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…
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Clubs & Classes, February 2017
2017 American Heroes luncheon honors “Friday Pilots”
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…
Clubs & Classes, October 2016
American Legion receives award
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…
Features, October 2016
Resident receives prestigious award
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…
Features, October 2016
Honor Flight: The U of A Flight
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 –…
Features, October 2016
Honor Flight: What is it?
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…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
STS introduces new VA Coordinators
D. A. “Bo” Nanna SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) welcomes Diane and Mike Buckley as the new Veterans Administration (VA) Coordinators for the organization. Both Diane and Mike retired from the Air Force, each having served for 20 years, and have lived in SaddleBrooke for over eight years. STS stalwart Barb Carter recruited her own replacements…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Sunrise Rotary Club hosts SaddleBrooke Troop Support
Doug Sweetland On July 28, the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club hosted representatives of the SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) at its weekly meeting. Attending from the STS were George Bidwell, president and Bo Nanna, publicity chair. Mr. Bidwell shared the history in the formation of the organization with the start in 2005. Initially the organization was…
Features, September 2016
The intersection of STS and “One of the Chosin Few”
Mitch Steinberg I first became aware of the Brotherhood of the Chosin Few shortly after enlisting in the Marine Corps. This was after the Korean “Police Action” ended in a stalemate and armistice. During our training we studied the Korean “War” to extract the lessons to be learned from the conflict. That’s why when given…
Sports, June 2016
The Sea Captain among us
Jay Clayton Wilson Almost every STC member has had Steve Leane restring a racket at one time or another. No surprise there because Steve is a Master Racquet Technician who has played with us and strung our rackets for us more than a decade. But there is more to Steve than many of our members…