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 ...

At 17 years old and fresh out of high school, Jeannette Fisher turned to the military as a pathway into the medical field, and now reflects on her army career 42 years later. Fisher grew up in a small village in New York, raised by her single mother and with three other siblings. At the time, the military seemed like ...

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 ...

Elliott Wolfe has been removed as president of the Santa Clarita Veteran Collaborative after dispute over a home donated to a local veteran.  Albert Rodriguez, a twelve-year combat Marine veteran and former vice president of the Collaborative, was promoted to the position of interim president, and board member, Jonathan Ahmadi, has been elected to the position of vice president, according ...

Mike Garcia Connection At a recent Valencia Country Club campaign event for Mike Garcia, I met Jonathan and quickly learned that he served with the U.S. Navy, so naturally I invited him to join me for coffee. During our enlightening conversation, I realized that Jonathan is even more patriotic that I had initially presumed. Jonathan faced a number of difficulties ...

Santa Clarita veteran Dennis Witzel, who was an advocate for those who have served in the military, died at the age of 73. Word spread like wildfire throughout Santa Clarita Valley’s immense veteran community these past few days about the tragic sudden passing of our dear friend, Dennis Witzel on Jan. 11, Dennis was kind and generous to a fault with his ...

A Santa Clarita Veteran and his family were awarded a home valued at $500,000 by an anonymous donor through the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, officials said Friday.   The Selection and Interview Committees of the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, operating under the guidelines set forth by an anonymous Santa Clarita donor awarded a veteran family with a home, according to ...

Caesar J. Benigno, a Santa Clarita World War II veteran, died just short of his 94th birthday on Nov. 27 at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital due to heart failure. He was born Dec. 21, 1925 in New York City. Benigno graduated from Washington Irving Evening High School in 1942, and soon after, he enlisted to live out his dream of ...

By Bradley Grose, founder of SCV Grocery and Bill Reynolds, KHTS Director of Veterans Affairs Dennis James Kniffen was born in Detroit, Michigan March 6, 1957, to Mr. Dennis Byron and Mrs. Patricia Anne Kniffen as their second child with Brother Shawn and Sister Denene. Dennis grew up in a Catholic home made by his mother Patricia where his love for ...

Only a few days remain before the Friday, November 15 deadline for local veterans to apply for a home valued at $500,000 on offer by an anonymous donor, officials said. The anonymous donor told officials that the $500,000 home is “immaculate,” has a brand new roof and has passed complete inspection by a well-known realty company. Related: Anonymous Donor Offers ...