Tag Archives: California
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of the most recent top articles, or click here to visit our site. Trump Mar-a-Lago acquaintance ties to VA health record overhaul to be scrutinized WASHINGTON TIMES — […]
Central coast community comes together to honor veterans with wreath-laying ceremony
Cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles crowded the roadways throughout the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery this past Saturday as the local community came together to lay wreaths at the columbaria for veterans. Friends, loved ones, fellow veterans and future service members gathered for the cemetery’s annual Wreaths Across America event – a movement aiming to […]
Proposition 41 and VHHP program reach new heights
by Jonathan Cullifer, California Department of Veterans Affairs Through the support of voters across California, the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention program (VHHP) has seen tremendous progress over the past two years. This 2014 initiative aims to reduce veteran homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless due to extremely low income. The program has […]
Place a wreath to honor fallen American heroes this holiday season
by Jonathan Cullifer, California Department of Veterans Affairs “They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” — President Harry Truman Each December, Wreaths Across America volunteers place holiday wreaths on graves and columbaria at more than 1,400 veterans’ cemeteries in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and abroad to remember our […]
Five CalVet Veterans Homes named to Top 100 list
CalVet earned top-100 rankings for five Veterans Homes according to the latest article published this month in U.S. News & World Report out of 1,400 Medicare-certified Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) in the state. The ratings identify 139 top nursing homes for the 2018-19 year. A total of 1,199 nursing homes were evaluated in this study throughout California. […]
Dr. Imbasciani shares his Veterans Day message
Among the great days of national remembrance, none is more deeply moving to me than the eleventh of November, and this year presents a special centenary as we recognize the 100-year anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. Following more than four years of fighting, the World War I Armistice went into effect at the eleventh hour […]
California State Parks offers Free Admission at 144 State Parks this Monday, Nov. 12
This Monday, Nov. 12, California State Parks will offer free admission to 144 state parks in observance of Veterans Day and as a sign of gratitude to the service of veterans, as well as active and reserve personnel to our nation. Veterans, active duty and reserve military must show a valid military ID in order […]
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of the most recent top articles, or click here to visit our site. Coming home: A Korean War veteran who was MIA for decades finally buried on home […]
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of the most recent top articles, or click here to visit our site. 09/11/2001: We will never forget MILITARY CONNECTION — For most Americans, we have a […]
Navy Cmdr. killed during the Vietnam War identified as Californian
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 72,906 American service members unaccounted for from World War II, 7,699 from the Korean War and 1,594 from the Vietnam War. Early last […]
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