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Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Fund Monterey, CA
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 counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz. It is…
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Operation Surf – My Second Year of Pictures
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 week. All expenses are paid for all of the veterans that are picked to participate…
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Today is Memorial Day – Who are you Celebrating?
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 suffered, whether it be PTSD or losing limbs, or losing their lives, it makes me…
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Military Working Dogs – used in War
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 history. Dogs were never recognized as heroes until World War 1. During the Mid-7th century,…
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Adopt A Retired Military Working Dog
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An Incredible Day at the Beach – Operation Surf in Capitola
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 this program. I also wanted to shoot a series of pictures to use on my…
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The Homeless Veteran Solution
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 vets keep locating to this area. Of course, the more vets, the bigger the problem.…
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Operation Surf Santa Cruz
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 surfing with other activities, helping individuals overcome their personal challenges and changing their perspective about…
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The New Shot for PTSD or PTSI
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 returned he suffered from severe PTSD. It almost totally destroyed his life. He could not…
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Asking For Help
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 high positions usually feel like it is beneath them to ask for help. In my opinion,…