawrence Doutherd 102 Peter Faatz 291 William Frogue 434 Tappin Gorman 684 H Hanzl noon Monday on Memori- “Rolling to Remember,” ing awareness he also was the Rose. 354 Donlin Dow 807 John Fagan 77 Jacob Fruchtenicht 861 Sergio Gottardo 1000 Stephen Harami 508 Terry Downs 291 Robert Fainbarg 165 Trent Fry 94 Alvin Goularte 432 David Harbeson firefighter on the front lines 291 Robert Draeger 282 Donald Fairbanks 746 Charles Fulghum 411 Lawrence Govea 471 Edward Harder daily of life. 647 Robert Drake 96 Bryan Fairlee 255 Raymond Fuller 130 Dino Gozzi 339 Nicholas Hardesty Brandon is calm, cool, 106 Harry Dreier 127 Nick Fanelli 25 Norman Fuqua 291 John Graham 112 Paul Hardin 167 Clarence Driggers 352 Arnold Fares 820 Richard Furlong 801 Robert Graham 731 Michael Harding and collected. Flag raising 809 Maurice Driscoll 1000 Robert Farmer 108 Edsel Fussell 142 Loren Grandey 716 Kenneth Hardman He has been strong and 826 Russell Drosendahl 582 Elwood Farra 313 Andre Gabany 338 Charles Gravenhorst 165 Wilmer Harms diligent in checking in on 1000 James Drouillard 434 Richard Farrand 16 Richrad Gaedtke 1000 John Green 471 Nicholas Harper me throughout this time 496 Paul Dube 548 William Farrell 820 Gene Gagliardi 684 Melvin Green 359 Stanley Harper and I have appreciated his in Hughson 434 Margaret Dudley 460 Henry Farrington 74 Willie Gaines 150 Richard Green 149 Robert Harrell 1000 Norman Duffy 739 Conrye Farris 184 George Gainnioses 309 Robert Green 1000 Roy Harriman friendship and stories he gives respect to those who Matt Parsons 331 Frederick Dull 26 Carroll Faucett 77 Gerald Gale 519 Kermit Greene 74 Chuck Harris has shared with me and fought for the freedoms 457 Robert Dulude 1000 William Faulkner 475 Edward Galla 291 Ronald Greene 800 Dwight Harris Alt. NEC / Past Cmdr. that I’ve shared with him. those colors represent. 188 Larry Dumas 509 John Fawley 423 Eugene Gallagher 310 Joel Gregg 1000 Laurenz Harris Detachment of California He has been a voice to This is a flagpole ded- 359 Roger Dunbar 1000 Rodger Fear 217 Dave Galtman 826 Wayne Greko 338 Lawrence Harris Sons of The American 84 Jack Duncan 1000 Dwight Fearn 165 John Galyen 489 Wallace Griewe 519 Robert Harris listen to when I’m feeling ication and flag raising 108 James Duncan 264 Donald Feeley 521 Edward Gamble 121 Ancie Griffin 283 Steven Harris down and a person who Raymond Stuart, Da- ceremony in Hughson, 695 Robert Duncan 81 Robert Fellows 359 Richard Gamboa 1000 Ralph Griffin 76 Bernie Harrison has had my back. vid Smith, and Roy San- California that the Sons 266 Fred Dunn 1601 Charles Fenton 1000 George Ganje 37 Robert Griffith 204 Ronald Harrison Brandon was on the tiago from Squadron 872. of The American Legion 147 Gordon Dunn 79 John Kirk Ferguson 1000 Dennis Garcia 1000 Ray Griffiths 58 John Hartsell convention city commis- The importance of a Squadron 872 participat- 761 Robert Dunn 1000 Edward Feris 791 Eddie Garcia 24 Joe Grijalva 96 Ralph Hartsock sion for Kentucky and the new flag to a communi- ed in. 155 Luis Duran 858 Emmanuel 155 Gilbert Garcia 30 John Grillot 233 Jay Hartz 1000 William Durand Fernandez 100 Lynda Garcia 1000 Frank Grimmett 283 William Harvey convention that never hap- ty is huge. It gives hope Among those repre- 181 John Durham 599 Dino Ferrari 75 Roger Garcia 136 Edward Grover 205 Eldon Harward Buddy check pened in Louisville. where there may be none, sented are Raymond Stu- 527 Jack Durkin 16 Jack Ferrill 75 Roland Garcia 221 Jerry Guardado 88 Charles Hatton Brandon and his wife it gives purpose when art, David Smith, and Roy 405 Antoine Durousseau 1000 Harold Fielding 180 Teodoro Garcia 352 Jesus Guerrero 147 John Haugan Auburn were going to host things seem tough, and it Santiago. 1000 John Dwyer 509 Luis Fierro 149 Danny Garland 550 Jim Guevara 519 Howard Haugerud me and my wife for some 229 Robert Dykstra 419 August Figueira 237 Raymond Garon 1000 Hal Guill 147 Thomas Haught gets personal 1000 George Ealer 419 John Figueira 139 Donald Garrett 26 Andre Guillemette 197 Charles Havlicek to remember that lives are extended camaraderie that 853 Michael Earl 468 Bernard Fink 283 Jack Garrett 26 Cipriano Guinto 259 William Hawk Matt Parsons still happening, people are we now did not get to have, 837 Simon Earnest 591 Shephen Fink 327 John Garrett 858 Renato Guirao 858 Ronald Hayashi Alt. NEC / Past Cmdr. having a hard time coping but we will when the pan- 519 Richard Earnhart 147 James Finn 1000 Wilson Gaspar 303 Carl Gunn 17 Richard Hayden Detachment of California with the quarantine, ill- demic subsides. 