Fellow Veteran Connection Thanks to my fellow veteran and good friend, Roy Hermann, who tipped me off about Gary’s service, I recently met him at George Thomas’ purely excellent Route 66 Restaurant to begin crafting Gary’s veteran page. Thank you Roy! 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. ...
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Vietnam Veteran Shares How He Received War Medals
Sojka Connection Thanks to my neighbors Doug and Teri Sojka, I was introduced to Steve Widdison and it didn’t take long before we met at Valencia’s Corner Bakery for two and a half hours as we swapped war stories. Steve and I both served with the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam’s perilous Mekong Delta. Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds is our KHTS Director of ...
Read More »Vietnam War Veteran, Valencia Resident Recalls Joining U.S. Marine Corps, Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles Richard G. Tarlow was born on May 6, 1944 in New Rochelle, New York where his family lived until he was 15 years old when his father moved the family to Reseda, California. Tarlow’s dad and uncle were in the meat business and owned Zion National Meat Company, which was tough work. Therefore, his dad sought an ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative And Boy Scouts Of America Team Up To Recognize Vets
The Santa Clarita chapters of Veterans Services Collaborative and Boy Scouts of America teamed up this Veterans day to honor and raise funds for members of the armed forces. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Nearly 400 people attended the Saturday event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to pay respect to ...
Read More »Triple Amputee And Purple Heart Recipient To Visit Students Friday
Purple Heart Recipient and triple amputee will visit a Santa Clarita Elementary School on Friday, June 5. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Bryan Anderson, injured in Iraq in 2005, will visit the 6th grade classroom of Mrs. Engh at North Park Elementary as part of a program called The Soldier and the ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Purple Heart Recipient Dies At The Age Of 96
Purple Heart recipient of the 17th Airborne Division in World War II and a Santa Clarita Valley military event supporter, Anthony Guy “Tony” Marincola died Friday at the age of 96.
Read More »Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall Displays ‘Purple Heart’ Banners From Local Artists
Coinciding with the arrival of the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall, Westfield Valencia Town Center commissioned six local artists to create "Purple Heart" banners that are now being hung above the central walkway between Macy's and Sears in the mall.
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