Larry Linderman US Army Air Force and England’s Bomber Command teamed up to rain death and destruction like the world had never before seen on Nazi Germany during the last two years of World War Two. While the Allies attacked German war production facilities, train yards, troop concentrations, harbors, airfields and other military targets…
Tag: veterans
Generals, January 2018
The Wall That Heals is coming to Oro Valley
Pat Cox The Wall That Heals is a scaled replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. and will be coming to Canada del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley on March 15 through 18, 2018. It honors more than three million Americans who served in the Vietnam War and bears the names of…
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
SaddleBrooke World War II Roundtable discussion topics
Larry Linderman Of all the wars in history, World War II was the most horrific. Nearly 80 million people perished either from battlefield injuries, disease or starvation brought on by the conflict. In Russia nearly 30 million died while the U.S. lost over 400,000. The SaddleBrooke World War II Roundtable studies the war once a…
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Veterans learn about Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Colonel Rett Benedict (U.S.A.F. Retired) Ms. Bonnie Dudelston, the Administrator of the Arizona Veterans Cemetery at Marana was the speaker at our meeting on Saturday, November 18, 2017, and gave an excellent talk on the 32 acre facility that opened last year. The Marana Veterans Cemetery is one of the newest of the 105 state…
Sports, December 2017
Softball salute for Veterans Day
Jonathan Green Saturday, November 11, 2017 – A veterans’ salute and three tournament softball games made for a great day at SaddleBrooke Stadium for hundreds of fans, players and volunteers. The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) event, sponsored by Andy’s Irrigation and Kristy McInnes, Tierra Antigua Realty, replaced SSSA’s usual Thanksgiving tournament since Veterans Day…
Generals, December 2017
Veterans Day – Honoring all who served
Kathy Doran SaddleBrooke Two Patrol once again organized a beautiful tribute to veterans Saturday, November 11 in front of the MountainView Bistro. Pastor Ron Gannett, of the Community Church at SaddleBrooke, opened with a word of prayer followed with a heartfelt presentation by one of our parishioners, Lieutenant General Leo Pigaty, retired. We salute you—and…
Religion, December 2017
Celebrated military figure at Men’s Breakfast
David Stanard It was a Veterans Day theme at the Resurrection Church November 4 Men’s Breakfast. Those in attendance who have served were recognized and the group was honored to have as a visitor and special guest, retired Brigadier General and Tucson resident, Wendell Fenn. General Fenn, now age 95, enlisted in the U.S. Army…
Features, November 2017
Honor Flight SaddleBrooke resident Art Walsh
Jerry Lujan SaddleBrooke resident Art Walsh was one of the 67 WWII and Korean War veterans on board Honor Flight 23 that flew to Washington, D.C. on September 2 and returned on September 4. Art was born and reared in New York City. While 16 years of age, he and some high school friends decided…
Clubs & Classes, October 2017
Serving Arizona’s veterans
Dick Kroese Bonnie Dudelston, Administrator of the Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Marana, gave a wonderful presentation to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club about the cemetery, which is located on 32 acres of high desert landscaped property. Phase one of the cemetery includes 1802 burial plots, 1638 cremated remains burial plots and 1920 Columbarium niches. The…
Features, October 2017
Honor Flight #23 – Labor of Love
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…