1000 Darrell Eastman 739 Mickey Finn 125 Maland Gaudin 1000 Howard Gunn 48 Donald Hayward Sons of The American ness is happening, jobs are Never forget to check 448 Patrick Eaton 1000 Richard Finnegan 96 Donald Gazzaniga 1000 Richard Gurney 179 Richmond 593 Arnold Echols 133 Eugene Finney 1000 Charles Gehrken 123 John Guthrie Hazlehurst The camaraderie of being lost, what is normal on those friendships you 147 David Edmonds 739 Andrew Fisichelli 72 Earl Geldbach 383 Manuel Gutierrez 474 Michael Healy the Sons is contagious and is changing, and families have made in our great or- 172 Dennis Edwards 106 Theodore Fite 339 Joan Gendreau 731 R Gutierrez 838 Ralph Heaney something that we should are adjusting. ganization, listen to your 130 G Edwards 423 Rodney Fitz 18 Alan George 12 Tomas Gutierrez 352 Burnis Heard focus on, nurture, and nev- One of the people gut when it says you should 204 Robert Edwards 190 David Fitzgerald 815 Gary George 237 Howard H Yu 710 Tommie Hearn I’m very thankful for and reach out, and be that 383 Robert Edwards 496 James Fitzgerald 83 Robert George 260 Donald Haack 1000 William Heath er forget to reach out. 291 Kenneth Eggers 476 Beth Flaherty 53 Robert Gerbracht 27 James Haag 705 Larry Hecht Like many people, I’ve would like to feature is source of strength when 72 Walter Ehrmann 476 Thomas Flaherty 142 Ronald Getzan 664 John Hackett 117 George Heininge made a ton of friends in Brandon Curry of Ken- your comrades are hurting. 803 Eugene Eichele 314 Robert Flanagan 682 Arthur Ghilarducci 595 Patrick Hadden 1000 Joseph Heithe this organization. tucky (pictured left). We are all in this to- 119 John Eilders 166 Dwight Fleener 1000 Andrew Giambroni 519 Jack Haemmerlin 270 William Held In this time of Brandon is my bald gether and brothers bond- 106 David Eisenbise 26 David Fletcher 548 James Gibler 102 John Haesche 795 Donald Helderle brother from another ed by our service to our 83 Dorthea Eldredge 22 James Fletcher 381 Robert Gibson 739 Frank Hagen 66 William Helfrich Covid-19 and quarantines David Smith (right) salutes Raymond Stuart while members of 365 Alvin Eldridge 149 Herman Floberg 96 William Gibson 23 Henry Haggerton 338 William Heller up and down this great mother and he, like many community, state, and na- Squadron 872 look on during a recent flag raising ceremony in 43 Ronald Ellensohn 291 Carlos Flores 246 Donald Giddens 146 John Haggerty 119 William Hellwig Country of ours we need across this great land, is a tion. Hughson, California. 291 William Elliott 1000 Frank Flores 348 Jeffrey Gilbert 448 Amburn Hague 428 Shelby Hemker 12 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 13 1000 Lawrence Hendel 51 Richard Horn 82 John Johnson 534 Gary Kinsey 217 Philip Lawton 508 Eugene Lucero 88 Frank Martin 280 Keith Mcdonald 68 Duane Messinger 197 Coy Moody 291 Carl Henderson 146 Richard Horne 109 Joseph Johnson 259 John Kinsey 1000 George Lay 181 Bernardo Lugo 121 Frank Martin 1000 William Mcdowell 130 Elmo Metz 130 Eldon Moore 520 John Henderson 321 Teruo Hosaka 620 Lawrence Johnson 716 Gerald Kirby 88 Marshall Lazar 1000 Percy Lui 761 Joseph Martin 755 John Mcelwee 491 Clifford Meyer 682 Glen Moore 1000 Wilbert Hendricks 108 Robert Houle 45 Louis Johnson 306 Lawrence Kirby 760 Doug Le Tourneau 237 Manuel Luna 291 Robert Martin 108 Lee Mcfarland 509 Santiago Meza 1000 Norman Moore 282 Frederick Henning 1000 Robert Howe 1000 Richard Johnson 409 Eugene Kirkbride 474 Edward Lea 391 Nick Luna 259 Albert Martinez 1000 Thomas Mcgee 280 Harold Mgrublian 466 Reece Moore 233 William Hennings 258 Charles Howell 142 Robert Johnson 555 Larry Kirsch 520 Eno Leaf 106 Robert Luna 44 Jesus Martinez 262 Walter Mcgill 117 Lito Micheli 176 Robert Moore 509 Jaime Henriquez 95 Lawrence Howell 419 Robert Johnson 26 Clifford 282 William Leaf 101 Richard Lundin 790 John Martinez 199 Ronald Mcgowan 84 Vern Mierkey 86 Rollin Moore 783 Mike Hensley 837 Lawrence Hu 637 Edward Johnston Kirschenmann 48 Antonio Leano 147 Michael Lupo 591 Paul Martinez 113 Duane Mcgrath 177 Vincent Migliazzo 148 Ronald Moore 755 Victor Herman 1000 Joseph Hubbard 53 Joseph Johnston 280 Russell Kislow 20 Donald Leavell 381 Charles Lupton 291 Phillip Martinez 162 William Mcgrew 1000 Billy Mildice 1601 Thomas Moore 500 Albert Hernandez 1000 Pieter Hubbard 1000 Clarence Jones 201 John Kistler 291 Harlo Lebard 1000 Terry Lyons 240 Victor Martino 421 James Mckague 309 Joseph Mileham 16 A Morais 43 Arturo Hernandez 1000 Thomas Hudson 6 Clyde Jones 197 Carlton Kitchen 136 Everett Lebow 331 Douglas Macdonald 130 Dennis Martinson 1000 Russell Mckee 359 Alvin Miller 509 Ruben Morales 44 Daniel Hernandez 155 Tony Huesca 1000 Howard Jones 74 Daniel Kizer 75 Trinidad Ledesma 146 Jack Moreno 53 Henry Hernandez 99 Gene Huffman 434 Lamar Jones 48 Richard Klemm 178 Fred Ledrew lerton, California, sharing Kent accrued personal teer with the Clovis Police 303 Juventino Moreno 1000 Julio Hernandez 49 Jack Hufford 315 Norman Jones 362 Clarence Klingelhoets 716 Charles Lee a rambunctious young life flight hours and experience, Department, commencing 1000 Bernard Morgan 772 Nick Hernandez 133 Charles Hughes 364 Robert Jones 88 Dan Klingler 426 Don Lee with his parents and two spent 30 years with the Air with the inaugural class. 