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SCV Rotary Club To Host Second Annual Camp Pendleton Marine Donation Drive In July

Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club is set to host a donation drive benefiting families of Marines next weekend. The Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club (SCV Rotary) is scheduled to host its second annual Camp Pendleton Donation Drive benefiting the children and families of U.S. Marines on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, according to Jason Downs, a representative of ...

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Veterans, Families Gather At Eternal Valley For Memorial Day Ceremony

Local veterans and their friends and families gathered at Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary in Newhall to hold a Memorial Day Ceremony to remember fallen soldiers.  Flags were placed across the Eternal Valley Cemetery this weekend on veteran graves, decorating the hillsides with red, white and blue. At 9 a.m. Monday, attendees began trickling in to where the ceremony was ...

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U.S. Army Veteran Turned Magician Shares Life After Medical Discharge

Veterans Center Connection Jeff Bornstein recently learned that I write our local veterans stories for KHTS Radio on the Hometown Heroes’ web site when he visited our Veterans Center in Newhall. Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds is our KHTS Director of Veteran’s Affairs. If you know a local veteran, please email us at Hometownheroes@hometownstation.com. Soon afterwards we met there and our friendship instantly formed. ...

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Medal Of Honor Recipient Shares Combat Experience With Golden Valley High School (VIDEO)

Medal of Honor recipient Col. Jay Vargas recently spoke with students, teachers, administrators, and elected officials at Golden Valley High School about his combat experience. Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or drop us a line at community@hometownstation.com. Born in Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, Vargas had a failed attempt to make it as a big-league baseball ...

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Fallen Warriors Monument Unveiled At Veterans Historical Plaza In Newhall

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In the heart of Newhall at the Veterans Historical Plaza, City Of Santa Clarita officials unveiled the new ‘Fallen Warriors Monument’ Wednesday to honor all known and unknown Santa Clarita residents who were killed in action. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Dozens of residents assembled at the plaza on Walnut St. ...

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U.S. Marines Highlight Service Of Castaic Resident, Staff Sgt. George Bruce

The U.S. Marines highlighted the service of Castaic resident and Staff Sgt. George Bruce, a weapons instructor who’s currently teaching students on the Pacific Ocean.

The U.S. Marines highlighted the service of  Castaic resident and Staff Sgt. George Bruce, a weapons instructor who’s currently teaching students on the Pacific Ocean. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Bruce, a nonlethal weapons instructor and corrections officer with Combat A Logistics Battalion 31, recently gave a training on the X26E ...

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Knight Bill Aimed At Preventing Military Sexual Harassment In Response To ‘Marines United’

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In response to ‘Marines United’ — a scandal involving armed forces members sharing sexually explicit images — Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, co-sponsored legislation to protect military service personnel. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation, or PRIVATE Act, authored by Representative Martha McSally, R-Arizona, ...

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Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall Photos Honoring The Fallen Soldiers

The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall visited Santa Clarita honoring all fallen soldiers and missing persons during the Vietnam War. The traveling tribute brings healing to cities across the nation and educates communities on the Vietnam war veterans. The wall has over 58,000 names of service men and women inscribed who perished or went missing during the war. The sacrifices and ...

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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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