Garrison command team: welcoming Veterans, supporting communities, advocating...
The United States Army Garrison Fort Irwin command team of Col. Jon Braga and Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Esmurria recently had the opportunity to interact with the post community, and welcome Veterans...
View ArticleMemorial Day ceremonies supported by 11th ACR
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment had the honor of participating in three Memorial Day observances in the Victor Valley area, May 25. The ceremonies were held at Desert View Memorial Park, Victor...
View ArticleSergeant Audie Murphy Club honors Vietnam Veterans
Non-commissioned officers of a prestigious Army organization recognized military Veterans in Barstow during a ceremony, June 15. Five NCOs of the Fort Irwin Sergeant Audie Murphy Club honored Veterans...
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Leadership honors Army’s 240th birthday with Barstow Veterans
Leadership of Fort Irwin United States Army Garrison celebrated alongside Veterans of the California Veterans Home in Barstow the Army’s birthday, June 12. The tribute to the Army’s 240th birthday...
View ArticleIt can be complicated
The heroes are the ones who didn’t come back from Vietnam. That’s what a United States Army Veteran told me one afternoon as I listened to him remember his life as it related to the Vietnam War. He...
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Soldiers, Korean veterans pay respect to fallen brothers in arms
Army photograph “They just kept us in a ravine in the daytime. Then at night they’d move us across country. On Aug. 17, about the middle of the afternoon they motioned for us to get up again, that...
View ArticleVeteran homelessness drops nearly 50 percent since 2010
WASHINGTON — The Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs departments and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness today announced that the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in...
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Army veterans recall their service in Korea and Vietnam
Courtesy photograph Retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 William J. Opferman poses during basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in 1948. RETIRED CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 WILLIAM J. OPFERMAN KOREA AND...
View ArticleCalifornia law strengthens protections for service members
On Sept. 19, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown, signed Assembly Bill No. 3212, a measure that will strengthen California’s existing consumer protections for military families, including California...
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