720 La Rue Morgan 1000 Nick Hernandez 817 Paul Hughes 277 Roy Jones 194 Charles Kluge 595 James Lee 220 Lazaro Morones 790 Richard Hernandez 26 Roy Hughes 705 Robert Jordan 84 John Knierim 755 Pamela Lee siblings, and arriving in National Guard retiring as Finding his perfect part- 111 Harry Morse 4 Rufus Hernandez 318 Al Hull 117 David Jorgensen 31 Leland Knisley 112 William Lee Fresno, California, during an E8 Master Sergeant, and ner in Joe, Kent earned not 519 Arthur Mortimore 491 Salito Hernandez 720 Lowell Humphrey 182 Michael Joseph 291 Howard Knott 42 John Leeper that time. worked for several airlines only a reputation for be- 555 Edward Mossbrook 113 Alfredo Herrera 1601 Robert Humphrey 270 Arza Judd 365 Wayne Knott 292 Fred Lefever With the start of the as a purchasing agent. ing outspoken, but also his 416 Daniel Mote 151 Dan Herrera 517 Daniel Hungerford 295 William Jue 163 Douglas Knox 282 M Leggett , Kent enlisted All the while, making 10-year service pin and a 167 Raymond Mott 18 George Herrera 468 Brad Hunter 354 John Julian 229 James Kocis 299 Bob Lehman 521 James Movinski 434 David Herring 83 James Hunter 496 Edward Justice 274 Donald Kohls 1000 Michael Leitzman in the great friends along the way. Nutter Butter cookie habit 694 Walter Muckelberg 314 Edgar Herring 77 William Hunter 77 William Justice 83 John Kollmann 155 Raymond Lemoine as a flight operations spe- Upon his retirement, Kent recognized by many a con- 214 Robert Muehlhausen 1000 Bill Herron 83 Frank Hutchins 460 Lawrence K Loo 227 Zavie Konjoyian 68 Joe Leon cialist, 1st Cavalry Divi- spent the remainder of his venience store clerk. Kent 127 Patrick Mulvihill 471 Willie Herron 1601 Tom Hutson 299 Robert Kahmann 1000 Paul Kopcha 108 Charles Leonard sion. life traveling the world with is survived by his wife; four 1000 Frederick Mundt 108 Norm Hertlein 303 Dale Hyder 1 William Kahrau 241 Charles Kopenski 125 Harold Leonard He spent one year in his beloved wife of 17 years, children; six grandchildren; 3 Peter Munoz 168 Paul Hess 800 Jimmie Hyland 46 Richard Kaldwell 587 Gene Koppenhaver 291 James Leonard 742 Joe Murillo 100 Stanley Hess 77 Louis Ichtertz 280 Alan Kanbara 306 Robert Koruda 16 Victor Leonardini Vietnam working alone at Charlotte, who shares his and numerous family mem- 1000 Arthur Murphy 642 James Hewlin 1000 Ted Iles 1000 Glen Kanig 381 Henry Kosier 61 Theodore Lepine Kent Richard night in a bunker decod- joy of adventure. bers. The family would like 862 Clarence Murphy 108 Gerald Hieb 291 Carl Ilg 679 John Kanitra 72 William Kott 6 David Leslie ing incoming messages and Along with friends and to thank the staffs of Hinds 1000 Daniel Murphy 208 George Higgins 574 Harry Ingram 285 Ernest Kappas 77 Raymond Kotyluk 853 Lester Levie Manchester surviving near-misses with family, no river, mountain, Hospice, and Right at Home; 249 Edmund Murphy 15 Murry Higgins 1000 Lloyd Inkster 803 Ernie Karim 456 Vladimir Kovaleff 419 Ralph Lewandowski a mortar shell and a tiger. or beautiful city was left and caregivers Naley, Tiffa- 231 Leonard Murphy 26 Mose Hilderbrand 26 James Irwin 321 Harry Kashiwabara 289 Michael Kozlowski 1000 Howard Lewis 484 Richard Murphy 534 Thomas Hilker 147 Leslie Isaacs 66 Frank Kassak 21 Bob Krantz 1000 The family of Kent To the end of his life, unexplored. Throughoutny, and Jeanette for their ex- 241 Robert Murrietta 1000 Tom Hilker 491 Nob Ishida 817 Michael Kata 16 Joe Kraus 147 Johnny Lewis Manchester sadly announc- Kent maintained friend- his life, Kent visited more emplary care and support of 376 Jack Murrison 15 J Hill 321 Tohoru Isobe 74 Theodore 95 Doug Krause 328 Vernon Libich es his passing on Thursday, ships with some of his "bat- than 40 countries, and 25 Kent during his time. 505 Louis Muschi 69 Ralph Hill 216 Ronald Iverson Katsounakis 174 Paul Krause 500 John Liddell September 6. 2018. tle buddies." After return- U.S. states, culminating in In lieu of flowers or 84 Curtis Myers 405 Robert Hiller 83 William Ivey 1000 Stephen Katz 119 Louie Kraushar 1000 Joseph Liebert He was comfortably ing stateside, Kent attended travels to every continent, gifts, the family asks that re- 1000 Garrett Myers 83 William Hiller 79 Robert Jack 270 Donald Kay 308 Louis Kridelbaugh 110 Jack Lieder 291 Norman Myers 460 Frederick Hillhouse 68 Felton Jackson 17 Edward Kazel 29 Gus Kritikos 2 Ted Lieer ensconced at home and was California State University, except Antarctica. mittances be made in Kent's 376 Henry Nagle 517 Arthur Hillman 310 Joe Jackson 18 Raymond Kazmierski 385 Clifton Kroeber 291 Gary Liesenfelt surrounded by family and a Fresno, in the business de- Being service-mind- name to the Wounded War- 176 Bennie Najar 108 Don Himes 233 John Jackson 216 Ernest Keahey 34 Vic Kronberg 858 Antonio Liggayu lifetime of memories. partment and began a life- ed, during his golden years rior Project; or Clovis Police 291 Harold Nakasone 291 John Hinck 105 Lester Jackson 456 James Keane 124 Robert Kruger 249 Thomas Liggett Kent was born in Ful- long love affair with planes. Kent also became a volun- Foundation. 149 George Nash 447 Raymond Hinckley 56 Richard Jackson 537 James Kearney 303 Edwin Kues 106 Kenwood Lindberg 21 William Nash 559 George Hindley 151 Thomas Jackson 720 James Keener 391 Linda Kuhl 146 Carol Lindroth 92 Grant Macdonald 471 Vaea Marx 14 Charles Mckinney 167 Charles Miller 381 Samuel Natow 731 Cyril Hines 104 Wanda Jackson 264 Michael Keim 558 Toshimi Kumagai 210 Vernon Lindsay 1000 Donald Macdougall 125 Louis Marzio 441 Ian Mckinnie 84 Clarke Miller 1000 George Naudus 318 Elmer Hines 105 William Jackson 66 Bob Kelley 790 Thomas Kurka 560 Charles Lindsey 391 John Macias 564 Lafomua Mase 647 James Mclachlan 679 Dolores Miller 99 John Nava 1000 Jerry Hines 291 Jerome Jacobs 31 Russell Kellogg 102 Fred Kuster 43 Clifford Lindvig 416 Fred Mackenzie 88 Montie Massey 820 Richard Mcmahan 