Fresh out of high school, Marcus Nichols joined the ranks as a student at the prestigious Air Force Academy in Colorado to begin a career that would take him around the world and even into space. Nichols was 18 years old when he was accepted into the Air Force Academy, a four-year university in El Paso County Colorado. “What drove ...

KHTS Radio and Motoa to Launch SCV HomeTown Heroes Campaign as part of Motoa’s Nationwide Appreciation Network that Recognizes, Rewards and Thanks Hundreds of HomeTown Heroes Each Month with Complimentary Once in a Lifetime Experiential Rewards.  KHTS Radio and  Motoa will be partnering to Identify, Recognize and Reward SCV HomeTown Heroes each month with a once-in-a-lifetime Dream Vacation.   These aren’t ...

In what was a transformative part of his life, Santa Clarita resident Raymond Smith, a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps and Korean War veteran stands by that his years in service turned him into who he is today. Smith joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1951. He was too young to serve in World War II, but Smith ...

White House Gold Star Ceremony Last August, I received a query from my good friend Timothy Davis, CEO and Founder of The Greatest Generations Foundation, asking if I knew of any World War II Gold Star Families here in Santa Clarita. 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. ...

Santa Clarita Korean War veterans were honored by President Donald Trump last month.  The Greatest Generations Foundation (TGGF) Last month I was contacted by The Greatest Generations Foundation’s CEO and Founder Timothy Davis who asked if I could nominate a few local Korean War combat Veterans since he was involved in an event hosted by President Donald J. Trump in ...

I tried for approximately four years to convince my good friend Dennis Nobile to allow me to tell his Veteran story but alas, he has demonstrated a great deal of humility coupled with extraordinary stubbornness which has simply stalled the process. By the way, Dennis owns and operates, what I believe is one of the most unique and successful businesses ...

Lynn Arndt Connection Recently I met Lynn through my involvement with the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, and she in turn introduced me to Dianna Vo, who had taken advantage of Lynn’s discounted haircuts for veterans.  Lynn was recently featured by KHTS Hometown Station. Soon, Dianna and I met in Castaic and we began creating this Veterans Page. Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds ...

Meeting Ervin It was quite a treat for me to meet and to hear Ervin’s recollection of his military service, along with reviewing his mind-boggling memorabilia, which was both exceptional and rather disconcerting. 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. Brother Carl Ervin was born on February 23, ...

Veterans in the Santa Clarita area are invited to an educational lunch, where they will learn about Veterans Home Loan benefits. A joint venture by Errol Valladeres with RE/MAX, Larry Ehrlich from Movement Mortgage, and Mercedes R. Fernandez from Escrow Advantage will bring food, refreshments, and a prize drawing for veterans in attendance on March 28. The event will run ...

Veterans Services Collaborative I first had the pleasure of meeting Lynn Arndt many months ago at one of our SCV Veterans Services Collaborative’s monthly meetings. Lynn’s presence at these meetings proved to me that she was a bonafide American patriot, thus when she sought me out to help promote her service to our Veterans I was more than happy to ...