Jerry Lujan Honor Flight No. 23 departed Tucson International Airport at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2. On board the chartered Southwest flight were 67 military veterans, many with wheelchairs, and their Guardians, of which 20 were University of Arizona students whom themselves were veterans. They were accompanied by six Honor Flight volunteers who would…
Bill Doran On Friday, July 21, the Mission Committee from Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) visited the Arizona Fisher House in Tucson. CCSB is an ongoing supporter of the Arizona Fisher House. The purpose of the home is to provide temporary lodging for family members of our veterans and Armed Forces during a medical crisis.…
Colonel Rett Benedict (U.S.A.F. Retired) Our most recent meeting provided members with a great view into the activities of a local group that helps both active-duty military, veterans and their families, the SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS). President D. A. “Bo” Nanna spoke to the group giving us a brief history and overview of STS programs.…
Southern Arizona VA HealthCare System (SAVAHCS) has been serving American Heroes, our veterans, since 1928. Each volunteer at SAVAHCS (over 2000) assists in honoring our hospital veterans. One important part of the volunteer program is called Hero’s Welcome. The only requirement to participate in the Hero’s Welcome program is to be a veteran – both…
Jerry Lujan Are you a military veteran? Have you visited the military memorials in Washington, D.C.? Would you like to visit them? Would you like to visit them in the company of other veterans such as yourself? Would you like to visit them at no cost to yourself? If you have answered “Yes” to any…
Jenny Rink SaddleBrooke Troop Support is proud to welcome three of Tucson’s legendary Friday Pilots to this year’s American Heroes Luncheon on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at noon at HOA 1 Vistas Restaurant. The Friday Pilots are a group who flew in the old days, in all kinds of airplanes and early jets. They have…
During the recent 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site Battalion (WAATS), held at the J.W. Marriott Star Pass Resort, the American Legion Oro Valley Post and Auxiliary Unit 132 were presented with the Outstanding Community Partner award. The award is in recognition of their years of support, care and…
Your SaddleBrooke neighbor David H Dobson, Lieutenant Colonel USAF, retired, has been awarded the prestigious FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot award for 50 years of dedicated service in aviation safety. Dave lives in HOA 2 with his wife Kimberly. He is retired from General Motors as well as the Air Force Reserves. He is the…
Jerry Lujan Honor Flight No. 21 departed Tucson on May 21 and returned on May 23. Julian “Gute” Gutierrez and I were there to meet and greet the 24 veterans who flew to Washington D.C. to see their memorials. The flight honored five WWII and 19 Korean veterans. The military services represented were Army –…
Jerry Lujan Honor Flight Southern Arizona provides WWII and Korean War veterans the opportunity to see their national memorials in Washington D.C. These are the men and women who availed themselves in a national effort to keep America safe during World War II (1941 – 1946) and the Korean War (1950 – 1955). It is…