Drafted into the Vietnam war at 19 years old, Jack Compton holds onto the memories that culminated his now tenacious spirit – a characteristic that has transcended paratrooper jump school to our very own Santa Clarita Valley. The looming nature of the draft between 1964 and 1973 was emotional for many people. From those whose heads dipped low while accepting ...

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 ...