130 Donald Miller 16 Jesus Navarro 761 William Hines 283 Edw Jacobson 34 Arthur Kelly 496 Richard Lacourse 416 George Linehan 457 Joseph Macleod 303 Kuldar Masso 1000 James Mcmahon 1000 Fred Miller 255 George Naves 51 Eloise Hinger 181 Ralph Jakwerth 277 John Kelly 106 Gary Laesser 306 Harold Link 739 Weldon Madlin 432 Jane Masterson 807 Clifton Mcmath 21 Jack Miller 555 Harold Needham 136 Terry Hinkle 574 John James 1000 Michael Kelly 502 Michael Lafemina 63 John Lippert 790 Frank Madott 555 Lee Mastro 509 Virginia Mcmillin 27 James Miller 64 Leonard Negro 282 Walter Hirsch 741 Steven James 275 Richard Kelly 331 David Lagrand 166 Vurl Lippincott 826 Herbert Madsen 270 Daniel Mata 555 Ellen Mcnamara 26 Ralph Miller 142 Kendall Neisess 105 Orion Hoch 292 Walter Jamieson 800 Samuel Kelly 649 Edwin Lagrange 555 Louis Lisenby 283 Everett Maguire 1000 Henry Mata 1000 Neal Mcneal 1000 Ralph Miller 259 Clark Nelson 783 James Hocker 649 Lawayne Janssen 479 Thomas Kelly 47 George Laine 1000 Rueben Llamas 16 Richard Mahaffey 496 Laura Mathews 200 Hugh Mcphail 1000 Ronald Miller 739 Gordon Nelson 47 Ernest Hodges 178 Kenneth Jarland 848 Donald Keltner 120 Gilbert Laird 266 Richard Logan 77 Floyd Maier 855 William Mathews 58 Don Mcpherson 119 Ruth Miller 111 Jacqueline Nelson 149 Harry Hodges 339 Harold Jarvis 172 Richard Kendall 43 Karl Lamasa 1000 Vernon Logan 200 Dale Majors 43 Todd Mathus 381 Danny Mcvay 364 Steven Miller 591 Melvin Nelson 257 Robert Hoffelder 791 Marcelo Jasso 1000 Donald Kennedy 3 Michael Lamb 291 George Lohnes 77 Gary Malcolm 161 Ernie Matlock 684 Douglas Meadows 252 Walter Miller 327 Thomas Nelson 291 Theodore Hoffman 456 James Jean 432 Robert Kennedy 574 James Lambert 800 Carey Lollis 237 William Mallery 170 Hide Matsuno 534 Terry Mecham 517 Orval Millette 599 John Nerney 331 John Hogan 117 John Jeans 519 Bruce Kenyon 267 Leona Lance 259 Don Lombardi 96 Norman Mallory 447 Dale Matthews 1000 Donald Medeiros 432 Philip Mills 309 Donald Neureither 331 Patricia Hogan 56 David Jellison 291 Elliott Kenyon 88 Ron Land 161 Joseph Lombardi 172 Michael Maloney 509 William Mattingly 460 William Meditz 66 Gerry Mintz 99 Chew Ng 259 L Hohenthaner 1000 James Jenkins 76 Fred Keplinger 53 Leamon Landers 46 Warren Long 147 Kent Manchester 16 Richard Matuska 502 Ernest Medrano 17 Isidro Mireles 1000 Donald Nichols 197 Charlie Holbrook 30 James Jennings 1000 Robert Kern 858 Guillermo Landeza 791 James Longcrier 650 Alphonzo Mancinas 664 Larry Maxey 267 Ronald Meehan 348 Merce Mireles 127 Kenneth Nichols 208 Heber Holbrook 303 Warren Jennings 507 James Kessinger 66 James Landreth 559 Warren Longnickel 650 Henry Mancinas 42 Stephen Maxey 22 Leroy Meidinger 1000 James Misner 217 Allan Nicholson 534 Lesley Holland 291 Wallace Jensen 381 Andrew Ketterer 421 Walter Landreth 650 Margarita Lopez 466 Dean Mann 136 Jack Maxwell 282 Oscar Meidinger 197 Al Mistal 94 Chad Nicholson 101 David Hollenbeck 147 Howard Jepson 1000 Robert Keymel 509 Elliott Lane 58 Ralph Lopez 381 John Mann 496 Kevin May 44 Eugene Meister 434 John Mitchell 385 James Nickless 709 Charles Holliday 1000 William Jew 332 George Keyser 1000 John Lane 741 Robert Lopez 306 Leroy Manners 1000 Robert Maycock 131 David Meitzler 1000 Paul Mitchell 82 Frederick Nicolini 41 John Hollo 809 Rafael Jimenez 1000 Ken Kezeor 534 Glenn Lang 11 Salvador Lopez 283 Daniel Manrique 484 Denis Mayo 36 Robert Melgard 502 Lothrop Mittenthal 432 Ted Nii 476 Lawrence Holm 348 Frank Jiminez 96 William Kidd 534 John Lang 1000 Don Lorenson 509 Tony Marchese 131 Jerome Mazenko 291 David Mellon 870 Marshall Mitzman 460 Keith Nixon 74 Vernon Holm 383 James Jiter 119 Roy Kilday 43 Vernon Lang 837 Michael Lorenz 1000 Frank Marcial 447 Henry Mazzotte 22 Reed Mellor 321 Yutaka Miyagishima 416 Kenneth Noble 56 Carl Holmquist 3 Arthur Johannes 60 Bob Killian 222 Edward Langley 604 Demetrio Lorenzo 165 Robert Marcott 820 Miles Mcbroome 848 Robert Meloy 772 Joseph Mlakar 74 Henry Noel 22 Lloyd Holsinger 1000 Austin John 800 Ben Killingsworth 291 David Langlois 150 Stanley Los 66 Paul Marcotte 660 Hebert Mccabe 237 William Melton 1000 Tobio Mocci 1000 Eugene Nooker 416 Philip Holtkamp 205 Carl Johnson 172 John Kimball 331 Robert Langry 216 Jimmy Love 555 Charles Markley 362 Donald Mccaffrey 434 John Melvin 266 James Moffitt 1000 James Norford 1000 Robert Homan 339 Clarence Johnson 136 Charles King 274 Joseph Lapietro 108 Jack Lowe 96 Randall Marler 182 William Mccain 817 Earl Mendenhall 146 Michael Molen 247 Louis Norwood 283 Shinya Honda 303 Darrel Johnson 204 Christopher King 293 Douglas Larsen 1000 Robert Lowe 684 Gary Marlow 79 Harold Mccarthy 872 Joe Mendes 75 Joe Molina 169 Robert Nosler 321 Tom Honda 170 Earl Johnson 807 Donald King 42 Billy Larson 354 Ronald Lowers 74 Richard Marlow 471 Robert Mccarthy 559 Joseph Mendes 790 Robert Monday 466 Robert Nugent 803 Bruce Honeychurch 151 Ernest Johnson 125 George King 130 Daren Larson 327 Larry Lowman 1000 Raymond Marmolejo 249 Rodney Mccleary 108 William Mendes 132 James Monsees 61 Charles Nulk 77 Daniel Hong 3 Everett Johnson 451 Gladys King 642 Gerald Larson 1000 Milton Lowrey 12 Richard Maron 178 Richard Mccluan 595 Toribio Mendez 75 Joe Montanez 383 Ryan Obrien 1000 John Hood 1000 George Johnson 