Ann Lange In the dawn’s early light of Sept. 7, the Oro Valley American Legion Post Color Guard honored our veterans with a rifle volley and flag folding ceremony as Commander Wayne Larroque read the meaning behind each of the 13 folds. As daylight spread gently across the MountainView Golf Club, patriotic citizens stood with…
Barbara Barr Our veterans did not give up on fighting for us, and The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is not going to give up on honoring our vets. One way or another, we are going to be honoring our veterans in November. We have a Plan A and a Plan B. But we still need…
Wreaths Across America When a volunteer places a wreath on a veteran’s grave on National Wreaths Across America (WAA) Day, we encourage them to speak that veteran’s name aloud, thank them for their service and sacrifice, and reflect on that person and their life. Along with our wreath-laying ceremonies at cemeteries throughout the country, WAA…
Ed Davis Award-winning American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 is sponsoring its 11th annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, September 19, at The Views GC in Sun City, Oro Valley. One hundred percent of the proceeds are to provide care and assistance to local homeless and “at risk” veterans and to the families of the…
Linda Eisenhart Service always has been a centerpiece of the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters activities. 2020 Service Co-Chairs Linda Crum and Janette Volz have been busy coordinating eight projects that benefit 10 different local groups! We proudly present our military family beneficiaries. Beth Bradford has been a SaddleBrooke quilter for the past eight years. She is a…
Cheri Emahiser “Lest we forget, America the Brave” is scheduled for Sunday, March 29 at 4 p.m. at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. The SaddleBrooke Singers are delighted to have the opportunity to sing magnificent songs honoring our nation’s heroes. Veterans attending the concert will receive special recognition during the performance. Veterans’ tickets may be purchased…
Ed Davis The American Legion Auxiliary Oro Valley Unit 132 is proud to support Wreaths Across America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to remember and honor those who have served our nation in uniform. By offering wreath sponsorships to the public, Wreaths Across America hopes that one day, every veteran’s interment site will…
Bill Nagy On the 26th of October 2019 the cremains of 37 veterans were laid to rest with full military honors. The interment was sponsored by the Missing In America Program (MIAP). The mission of MIAP, a veteran’s recovery program, is to locate, identify, and inter the unclaimed remains of American veterans. MIAP ensures a…
Ken Robinson 2019 will mark the 28th anniversary of the Worcester Wreath Company donating Maine wreaths to adorn the headstones of our nation’s veterans at Arlington National Cemetery. We have been given permission from Arlington National Cemetery to cover every grave (more than 300,000) for the 25th anniversary. With the generous help of donors like you,…
The award-winning American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 is sponsoring its tenth annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, August 31, at The Views in Sun City, Oro Valley. One hundred percent of the proceeds are to provide care and assistance to local homeless and at risk veterans and to the families of the deployed soldiers…