Tag Archives: Army
Helping Other Veterans Comes up Roses for Nurse at Barstow Home
As a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) at the Veterans Home of California-Barstow, U.S. Army veteran Kimberly Malott has a passion for caring for the Home’s veteran residents and their spouses. She also has a passion for passing out roses—at the behest of a veteran resident who routinely bought them for the women at the Home. […]
Different Wars, Similar Stories of Service and Coming Home
After 17 years in the U.S. Army, Juan Griffin left with many stories to tell about his deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. There is no one he enjoys swapping stories with more, than the veterans who live at the Veterans Home of California-Barstow. “When they tell me about their deployment experiences, they’re the same as […]
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 […]
THE GAME OF HIS LIFE PRODUCED MAJOR RESULTS
Larry Rankin faced a big decision after graduating from high school in Michigan more than two decades ago. Go to college? “I wasn’t ready for college,” he said. OK, then, follow in his Navy dad’s footsteps by joining a branch of the military? “Not for me,” Rankin said. “Never.” Then, a funny thing happened on […]
United States Air Force celebrates 72 years of flying solo as a military branch
The U.S. Air Force celebrates its 72nd birthday today. But this birthday hardly represents the birth of aviation in the U.S. military. That actually began during the Civil War, when both sides used hot air balloons for aerial reconnaissance. It instead recognizes the day the Air Force became its own branch, free of control of […]
Every Day is Veterans Day at our Barstow Home
By Teresa Rochester, Public Information Officer, Veterans Home of California – Barstow As the country prepares to honor veterans on Nov. 11 this year, the staff at the Veterans Home of California in Barstow have already begun to commemorate the service of the men and women who reside there. The Home launched #veteransdayeverydayii on Nov. […]
California Airman killed in World War II to be buried with full Military Honors
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 72,918 American service members unaccounted for from World War II, 7,704 from the Korean War and 1,598 from the Vietnam War. Army Air […]
California Army Cpl. killed in the Korean War to be buried in Long Beach
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 72,934 American service members unaccounted for from World War II, 7,704 from the Korean War and 1,598 from the Vietnam War. Army Cpl. […]
California Army Pfc. killed in the Korean War to be buried in Hometown
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, 7,713 from the Korean War and 1,602 from the Vietnam War. Army Corps […]
Army Sergeant First Class and POW killed in Korean War to be buried in California on Veterans Day
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 72,977 American service members unaccounted for from World War II, 7,716 from the Korean War and 1,602 from the Vietnam War. Army Sgt. […]
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