133 Herbert King 555 William Laux 199 Cecil Lowry 212 Raymond Marquardt 496 Ronald Mcclurkin 872 Jesse Mendoza 647 Henry Montano 83 Pete Ochoa 119 George Hooper 705 Hubert Johnson 574 Kenneth King 620 George Law 354 William Lozowski 647 Felix Marquez 807 Harold Mcconnell 460 Richard Mennis 288 Olipio Monte 130 Kenneth Oconnell 509 John Hopper 550 Ivan Johnson 509 Ronald King 21 Paul Lawler 381 Roxie Lucarelli 348 Ambrose Marshall 291 Philip Mccrea 111 William Merian 328 Donald Montgomery 599 Leo Odonnell 177 Timothy Horan 66 James Johnson 291 George Kinney 99 Bob Laws 211 George Lucaric 291 Harry Marshall 264 John Mcculloch 1 Fred Merrick 1000 Lawrence 519 Donald Oehmler 321 Samon Horii 136 James Johnson 817 Christopher Kinsey 149 Thomas Lawson 53 Kenneth Lucas 743 Kenneth Marshall 339 Earl Mccutcheon 739 Robert Merryman Montgomery 1000 Gary Offenberg 14 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 15 1000 Earl Offenburger 419 Homer Perez 731 Simon Rangel 21 Thomas Rohde 482 Philip Schmit 257 Richard Slusiewicz 568 Chester Stevenson 84 Lee Thorpe 761 Richard Vermette 381 Forrest Wilkins 106 Robin Ogan 35 Ruben Perez 567 Albert Ranson 684 D Rollingson 53 Richard Schmitt 28 Albert Smith 303 Ronald Stewart 21 Sue Thue 46 George Vernon 276 James Willard 521 Harold Ohanesian 23 John Perez-Arcuri 108 James Rasmussen 161 Kenn Roloff 22 De Vere Schnabel 108 Charles Smith 117 John Stigen 99 Robert Tibbetts 291 Richard Vernon 96 Arthur Williams 102 Alvin Ohlau 266 Stephen Pergeson 205 John Rasmussen 51 Albert Romero 21 Roman Schneider 694 Clyde Smith 1000 Frank Stipati 72 Richard Tichenor 437 Richard Vers 1000 Betty Williams 22 Kenny Ohta 637 James Perkins 809 Richard Raso 75 Victor Romero 716 Austin Schrack 11 Donald Smith 416 Glen Stock 1000 Richard Tieman 111 Harry Verwer 264 Bill Williams 181 Frank Oleary 419 Ralph Perrotti 434 William Rathmann 48 Edgar Romo 6 Paul Schraer 447 Freddie Smith 216 Vernon Stoehr 720 Roy Tillman 519 Michael Vidinoff 310 Charles Williams 564 John Oliver 26 Charles Persel 16 Frank Rauzi 247 Jack Root 837 Walter Schrank 125 Gary Smith 354 Ronald Stogdill 1601 Joseph Tilson 1000 Eli Viegas 328 Charles Williams 668 Leroy Oliver 111 Louis Peterka 119 Donald Rawlin 146 Lavern Root 84 Michael Schredl 303 Gary Smith 247 H Stoke 311 Richard Timm 419 Frank Vierra 742 Harry Williams 113 Lawrence Oliveres 94 Arthur Peterson 761 Cliff Rayl 1000 William Roper 291 Madelyn Schulte 456 Henry Smith 26 Richard Stone 517 Richard Tinch 460 Nick Vigil 150 James Williams 848 Bryan Olsen 448 Grant Peterson 58 James Raymond 419 Ernest Rose 160 Albert Schultz 260 James Smith 354 Leroy Stonge 1000 Allan Tiso 16 Dominico Vigna 507 James Williams 496 La Verne Olsen 567 Norman Peterson 66 Troy Raynor 197 Forret Rose 507 Raymond Schultz 509 Jerry Smith 309 Donald Stotts 720 Douglas Titus 53 Lloyd Vike 548 Leslie Williams 106 Carl Olson 790 Raiden Peterson 567 Wallace Reavis 848 Frank Rose 1000 John Schuman 1000 John Smith 581 Irving Strassner 180 Ronald Todd 460 Robert Villandre 79 Ronald Williams 852 Howard Olson 354 William Peterson 218 Kerry Reckers 43 Morris Rosen 509 Norman 108 Neil Smith 110 K Alan Streeter 1601 Ronald Toel 741 Mel Villanua 684 Danny Williamson 202 Ivan Olson 35 Pete Petinak 205 Gordon Redtfeldt 1000 Seymour Rosen Schwabenland 1000 Paul Smith 174 Marion Strickler 835 Doyle Tolbert 608 Rosa Villanueva 24 Archie Wilson 1000 Philip Olson 1000 Gus Petrakos 552 John Reece 16 David Rosensteel 102 Donald Schwartz 147 Richard Smith 807 Roy Stringer 162 Edwin Tomasini 267 Robert Villasenor 1000 Charles Wilson 291 Richard Olson 852 Anthony Petrello 169 Lyle Reed 6 Harry Ross 507 Gerald Schwartz 100 Ronald Smith 229 Michael Strobehn 534 Walter Tomlinson 1000 Victor Vinet 1000 Claude Wilson 1000 Clifford Olsten 837 Francis Petrie 1000 Charles Reeves 167 Louis Ross 291 David Schweitzer 112 Ronald Smith 174 Henry Strock 456 Michael Toropovsky 45 Loren Vinson 456 Donald Wilson 327 Phillip Omalley 1000 Dale Petrowski 761 William Reeves 180 William Ross 111 Delbert Schwitters 88 Stanley Smith 1000 William Stroebel 256 Harley Torrence 1000 Phillip Vogel 310 Edward Wilson 283 Sara Omari 731 Elvia Pettit 106 Bradley Rehome 419 Wayne Rossetta 44 Denis Scofield 381 Stanley Smith 82 Edward Strother 809 Adolph Torres 134 Ronald Volentine 26 James Wilson 221 William Oram 456 Frank Petuya 552 James Reid 776 Gordon Roth 1601 Robert Scolari 275 Timothy Smith 264 Dennis Sudano 785 Frank Torres 147 Donald Vonberg 56 Kevin Wilson 257 Richard Orban 419 Billy Pewitt 149 Russell Reinbold 502 Ron Roth 283 V Gerald Scordan 1000 Millard Smock 1000 Tom Sugimoto 16 Michael Torres 456 George Vouchilas 291 Larry Wilson 578 George Oree 328 Herman Pflugradt 240 Joe Reis 280 Rodger Rother 432 Hugh Scott 807 Clyde Smotherman 134 Bonnie Sullivan 155 Salvador Torres 117 Howard Vrmeer 1000 Lawrence Wilson 86 Joseph Orlando 567 Raymond Phelps 306 Neil Remnant 383 Albert Rowe 785 Frank Sedillo 416 Donald Smutz 456 James Sullivan 88 Joe Toste 43 Paul Vusovich 74 Marvin Wilson 1000 Gilberto Orozco 104 Oman Phillips 47 Jack Renaud 365 William Rowell 277 Edward Seiford 291 Janet Snow 416 John Sullivan 113 Vance Tourville 17 Ralph Wadsworth 456 Tony Wilson 30 Gary Ortiz 777 Robert Pickering 