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Santa Clarita American Legion Veteran Group Names New Leaders

American Legion Post 507, a Santa Clarita-based organization supporting veterans of foreign wars, named a new commander Thursday. Jeanine “Tootsie” Imperial was named the new commander, and former SCV Man of the Year Greg Nutter will remain first vice commander, according to J.D. Kennedy, who led the local chapter of the nation’s largest wartime-service veterans organization for the last two years. “We’re chartered by Congress to help veterans get benefits,” Kennedy said. “We do that in many different ways -- we file the paperwork, assist veterans with access to their federal and state benefits -- but Post 507 has also worked with local businesses, the city, and other organizations to better serve veterans with any immediate needs they may have.”

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Veterans Advocate J.D. Kennedy Named A Santa Clarita Unsung Hero

By Stephen K. Peeples J.D. Kennedy is one of the lucky ones. As a Marine, he served three tours of duty driving resupply convoys in Iraq, and returned home safely each time. Now, as a civilian, he devotes his time and energy to helping fellow veterans who may not have been so lucky, assisting them in finding work, housing, and ...

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