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Ray Permenter and Herb Bayless: Local high school football co-captains killed in action in WWII, part 2
[Editor's note: This is the continuation of our 32nd article, from our June 25, 2022 issue, in a...
Ray Permenter and Herb Bayless: Local high school football co-captains killed in action in WWII, Part 1
[Editor's note: This is the 32nd article in a continuing series about local military veterans and...
Stanley J. Novak: B-17 bomber ball turret 'belly gunner' over WWII Germany (part 3)
WARNING: This article contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. (Note: This is the...
Stanley J. Novak: B-17 bomber ball turret 'belly gunner' over WWII Germany (part two)
WARNING: This article contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. (Note: This is the...
Stanley J. Novak: B-17 bomber ball turret 'belly gunner' over WWII Germany (part one)
(Note: This is the 31st article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their...
David Patton Grier – World War II Veteran of the Italian Campaign now residing in Tehachapi
(Note: This is the thirtieth article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their...
Gilbert L. Mitchell – Navy pilot from Tehachapi Missing in Action over North Vietnam
(Note: This is the twenty-ninth article in a continuing series about local military veterans and the...
James Walker Crowe: From Guantanamo Bay to the War in Afghanistan
(Note: This is the twenty-eighth article in a continuing series about local military veterans and...
Henry Leonard Ochsner – from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest with the Elite 101st Airborne
(Note: This is the twenty-seventh article in a continuing series about local military veterans and...
Andy Selga – Army Veteran and Sentinel at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
(Note: This is the 26th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their...
Ceremonial sword presented to Portrait of a Warrior Gallery
On Oct. 30, the Major Jason E. George VFW Post 12114 presented the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery...
Alberto Garcia, Jr.: American hero killed by roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq
(Note: This is the 25th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their...
Barry Bongberg: Avionics repairman & helicopter door gunner in Vietnam
(Note: This is the 24th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their servi...
Adam O. Zanutto: U.S. Marine and American hero who perished in the war in Iraq
(Note: This is the twenty-third article in a continuing series about local military veterans and the...
John Byron Pruden, