Kathy Sinnott The Arizona Heroes Memorial is under construction and will be our state’s newest destination spot! This tribute recognizes our first responders, current military, veterans, and healthcare workers. You’ve read about our progress for this 2.5-acre memorial housed within Narana Park in Oro Valley. Now, we’d like to get you involved! First, we have…
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Welcome Home Vietnam Vets
Herb Smith, SOT-AZ Support Our Troops-Arizona (SOT-AZ) welcomes all residents to remember and honor our veterans at a National Vietnam War Veterans Day recognition event. Date and time: Monday, March 25, 9 a.m. Location: Robson Ranch Hermosa Ballroom We will recognize and honor our veterans. There will be presentations by Honor Flight of Southern Arizona and the Arizona…
February 2024, Generals
Veterans Christmas Dinner 2023
Esther Aar On Dec. 18, the residents of Robson Ranch partnered with the congregation of Pinal County Cowboy Church to sponsor a Christmas dinner for the Eloy Veterans Center. The outpouring of food, Christmas treats, socks, and cash donations was overwhelming. Christmas dinner was a feast of roast turkey and baked ham with tables of potato…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Painting Benefits Dogs4Vets
Members of the Fine Arts Guild—Acrylic Workshop worked together to create a unique painting that was raffled for Dogs4Vets. Members worked on individual canvas tiles and painted a portion of the painting. The tiles were then put together to match adjoining colors. Upon completion, the tiles were mounted and framed. The Fine Arts Guild appreciates all…
December 2023, Generals
A Heroes Invitation
Kathy Sinnott The Arizona Heroes Memorial is currently under construction in Oro Valley. Briefly, this living memorial will honor Arizona residents who served (and serve) within the military, as well as those of the first responder and healthcare professions. Our heroes answered ‘the call of duty’ to secure our nation’s freedoms. Recently, our world has…
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
Support Our Troops–AZ Makes Donation to VFW
Eddie Peters, Secretary, SOT-AZ Support Our Troops–AZ board members and members Rick Kvangnes, Eddie Peters, Bob Rohl, and Larry Zimmerman presented a check on May 24 for $3,000 to Commander Lori Byrne of VFW Post 1677 of Casa Grande. SOT–AZ will donate more than $85,000 this year to veterans’ causes and organizations. Help us at…
Features, July 2022
Military History: Women in War
Ross Dunfee Women have been participants in war since time began. In colonial days women used firearms to protect home, property, and loved ones. During the Revolution, Civil War, World Wars, and multiple other skirmishes, women often fought quietly alongside male comrades, but not as part of the uniformed services. During WWII able-bodied men were…
Features, March 2022
U. S. Military History: Some U.S. Coast Guard History
Ross Dunfee Lighthouses On Aug. 7, 1789, in the ninth act of the first U.S. Congress, 12 lighthouses were transferred to the federal government, and the United States Lighthouse Establishment (USLHE) was created under the Department of the Treasury, then Revenue, then Treasury. Because of poor management and poor lighting at lighthouses, the Lighthouse Board…
Features, March 2022
Meet Dee Person of Arizona Coalition for Military Families at JWV March Zoom Meeting
On Sunday, March 20, Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Copper State Post 619 welcomes Navy Combat Veteran Dee Person, who served during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tune in to learn about the Arizona Coalition for Military Families and Person’s role as manager of their Be Connected Program. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. MST. Use…
Features, February 2021
Presidents Day
Ross Dunfee While Presidents Day is a federal holiday, celebrated on the third Monday of February, it is not really a national holiday. Splitting hairs? In 1968, Congress passed the Monday Holiday Act for observance of Washington’s birthday, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day to be celebrated on a Monday, but the actual dates for the…