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.
Arcadia lights beacon for lost servicemen in Vietnam War. Memorial champion and Arcadia City Clerk Gene Glasco named Congressional Volunteer of the Year by Congresswoman Judy Chu. New dusk-to-dawn lighting was installed at the memorial.
Arcadia man's 100th birthday to be family affair. Art Del Rey turns 100 this weekend. He is a World War II veteran (United States Navy). He had a successful career in real estate and started his own business in 1963, Art Del Rey Realty, Inc. in Arcadia, which thrives to this day.
Arcadia-Monrovia Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2070 announced this week that it has created a scholarship fund to memorialize local service members who have been killed in combat. Clint Stamps is Commander of Post 2070.
Arcadia-Monrovia VFW Post 2070 celebrates 90 years of community service. On Saturday, October 2, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2070 Arcadia-Monrovia commemorates nine decades of offering support and services for all veterans especially those in Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte.
Arcadia opens first Veterans' Administration (VA) clinic in the San Gabriel Valley area in eight years, called the Interim San Gabriel Valley Community Based Outpatient Clinic, located at 7 West Foothill Boulevard, Arcadia. It is called interim because this is a temporary location. This is a branch of the West Los Angeles VA Hospital. In an email from Gene Glasco, elected City Clerk, after years of advocacy, this veterans health clinic had its grand opening celebration on August 23, 2019.
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.
Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.
Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.
Arcadia Rotary uneils monument to Veterans at Arcadia Community Center. Funds to build it came from Arcadia Field of Honor (temporary flags at Arcadia County Park) put on by Arcadia Rotary Club, a generous gift from Mary E. Hansen, as well as funds from Santa Anita Park Race Track. The monument consists of seven pillars of granite, each dedicated to the various branches of service: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines.
Arcadia's Vietnam War Monument redecorated by Chris Tran and his fellow Boy Scouts Troop 104, with funds donated by Jason Lee, an Arcadia lawyer and City Council candidate for District 5. The City of Arcadia's 24th annual tribute to Veterans and Military Families will be held on Saturday, May 28, 10-1 at Arcadia County Park. The event is hosted by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger.
Arcadia Veterans Day recognition. City of Arcadia is compiling a comprehensive list of veterans to honor and recognize them. Please call Arcadia Community Center at 626-574-5130 to make sure your name is on the list.
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.
As part of the Veterans History Project, Bob Macy gives an interview to preserve his war stories and experiences. Bob Macy is shown in a photograph with the leather flight jacket he used as a B-24 co-pilot in the 8th Air Force based in England.
Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.
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.
Event honors country's youngest veterans. Veteran Stan Pinta of Arcadia (photo) and others attend the 95th anniversary event of the conclusion of "The War to End All Wars" at Pasadena City Hall on Veterans Day.