509 Robert Resendez 147 Bob Roy 807 John Sellers 291 Norman Snow 416 Joseph Sullivan 204 Harold Trattner 1000 Joe Wagner 99 Virgil Wimberly 508 Gilberto Ortiz 147 Gordon Pickett 121 Walter Resh 555 Edward Royce 172 Arthur Serpa 1000 Ralph Snyder 291 Thomas Sullivan 468 Richard Traverse 108 Larncie Wagoner 108 Donald Windell 564 Charles Osborn 359 Charles Pierce 77 Francis Resta 281 Robert Rubachko 88 Ralph Serpa 99 Raymond Snyder 741 Edward Sumrow 217 Robert Treadway 741 Ivan Waid 220 Walter Winfield 621 Donald Osborne 432 Richard Pierpont 108 Emmett Rettagliata 283 Irving Rubin 742 Jospeh Serrano 117 William Soares 1000 Alden Sutton 381 Donald Treharne 83 Kenneth Wajdak 276 Adair Wingerd 748 Luis Osollo 679 Sal Piraino 283 Robert Rexanne 283 Joel Rudof 28 Charles Severson 149 Charles Soderberg 42 Kenneth Sutton 281 James Tressler 51 Sidney Wald 314 Douglas Wingo 381 David Oswalt 48 Armando Piring 75 Mario Reyes 1000 Ernest Ruffalo 102 Reed Severson 564 Ruby Solomon 84 Ralph Sutton 647 Philip Tribuzio 112 Craig Walker 416 Robert Winship 56 Dave Otoole 546 William Pistey 1000 Robert Reynolds 620 Roy Ruhkala 419 Bill Shaddle 496 Jerry Soltow 796 Stanley Sutton 48 Victor Tristan 419 Erich Walker 125 Anderson Winston 26 Robert Otto 582 Xavier Pitassi 68 Charles Rhoades 272 Evelyn Ruiz 1000 Fredrick Shafer 295 Walter Solverson 49 John Suzuki 276 Merritt Tritch 852 Gary Walker 405 William Wintersole 502 James Owen 848 Raymond Pitzen 1000 George Rice 739 Victor Ruiz 48 Riley Shanks 1000 Duane Sommerfeld 184 Allen Swancar 791 George Trollman 1000 Hiram Walker 879 Stanley Wisdom 853 Robert Owen 108 Maurice Plasse 43 Julian Rice 217 Ernest Rusconi 16 Robert Shannon 108 Daniel Sooy 72 Charles Swanson 496 Gerald Trombly 247 John Walker 784 Kenneth Wise 26 Dionesio Owens 1000 Gene Plecas 104 Richard Rice 587 R Rush 263 Robert Shannon 170 Wendell Sorensen 496 Richard Sweeting 43 Warren Troutman 519 Richard Walker 568 Paul Wise 785 Donnie Owsley 22 Frank Pleterski 832 Richard Rice 26 George Russell 255 David Sharkey 83 Anthony Soria 233 Roy Swehla 1601 Edmund Trujillo 58 Verle Walker 1000 Frank Wiswell 560 Alfredo Pacheco 108 Bernard Poche 169 R Richard 197 John Russell 17 John Shea 49 Robert Sorich 291 Rochee Swendseid 200 Heber Truman 564 Francis Wall 291 Hans Witten 249 Pantaleon Padron 99 John Pokriots 277 Gary Richards 258 Bob Rykhus 282 Charles Sheehan 19 Leslie Southworth 44 Don Swenson 227 Walter Trumbull 58 John Walls 170 Doyle Wolfgang 521 Alejandro Padua 43 Henry Polite 180 Kenneth Richards 22 John Ryland 92 Howard Sheets 88 Albert Souza 283 Stanley Sworski 282 Robert Trunecek 68 David Walters 125 Arthur Wolford 68 Thomas Page 25 Gerald Pope 456 John Richardson 311 Wayne Saathoff 26 Robert Sheldon 274 Arnold Souza 101 Anthony Sylvester 870 Robert Tucker 43 Robert Walters 628 Arthur Wong 20 Richard Paguia 387 Chester Port 339 Melvin Richardson 309 Galen Sabean 181 Billy Shell 42 Dawna Souza 41 Jerald Syme 20 Thomas Tucker 519 Harold Waltz 16 Richard Wong 127 Thomas Paine 66 Phillip Porter 218 Clarice Richter 233 Mike Sabo 751 Thomas Sheppard 108 Robert Souza 775 Gary Sypnicki 456 William Tuohy 277 Robert Ward 405 Wilson Wong 60 Vicente Palacio 817 Alvin Post 133 Les Riddell 26 Henry Sachs 826 Arthur Sherman 66 Jack Spaulding 509 Roy Syzemore 416 Adrian Turcotte 552 Thomas Ward 432 Nathaniel Wood 291 Ananisas Palicte 227 Dale Post 265 Kenneth Riley 220 Paul Sacks 2 Phil Sherwood 249 James Spears 60 Albert Tabarez 104 Norm Turley 106 Ron Warner 339 Reginald Wood 1000 John Palinkas 139 John Potter 434 Donald Rinehart 194 Floyd Saderlund 496 John Shimel 194 Robert Specht 170 Joseph Tahan 1000 Alexander Turner 147 Charles Warren 1000 Robert Wood 197 Erika Palma 848 Edmund Powell 500 Henry C Risner 1000 Paul Saito 761 Robert Shirey 56 Jack Spencer 247 Earl Taitt 1000 Charles Turner 348 Griff Warren 309 Frank Woodbury 259 Ernest Palmer 339 John Powell 604 Jose Rivera 475 Robert Sakiyabu 21 Gerald Shotts 519 Russell Spencer 11 Robert Talkington 460 Lewis Turner 739 Charles Washburn 838 William Woollett 468 Harry Palmer 534 David Prater 508 Louis Rivera 1000 Carlos Salazar 111 William Shriver 505 Euclid Sperow 104 Norman Tallaksen 291 William Turner 1000 Lawrence 460 Michael Worabel 507 Richard Paradise 1000 Leeland Prawitz 291 Richard Rizzo 155 Edward Salazar 434 Richard Shultz 1000 Fred Spooner 649 Len Tallo 74 Caroll Turrentine Washington 291 Wallace Working 456 William Parenti 777 Robert Preciado 82 Jimmie Roberts 705 Darrell Saltou 419 Fred Siau 426 Russell Spradley 1000 Roger Tankersley 218 Charles Tuttle 1000 Robert Wason 1000 Richard Workinger 233 James Parino 142 Arvin Pregler 807 Kenneth Roberts 1000 Armando Salvi 246 Doris Sidwell 519 William Spratt 567 Stuart Tanner 1000 Otto Uebel 131 Glenn Wasz 174 John Worthington 53 Martin Parish 291 James Prescott 142 Myron Roberts 1 Eleazer Samonte 283 C Robert Sievers 1000 Kenneth Spring 1601 Patrick Tansey 1000 Robert Uldricks 790 Gerard Waterbury 314 Jimmie Wright 75 Robert Park 51 Richard Prescott 121 Wallace Roberts 1000 Eugene Sams 381 Darel Sievers 328 Eugene Spurbeck 108 Francis Taphorn 500 Robert Umphress 837 Stephen Waters 1000 Sanford Wright 29 John Parker 826 Ronald Presslor 133 William Roberts 339 Schuyler Sanborn 