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Flu season is here: Take steps to protect yourself
It’s peak flu season and time to focus on staying healthy. There’s no sure-fire guarantee you will avoid the bug, but a few simple guidelines can help increase your chances of getting through another season flu-free. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommends the following basic steps to protect yourself and your family against […]
CalVet to Update Residency Requirements for California Veterans Homes
CalVet is in the process of updating the rules for admission eligibility at our eight California Veterans Homes. The current regulation, Section 501.2 on eligibility determination, was written when California operated only one veterans home. Today, CalVet provides housing and care for about 2,200 veterans, spouses, domestic partners, widows and widowers at eight homes in […]
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered weekly to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of this week’s top articles, or click here to visit our site. If you’re a vet in California, here’s how the new marijuana laws may affect you […]
Marine Corps League Donates $20,000 to Central Coast Veterans Cemetery
On Monday, the Marine Corps League joined the season of giving, and their gift this year will benefit California’s newest veterans cemetery. A $20,000 donation from Marine Corps League Detachment 711 will help to pay for maintenance and upkeep of the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery (CCCVC) in Seaside. “We fundraise all year so that […]
Ventura and Los Angeles-area County Veterans Service Offices Stand Ready to Assist Veterans in Fire-Impacted Areas
While multiple fires devastate communities throughout Southern California, there are a number of County Veterans Service Offices (CVSOs) still open, ready to assist veterans. CVSOs typically help veterans to obtain local, state and federal benefits, and assist with filing claims. They can also provide information about CalVet home loans and insurance. If you have a […]
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered weekly to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of this week’s top articles, or click here to visit our site. Southern California fire is ‘out of control,’ forcing thousands to evacuate CNN — Howling […]
California Marine killed in World War II buried in Kansas City
Honoring Our Fallen: CalVet honors members of the U.S. Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. Efforts continue to bring home those who went missing in action, including 72,975 American service members unaccounted for from World War II, 7,716 from the Korean War and 1,602 from the Vietnam War. Marine Corps […]
How the Yountville Veterans Home survived the Napa Valley Fire Storm
All day Sunday, October 8th, strong winds blew throughout Northern California, pushing wildfires over hills and through canyons all over the North Bay. In Napa and Sonoma counties, hundreds, and then thousands, of people lost their homes. Through the night, winds blew wildfires toward almost 900 elderly people living at the California Veterans Home in Yountville.
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered weekly to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of this week’s top articles, or click here to visit our site. VA vows to improve efforts to warn of poor-performing doctors STARS AND STRIPES — The […]
Remembering the War That Changed the World
by Courtland Jindra, California World War I Centennial Task Force co-director and amateur historian This month we enter into the final year of a worldwide Centennial Commemoration of the war that changed the world. On April 6th, 1917 the United States entered the First World War. A hundred years later, Americans have largely forgotten the […]
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