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CalVet to Honor Women Veterans with 2024 Trailblazer Awards
The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) will honor six amazing women veterans with Trailblazer Awards during a ceremony on October 8 in San Diego. It will mark the 11th ceremony since the inaugural event in 2013. This year’s class will bring the total number of honorees to 41, and four military branches — the […]
Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo Adds 2,000 Columbaria Niches
Five new columbaria have been constructed, each containing 400 niches, at CalVet’s Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo. This means that the 154 families who have been waiting specifically for the columbaria now have the opportunity to inter their loved ones.
Prevention Pays Off: CAL FIRE and CalVet’s Proactive Measures Shield Northern California Veterans Cemetery from Blaze
IGO — Every day, CAL FIRE’s defensible space inspectors, foresters, and firefighters work to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires that can otherwise threaten communities and natural resources. Proving the power of prevention and planning, these teams can point to a proactive fuel reduction project around CalVet’s Northern California Veterans Cemetery last year as evidence […]
Women Veterans: Elevate Your Voice
Your experiences matter, and your voice is invaluable. CalVet is on a mission to enhance the support and services we provide, and your insights will help us better serve women veterans. By completing this survey, you’ll make a lasting impact on the support services we offer all California women veterans, now and for future […]
CalVet Employee Hollis Had a Say in Creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
They, too, had a dream. In 1979, after Congress had yet again failed to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday, a group of students from an Oakland high school refused to take “no” for an answer. To the contrary, the Apollos—members of Oakland Technical High School’s Class of 1981—became students on a […]
2024 Will Ring in New Laws Benefiting California’s Veterans
New Year’s Day 2024 will institute several new laws intended to benefit veterans of the United States Armed Forces. On the federal side, military retirees and disabled veterans will receive a 3.2 percent raise in 2024, mirroring the cost-of-living increase for Social Security benefits.
VETERANS WELL REPRESENTED AMONG CALIFORNIA HALL OF FAME’S 2023 CLASS INDUCTEES
An Asian American woman who became a World War II Army pilot and a physicist. A World War II Army veteran who became the first openly gay man to run for public office in the United States. A Tuskegee Airman and Olympic 400 meters champion who went on to enjoy a long and successful career […]
NAVY VETERAN FILES PACT ACT CLAIMS FOR HERSELF, HELPS OTHERS AS AUGUST 9 BENEFITS DEADLINE LOOMS
As a Chief Yeoman in the U.S. Navy, attached to a Seabees command battalion in Afghanistan, Temecula’s Angela Fritzoni incurred numerous injuries that eventually resulted in a 100 percent service-related disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “In Afghanistan, our mission was to help the Afghans build to fight (terrorism)” said Fritzoni, whose […]
Veterans — Fight Back Against Fraud
It’s a sad reality that veterans are a popular target of scammers and fraudsters. A 2021 AARP study found that: AARP also reported that scammers stole $414 million from veterans, servicemembers, and their spouses in 2022, $140 million more than 2021, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission. July is Military Consumer Protection Month […]
VENTURA HOME ADMINISTRATOR BOND MOVING ON AFTER FOUR IMPRESSIVE YEARS
Julian Bond made a big impact during his four years as the administrator of the Veterans Homes of California-Ventura. Appointed to the post by Governor Gavin Newsom in the summer of 2019, Bond is leaving CalVet to become inspector general of the California Military Department. “Julian truly embodies the qualities of a remarkable leader,” said CalVet […]
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