16 Paul Signorelli 381 Ronald Spurlock 1000 Candido Tapia 204 Dick Uptegrove 731 Charles Watson 82 Richard Wunderlich 77 Terrance Parkhurst 391 Luciano Prieto 1000 Willard Robertson 1000 Clifford Sanburn 327 Marty Silberling 509 Craig Squires 26 Rodolfo Tarango 1000 Vernon Upton 291 Keith Watson 593 Ben Wurzner 108 Richard Parks 421 Edward Probasco 113 Arthur Robeson 421 Blas Sanchez 1000 James Silldorff 17 Anthony St Amant 82 Edward Tarkman 202 Paul Urenda 111 Samuel Wattles 437 Earl Wyckoff 1000 Andrew Parola 558 Norman Proffitt 509 William Robinett 803 Jesse Sanchez 108 Earl Silliman 21 Morella Staggs 96 Ed Taubold 837 Richard Valdes 1000 Clyde Weber 221 Phillip Wyman 775 Donald Parsons 777 George Prohaska 130 Thomas Robins 255 Pablo Sanchez 64 Donald Silva 50 Richard Stamm 505 Angelo Taverna 68 Raul Valle 30 Ross Weber 48 Ronald Wysocki 291 William Parten 587 Richard Proschold 228 Dock Robinson 619 Servando Sanchez 837 Frank Silva 587 Robert Stanislaus 43 Don Taylor 537 Harry Vanburen 800 James Weddle 119 Donald Wythe 61 Thomas Partington 21 Henry Provencher 584 Isabella Robinson 111 Gerald Sanchietti 534 Gary Silva 381 G Stanislawski 746 Francis Taylor 800 Jack Vance 211 Chester Wedgeworth 221 John Yandell 1000 William Partridge 142 Patrick Putnam 58 Leonard Robinson 208 Bernard Sanders 496 Ramon Silvas 258 Thomas Stanley 311 P Taylor 608 Wilbur Vancleave 147 Forrest Weibert 133 Henry Yee 537 Ted Pasnak 509 Joe Quercia 587 Vincent Robinson 555 Donald Sanders 550 Matthew Silverman 259 Roy Stanton 837 Price Taylor 381 Benjamin 509 Charles Weidinger 60 Manuel Yepiz 82 Hugh Pasquini 1000 Ruben Quicho 3 William Robinson 221 Michael Sanders 1000 David Simmons 283 Anthony Stapke 837 Ronald Taylor Vandeavender 858 Kenneth Weir 716 Morris Yockey 180 Richard Passmore 411 Steve Quijada 113 Jaime Robles 820 Luis Sandoval 200 Dennis Simmons 149 Richmond Staples 1000 Thomas Taylor 496 Robert Vandermeer 564 William Weisgerber 1000 Grant Yoders 595 Joe Pate 564 Mariano Quinata 807 John Rocha 117 John Sands 279 Franklin Simmons 291 Edward Stapleton 332 Charles Teichert 1000 V Vanderpol 82 George Welling 775 Shigeo Yokote 509 Gene Patrick 66 Edwin Quintana 51 Arthur Rock 564 Delbert Sanford 355 John Simms 204 Francis Stark 468 William Tellam 293 William 74 Stanley Wengert 496 Burton Young 233 Michael Patrick 88 Donald Rae 448 Richard Rockwell 41 Mitchell Santorineos 381 Robert Simon 416 John Starr 255 William Tellers Vanderweken 3 Terrence Wenner 282 James Young 313 James Patten 711 Michael Raffa 56 Ronald Rodenberger 99 Angelo Santoro 1000 Al Simonsen 595 Charles Stauder 423 Robert Temple 517 Robert Vandgalder 593 Warner Wesley 1000 Joseph Young 308 Roy Patterson 1000 Alberto Raimondo 1601 Francis Rodeo 422 Philip Santoro 106 George Singer 133 James Stead 48 Plasido Tepezano 509 Arlen Vanfossen 282 Donald West 108 Billy Youngblood 803 Mack Patton 509 Tony Rainaldi 167 Rod Rodrigues 117 Anthony Santos 679 John Sink 383 George Steele 133 Harry Terhune 803 Richard Vangelder 303 Roger West 53 Donald Youngman 1601 Roy Paullin 509 Miles Rainwater 1000 Charles Rodriguez 649 Eugene Saper 180 Robert Siraganian 76 Richard Stees 252 Howard Terrell 169 Ellis Vansickle 197 Lester Westling 1000 Donald Zakes 29 Ronald Pawelchak 505 John Rally 381 Daniel Rodriguez 16 Charles Savage 174 George Sirizzotti 99 Ralph Steiber 324 Luther Tester 820 Charles 216 Duane Whaley 1000 Frank Zampino 51 Howard Payne 1000 Delmar Ramel 421 Eliseo Rodriguez 1000 Edward Savage 291 George Sisco 259 Robert Steiger 720 K Tews Vanvalkenburgh 92 Wilbur Wheeler 832 Frank Zberg 456 John Payne 1000 Alejandro Ramirez 139 George Rodriguez 283 Margaret Savage 136 Charles Sisemore 1000 Arthur Stein 1000 Mel Thane 1000 Dick Vanwyhe 21 George White 99 Raymond Zehe 75 Michael Paz 147 David Ramirez 419 Gilbert Rodriguez 118 Ted Savoy 94 D Leon Sisk 329 Gary Steingrebe 259 Jim Thomas 147 Dennis Vanzandt 108 George White 74 Rex Zellman 1601 Laverne Peck 136 Eduardo Ramirez 1000 Richard Rodriguez 82 Bart Scanlon 133 Dale Skerik 491 James Stephens 520 Thomas Thomas 31 Anthony Vargas 381 Jack White 146 James Zigler 142 Charles Pecoraro 56 Joe Ramirez 509 Carmelita Rodriquez 190 Donald Schaapman 63 Gifford Skinner 12 James Stephenson 194 Kenneth Thomason 199 Bernard Vash 348 Thomas White 1000 Paul Zimmer 256 Robert Pedigo 208 Benjamin Ramos 283 Edmundo Rodriquez 419 James Schallau 291 David Sladovnik 132 James Stephenson 339 Kenneth Thompson 872 Rudy Vasquez 20 Ward White 527 Charles Zinger 26 Percy Pedroza 564 Carlos Ramos 74 Albert Roen 1601 Sam Schauerman 177 George Slagle 741 John Stephenson 604 Kenneth Thompson 509 Lorenzo Vega 168 Thomas Whitfield 283 Robert Zinzel 150 Herbert Pencille 272 Robert Ramos 47 James Rogers 58 William Schick 299 Thomas Slanina 2 Orville Stephenson 95 Lorin Thompson 295 Robert Vega 437 John Whitney 197 Lewis Zittle 58 Vernon Penn 264 Virginia Ramos 1000 William Rogers 184 Parks Schindler 381 Edwart Slattery 421 Patrick Sterling 108 Ronald Thompson 1000 John Velez 47 Ron Wieser 74 Gerald Zoller 391 Jack Penny 41 Horace Randazzo 43 Melvin Rogow 231 Robert Schindler 848 Bobby Sledge 104 Eugene Stevens 434 Jim Thornbloom 108 Darrell Venable 310 Anderson Wigley 790 Salvador Zubia 857 Edward Peralta 409 