Our area has a new project unfolding, the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Monterey, California. This Veterans Cemetery when completed will serve all veterans, which includes over 100,000 within the service area of the Central Coast Region. This includes the regional… Continue Reading
OPERATION SURF, SANTA CRUZ For the 5th year in a row, Amazing Surf Adventures sponsored “Operation Surf” in Santa Cruz. The purpose of this organization is to pick 20 severely injured veterans to bring to the California Coast for a… Continue Reading
MEMORIAL DAY There has been news on for the last three days about Memorial Day. Every time this weekend rolls around, I spend the entire weekend feeling a little bit sad. When I see all of the veterans that have… Continue Reading
Dogs have been used for Centuries Dogs have been used since the Mid-7th century BC in warfare. As warfare progressed, so did the purpose of the war dog. Military Working Dogs – used in War have served many purposes throughout… Continue Reading
WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!! All I can say is WOW!! Jeff and I decided to get up early and head to the beach on Saturday, April 16, 2016 to support Operation Surf in Capitola. This is their 6th year sponsoring… Continue Reading
I live in the Santa Cruz area in California. Because of the weather and many of the programs for vets in this area, we have hundreds of homeless vets. Over the years, this has become a huge problem. More and more… Continue Reading
For the last few years, Santa Cruz has been holding an event called Operation Surf, in this beach side California town. It is sponsored by Amazing Surf Adventures, a non-profit organization. ASA helps develop programs within the community which combine… Continue Reading
Did any of you recently see “The Doctors” program on television? In this episode they had a guest veteran named Clint that was first deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. He is married and has two beautiful little girls. Unfortunately, when he… Continue Reading
Reluctant to Ask for Help Many of us are a little reluctant asking for help, especially if we are a Baby Boomer. We feel like we should have all the answers by the time we reach middle age. People in… Continue Reading