President-elect Joe Biden must repair the tattered safety net that has allowed veterans to fall into the waiting arms of unscrupulous executives who see them as “dollar signs in uniform.” His predecessor described war dead as “suckers” and “losers”, and enabled industry to defraud veterans and gorge on federal funding.
Tag: Veterans
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Why Are Orange County’s Most Vulnerable Veterans Falling Through The Cracks?
OC’s Veterans Service Office – which helps local vets in crisis deal with hard-to-navigate federal benefit programs – is critically low on staffing. County officials say they are on track to fill key vacancies.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
OC Music & Dance Seeks to Help Veterans and Law Enforcement Through Music
OC Music & Dance has launched two music programs designed specifically to serve veterans and law enforcement personnel: Operation Gig and Project Beat.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council to Discuss Beginning Demolition for Veterans Cemetery
After over seven years of debate, the body could choose to begin the process of preparing a veterans cemetery without confirmed state financial backing.
Posted inIrvine
Location of Veterans Cemetery In Irvine In Play Again
The state senate’s Veteran Affairs chair is looking to examine multiple sites for the cemetery weeks after the Irvine City Council chose a location.
Posted inCountywide
Irvine City Council Approves Voter Veterans Cemetery Initiative, Leaves Open Enforceability Questions
The Irvine council approved the initiative without sending it to the ballot and can now search for funding, but the city attorney raised concerns that the initiative is not binding.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Garden Grove, Top Stories, Westminster
Dueling Tet Parades in Little Saigon Still Lead to Happiness
This year, revelers had three major Tet festivals to choose from to help ring in the lunar new year. Parades in Garden Grove and Westminster, with the Garden Grove parade new this year, were the result of a split in leadership, but not a split in loyalties by the community.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Community Salutes Veterans at OC Fairgrounds Heroes Hall
The event included a Veterans Resource Fair, unveiling of the A-4M Skyhawk Aircraft that was relocated from the Civic Center in Santa Ana, a plaque dedication for Thomas P. Clark, Jr. on the Heroes Hall Walk of Honor and a cake honoring the 244th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Irvine, News Briefs
Veterans Day Celebration Slated for Monday in Irvine
Editors’ Note: This dispatch is part of the Voice of OC Youth Media program, working with student journalists to cover public policy issues across Orange County. If you would like to […]
Posted inCountywide, Julie Leopo, Top Stories
Leopo: Vietnam-era Skyhawk Plane Moved to Heroes Hall from the Santa Ana Civic Center
The plane will be unveiled at its new Heroes Hall location during the annual Salute to Veterans event on Nov. 9.