Ervin Range 222 Ronald Rogowski 204 Duane Schlusler 383 Terrill Sligar 94 Orville Stevens 30 Billy Thorne 257 Andrew Venanzi 28 Everett Wildman 505 John Zuffo Legion partners with Rebuilding Together to feed vets the two organizations. By Nestor Aliga Rebuilding Togeth- Post 603 Historian er is the nation’s leading Several RTSC volun- non-profit organization teers take a trip to Vallejo’s dedicated to preserving af- Costco to pick up various fordable home ownership fresh and frozen grocer- by providing free repair ies and transport them to services to qualified veter- Community Presbyterian ans and their families. Church. The Solano County Like a military Class-1 chapter is among the best Rations facility, the volun- nationwide. teers then “bulk-break” the From June 2009 ton of food into ready-to- through November 2019, go boxes. more than 12,000 Re- Then from noon to 1 building Together volun- p.m., the volunteers dis- teers have rehabilitated From left: Post 603 Commander Arles Demayo; Elizabeth Hoffman, executive director of Rebuild- 40 homes for low-income tribute all the groceries to ing Together Solano County; Warlito Moises, Post 603; Steven Krutilek, Community Presbyterian several lined-up vehicles. Church; Max Potente, Post 603; and Avelino Mendoza, Post 603, at a food distribution event. homeowners (seniors / The RTSC Food Pantry military / disabled) and program in Vallejo started Solano County allowed “Along with the Valle- Shipyard, has been a new held more than 50 com- in 2017 and several veter- this activity and safety jo Costco, we got grants addition since the corona munity facility workdays ans have been volunteer- protocols were instituted. of $10,000 from Wells virus struck,” in Solano County. ing to provide this much- The demand has since Fargo and $10,000 from The American Legion In addition, RTSC has needed service to help the gone up and 70 families Phillips 66 to cosponsor started its nationwide installed more than 2,200 less-fortunate in the com- are now being served. the program, said Eliz- partnership with Rebuild- smoke alarms and 600 munity. On July 2, veterans abeth Hoffman, the Re- ing Together through Res- carbon monoxide detec- Before COVID-19, were given a big surprise building Together Solano olution 109 at the 2009 Na- tors benefiting 750 mobile the program averaged 50 as 3-by-5-foot flag and County executive director. tional Convention and the home residents. “customers” a week. The poles from Rebuilding To- “Hand sanitizer, compli- volunteerism by Manuel L. The estimated value program was suspended gether national headquar- ments of Savage & Cooke Quezon Post 603 members of work accomplished is during the shelter-in-place, ters were also handed out Distillery based at the is a great example of the lo- more than $6,000,000. but restarted as soon as to veterans. former Mare Island Naval cal collaboration between College fee waiver for veterans’ children nected disability at the the total annual income time of death, or died of ser- limit - which is $13,300 vice-related causes. for academic year 2020-21. Under Plan B, wartime To start the ap- service is NOT required plication process, get and there are no spe- more information from cific age requirements. calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/ You as the sponsoring Vet- Pages/College-Fee- eran must provide proof Waiver.aspx of your service-related and use the College Fee disability by obtaining a Waiver Calculator to verify USDVA Award Letter. your eligibility. The child must attach a Download, fill-out, Verification of Dependen- and sign the form DVS- cy such as a birth certifi- 40 application. Make cate or adoption records. an appointment with Those seeking status as an your local County Vet- adopted child or as a step- erans Service Office child must have entered — which are listed in (Photo: Shutterstock) into such status prior to the calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/ By Nestor Aliga nia Veterans Affairs (Cal- not cover the expense of child’s 23rd birthday. Pages/CVSO- Post 603 Historian Vet), the “College Fee Waiver books, parking nor room All applicants must Locations.aspx for Veterans Dependents and board. meet California residency — to ensure you have all the Is your child/student Benefit” waives the man- There are four plans un- requirements. supporting documents. starting or returning to datory system-wide tuition der which dependents of vet- The student’s annual Be sure to apply today college this fall? Do you and fees at any State of erans may be eligible. income, which includes the because the earliest effec- have at least a 0% (ZERO California Community The most commonadjusted gross income (per tive date that fee waiver percent) U.S. Depart- College, California State is Plan B and it is for the the previous year’s 1040 benefits may be awarded ment of Veterans Affairs University, or University of child of a Veteran who has a tax return) plus the val- is the first day of the ac- (USDVA) disability rating? California campus. Note service-connected disabil- ue of support provided by ademic year in which an Thanks to the Califor- that this program does ity, or had a service-con- parent(s), may not exceed application is received.