Leaders from Orange County Animal Care are encouraging U.S. military veterans to adopt a free pet under the Pets for Vets Act.
Tag: Veterans Day
Posted inCountywide
Where to Celebrate Veterans Across OC
Ceremonies, parades and flag displays are among many free events offered in honor of military men and women this Veterans Day.
Posted inCountywide
The Art of Retiring Flags
Veterans groups in Orange County, such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, keep flag etiquette and retirement in practice locally — incorporating new techniques with tradition.
Posted inCountywide
Where to Honor Veterans Across OC
Ceremonies, car shows and museums: These are just a few of many free, family-friendly events celebrating Veterans Day this weekend.
Posted inTop Stories
Post-9/11 Veterans Honored at Heroes Hall Plaque Unveiling
Heroes Hall at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa is recognizing post-9/11 veterans through the unveiling of a new plaque.
Posted inCulture
Veterans and Active Military Showcase Art at Heroes Hall
Observe the artistic works of retired military service members at the latest exhibition by Heroes Hall Museum, ‘Through Their Eyes: Artwork by Active Military and Veterans’ at the OC Fair & Event Center through Jan. 20, 2022.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Voice of OC: Series on Veterans Memorial Plaques at Heroes Hall
Voice of OC has published a series in our opinion section of some of Orange County’s most notable veterans who received the highest honors the U.S. military bestows on soldiers for their heroic actions in combat. Plaques honoring these individuals are showcased at Heroes Hall at the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Veterans Make Elections Possible
As we come out of the election season, and go into another month of tight, tense counts at the local registrar of voters office, Veterans Day offers a chance to stop and reflect on our freedoms as well as those who have sacrificed to ensure our way of life. Today, Orange County’s state fairgrounds in Costa Mesa hosts the annual commemoration where people can visit the Hero’s Hall museum as well as the walk of honor featuring plaques that tell the stories of more than three-dozen war heroes from Orange County.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Masuda: U.S. Army, Distinguished Service Cross, WWII
Kazuo Masuda was an Orange County resident who received posthumously the Distinguished Service Cross in 1945. Masuda was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and died while defending his men during an escape while fighting the enemy alone. His family was taken from Orange County and placed in a Japanese Interment Camp during the war. But this horrible injustice did not deter him from fighting for his country so heroically.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Finally, A Place in OC Veterans Can Call Their Own
After decades of rebuffs by political leaders, Orange County’s military veterans will celebrate the opening of their own museum at the county fairgrounds on Veterans Day.
