The San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery hosted the 27th annual Memorial Day weekend ceremony to honor veterans who have died. The Sunday ceremony included keynote speaker Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Veterans Day was last week. This week, two Merced-area veterans groups victimized
Copper thieves targeted the Atwater Veterans of Foreign Wars post this week, causing thousands in damages, the second of at least two vandalism incidents affecting Merced County military-service groups less … Click to Continue »
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Read More »Here’s where all the marching bands were on Veterans Day
Marching bands from across the state came to compete Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in the 58th annual Central Valley Band Review at Golden Valley High School in Merced. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wondering why marching bands didn’t play in Veterans Day parades in Merced this year?
Several California cities celebrated Veterans Day without one of the most integral parts of a parade — marching bands. The drumrolls and waving banners of the Central Valley’s high school … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Veterans Day Parade
Sights and sounds from the Merced Veterans Day Parade in downtown Merced, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »This is how Los Banos honored veterans
Check out some clips from the annual Los Banos Veterans Parade held Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Veterans Day events, activities and deals in Merced County
Veterans Memorial Bridge Ceremony and parade in Merced The City of Merced will host a dedication ceremony for the Veterans Memorial Bridge at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what’s happening for Veteran’s Day weekend around Merced County
Celebrations in Merced County Veterans Memorial Bridge Ceremony The City of Merced will host a dedication ceremony for the Veterans Memorial Bridge at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno Protesters Call For More Staff at Veterans’ Hospitals
If you drove down Clinton Avenue in east central Fresno this morning, you may have seen a rally outside of the Fresno Department of Veterans Affairs. A few dozen veterans and VA staff chanted “when U.S. veterans are under attack, what do you do? Stand up, fight back, ” in …
Read More »Navy Veterans Look Beyond The Crews For Cause Of Collisions
The Navy is getting closer to releasing a review of two collisions that killed 17 sailors in the Pacific this summer. Human error has already been identified as part of the cause of the collisions. But even before the review is released, veterans who served in the Pacific say what …
Read More »Transgender Veterans Hope Trump Policy Won’t Erase Progress At VA
The future of transgender troops has been in question since President Trump Tweeted that they would no longer be allowed to serve. Transgender veterans are wondering how the president’s pronouncement will impact the ongoing effort to open the Veterans Health Administration to their needs. Navy veteran Kristen Dancer served as …
Read More »Merced County has a task force for homeless veterans. Is it working?
An outreach campaign this week is a ramped up effort to locate homeless veterans in Merced County and connect them to services and housing, according to officials. The county-wide No … Click to Continue »
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