Arcadia Vietnam War Monument placed in Arcadia County Park. It is 22,000 pounds. From 1966-1972, 14 U.S. servicemen from Arcadia became casualties of the war in Vietnam. There are 4 plaques on the monument honoring veterans from World War I, World War II, the wars in Korean, Vietnam, and Afghanistan. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, June 2, 2016.
Gene Glasco at Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast on May 19, will talk about his vision for the Arcadia Vietnam War Monument to be installed at L.A. County Park veterans event on May 28, Memorial Day. Artist's rendering. Glasco is a Vietnam veteran and Arcadia City Clerk. Includes a description of the war memorial monument and its location (across the street from Arcadia Elks Lodge 2025).
Ninety-three year old fighter pilot Edward J. Lopez publishes "flight of a Hell Hawk," his memoir. He is a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.
Arcadia Elks Lodge has a new partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration to thank and honor Vietnam veterans for their service and sacrifice.
Gene Glasco, City Clerk 2012-2024. Retired in 2024. This photo c. 2020. Gene Glasco is a native Californian and long time resident of Arcadia. Gene attended Highland Oaks Elementary school, First Avenue Junior High School, and is a graduate of Arcadia High School where he lettered in Football and played second chair trombone in the award-winning AHS Marching Band. Gene is Arcadia’s first elected City Clerk that is a graduate of Arcadia High School.
Gene served six years in the United States Navy. He spent fourteen months in Vietnam as a Radioman in support of US Navy riverboat activities in the Mekong Delta and is a service-connected disabled Veteran. Gene is an Honor Role graduate of Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. He attended San Jose State University where he majored in Public Relations with a minor in Asian American History. After thirty years in the foodservice industry, Gene retired from Glasco and Associates, Inc. He also has practiced real estate in Arcadia.
Sports Channel America has offered Bob Wieland a chance to host his own cable talk show, in which he will present motivational stories about athletes, who, like himself, have beaten the odds. The 45 year old Arcadia resident lost his legs in the Vietnam War.
City to unveil Vietnam War monument today. A dedication ceremony will be held 2:00 PM at Arcadia County Park. The monument honors 14 Arcadia servicemen killed in the conflict.
Remembering Charles Gilb on Veterans Day. Biography of Charles Gilb, "Potato King," a former Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps, businessman in the produce industry and former Arcadia City Council member. He served four terms as mayor.
War veteran Mike Velarde, 78, of Arcadia, tricked his Spanish-speaking mother into signing the paperwork to enlist in the U.S. Army at age 16. He had served in the Korean War. A photo of Velarde is shown in honor of Memorial Day. He remembers his wartime buddies who did not make it home alive.
Roughly 70 students took part in the school district's first-ever Diversity Summit designed to let students talk openly about racial tensions at the high school.
Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, 62, lost both legs in the Vietnam War, but that didn't stop him from majoring in physical education at California State University Los Angeles. He has walked on his hands and biked across the United States, competed in 6 marathons, completed a triathlon, and set world weight-lifting records. He will be inducted into the California Powerlifting Hall of Fame today.
Students at Holy Angels School in Arcadia welcomed a returning Persian Gulf War veteran who had been the recipient of a letter written and addressed to "Any Soldier, Desert Storm."
A photograph of Gene Glasco, a 55-year resident of Arcadia and a Vietnam War veteran, views a display of his war memorabilia in the new Arcadia Veterans Local History Room at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.