June 19th Battle Our most significant battle occurred June 19, 1967 near Ap Bac Village where were again caught in the open only this time we faced a Viet Cong battalion concealed in reinforced bunkers. When they unexpectedly began firing many of our soldiers instantly hit the ground wounded. Friends all around me were shot up and killed – incoming ...

Reunion Connection Stevenson Ranch resident Bob Good and I were drafted out of the San Fernando Valley on the same day and we served in the same combat regiment during training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in South Vietnam’s treacherous Mekong Delta. We didn’t meet each other until many years later when we began conducting our Army reunions, and it ...

A Saugus resident and former Naval pilot sat down with KHTS to discuss his plan on running against Representative Katie Hill for the 25th District congressional seat in 2020. http://khtspodcasts.com/Mike-Garcia-2019.mp3 Mike Garcia, a Saugus High graduate, says he plans to focus on permanently lowering taxes for the 25th District and improving transportation, if elected. Garcia says he supports the construction ...

Veteran to Veteran Once again, another Veteran friend recommended another local Veteran. City Councilman Bob Kellar, a former U.S. Army Green Beret and retired L.A. Police Officer, told me about Veteran John Coleman.   I wasted little time contacting John, and we soon met at our iconic Route 66 restaurant in Canyon Country over a few beers. An excellent conversation ...

Officials with the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative announced new updates for the center Tuesday. As the center heads into its fourth year serving the Santa Clarita veteran community, officials look to expand opportunities for local veterans. “First off, we are announcing that as of April 1, we are expanding our VSO service beyond the first three Saturdays of each ...

Veterans Center Connection While visiting Newhall’s Veterans Center, I met Mike Angulo who was on volunteer duty there and after a short chat, he and I agreed that we would meet soon to create this Veterans Page.  On Feb. 20, Mike and I met at George Thomas’ iconic 1960’s themed Route 66 Restaurant in Canyon Country. Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds is our ...

Meeting Mario and Mercedes Recently, I was invited to attend Friendly Valley’s Veterans Club by Commander Chuck Morris to speak about my service in Vietnam and to discuss my role as Director of Veterans Affairs for KHTS Hometown Station.   At that meeting, my friend Chuck introduced me to Mario and soon after he and I reviewed his honorable U.S. ...

Bernie’s Final Discharge A few days ago I learned from Bernie’s son, Marc, that his dad had passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at age 87 years young on Feb. 22, 2019 at Henry Mayo Hospital. Bernie’s funeral service was held at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills on Feb. 25, 2019. He is survived ...

Meeting Chuck I first met Chuck in 2013 at KHTS Hometown Station when we were invited by Dr. Gene Dorio to discuss a newly released book, “The Boy’s of ‘67”, about my Charlie Company’s exploits in Vietnam. Chuck was there to discuss his new noble mission spearheading the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall event at the Valencia Town Center. Chuck and ...

A Korean war veteran and active member of the Santa Clarita Senior Center passed away Friday after a four-day hospital stay. Bernard Katz was born Aug. 24, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, and after his mother’s death he and his father moved to Boyle Heights, California, where Katz graduated from Los Angeles High School in June 1950. Katz joined the ...