Veterans from Santa Clarita are remembering the events of Pearl Harbor, the attack that served as the catalyst for America’s entrance into World War II, 78 years later. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack against the Pearl Harbor base in Oahu, Hawaii. More than 2,400 American troops died on the day of the attack, ...

Facebook Connection Thank goodness for Facebook, as that is exactly how Heidi Heinrich and I found each other. She heard about our Veteran’s stories on KHTS Hometown Station and after hearing that she served our country I asked her to e-mail me her military photos. Soon afterwards, Heidi and I met at Valencia’s Corner Bakery to discuss her inspiring military ...

Veteran to Veteran Connection Recently my good friend Bernie Ellrodt, a Vietnam War fighter pilot veteran and former Lockheed employee, suggested that I interview his buddy, Tom Mahan. It took awhile, but we finally met to create this veterans page. Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds is our KHTS Director of Veteran’s Affairs. If you know a local veteran, please email us at [email protected]. Air ...

Leah Phillips Connection Several weeks ago, Jessica’s mother, Leah, contacted me via KHTS to let me know that Jessica is an Army veteran and a member of the nonprofit organization “Pin-Ups for Vets.” Leah said Jessica and several other members would attend Santa Clarita’s Veterans Day Ceremony. This was music to my ears. Soon after, Jessica, her daughter, Faith, Leah ...

Gene Dorio Connection My good friend Dr. Gene Dorio suggested that I reach out to Caesar Benigno, which led to us, with his son, meeting to discuss his military service and reviewing his memorabilia, of which he is very proud. In honor of his World War II dad, Caesar’s son, also named Caesar, became a Fire Department first responder medic; ...

Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative Attending Elliott and Judy Wolfe’s Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative’s September meeting, I met Air Force veteran Julie McGuire, who volunteers aiding veterans. She and I, along with her associate Savannah Giannini-Cocio, met at our Veterans Center to discuss their support to veterans. Though Julie resides in Ventura, she’s very busy in Santa Clarita; hence ...

Veterans Center Recently while visiting our Veterans Center at 23222 Lyons Avenue, I met John Corso who was volunteering at the front desk as greeter to Veterans who sporadically stop in for information and donated food supplies. John was the very first volunteer at our Veterans Center, including helping to paint the walls. The only time John took time off ...

5 SCV Old Reliables We recently reported four local Santa Clarita Valley residents — myself, Robert “Bobby” Good, Stan Cockerell, and John Gerbing  — who were drafted into the U.S. Army’s 9th Infantry Division on May 17, 1966. Now we have another May 17, 1966 draftee, Harold Michaud, of Newhall, who joined us at Fort Riley, Kansas. Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds is ...

Veterans Club Connection Recently while attending President Chuck Morris’ monthly veterans meeting at Friendly Valley, I met George Patton and his wonderful wife, Irma. George told me that he was interested in having his veterans page created, and soon afterwards we met to review his life’s experiences and his war time memorabilia. I found George immensely patriotic and very proud ...

Our Fading Greatest Generation Sadly, I recently learned from Mike Yadlosky that his World War II veteran dad, Paul, a member of the Greatest Generation, passed away at the ripe old age of 97 on September 25, 2019.  Mike said, “It’s going to be strange not having my wonderful ole’ Dad around and I’ll miss taking him to Santa Clarita’s ...