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In honoring veterans, Governor Newsom said, “it was time to reflect and remember” and his, “deep respect and admiration” for their sacrifices. Yet, he cut the funds necessary to begin a veteran’s cemetery in Irvine. He forgot that veterans had already paid for the cemetery with their sacrifice…much more.
This weekend, Voice of OC covered Irvine’s Candle lighting event held at Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial, established in 2003 to remember the fallen troops who passed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today, tributes are organized, flags will be placed and people will gather at monuments and in backyards to remember and honor those who sacrificed everything.
Irvine resident E. Kacic reminds us this Memorial Day to honor and remember the great debt we owe to those who died while serving in the US Armed Forces.
This Memorial Day, Voice of OC highlights two local residents awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor – Marine Lance Corporal Kenneth L. Worley (Vietnam) and Navy Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor (Iraq), who both sacrificed their lives for their country.
Fifty-nine U.S. Military members from Orange County died in the Korean War out of a total 2,611 California casualties, according to the National Archives.
Two new members are inducted to the beautiful Walk of Honor at Heroes Hall Museum at the Orange County Fairgrounds. In addition, a plaque will be erected to honor those killed in 1965 when U.S. Air Force C-135 aircraft crashed into Loma Ridge after leaving El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
This Memorial Day, Voice of OC compiled a list of all 320 Orange County U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War. Read the full list and please remember their sacrifice for all of us.
More than 70 years ago, Beverly Beesemyer, a 97-year-old Laguna Woods resident, was among the first women to fly military aircraft. In recent years, she has been part of a successful effort to convince Congress that these women deserved to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Ray Harper remembers World War II while Kaitlyn Kennedy prepares for her boyfriend’s deployment to Afghanistan.