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Santa Clarita Veterans To Attend World War I Centennial Anniversary In Paris

Two Santa Clarita veterans will be in attendance at the centennial anniversary commemoration for the end of World War I, in Paris over the weekend.


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Max Morgan and Jim Hackett will be among the many veterans and officials present in Paris this weekend to remember the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

On Nov. 11, 1918, a cease-fire was called for World War I, marking the end of a conflict that had killed roughly 14 million people.

Morgan is a former Navy SEAL, enlisting in the United States Navy on Oct. 31, 1966.  His father, George Hopping, had served as an infantry platoon Sergeant during World War II.  Morgan graduated from his Navy Special Forces Corpsman Training at the top of his class, being the only one chosen to become a Navy SEAL.

Hackett is a Vietnam War veteran who enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in the spring of 1967. He received two Purple Hearts during the course of his service.

Both Morgan and Hackett will be sharing their stories and photos from the event exclusively with KHTS in the coming week.

The Santa Clarita veterans joined the United States delegation, which included Chief of Staff John Kelly and Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. President Trump did not to attend due to the weather.

In addition, KHTS will be posting a list of all the Santa Clarita veterans tomorrow for Veterans Day. If you would like to be part of this list, or know someone who you would like to have on this list, please email us at newstip@hometownstation.com

KHTS has also recently launched our new series, “Hometown Heroes – Our Veterans,” written by our new Director of Veterans Affairs Bill Reynolds.

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Santa Clarita Veterans To Attend World War I Centennial Anniversary In Paris

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About Michael Brown

Michael Brown has lived in Santa Clarita his whole life. Graduating from Saugus High School in 2016, he continued to stay local by attending The Master’s University, where he achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. Michael joined KHTS in January of 2018 as a news intern, and has since gone on to become the News Director for the KHTS Newsroom. Since joining KHTS, Michael has covered many breaking news stories (both on scene and on air), interviewed dozens of prominent state and federal political figures, and interacted with hundreds of residents from Santa Clarita. When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, as well as reading any comic book he can get his hands on.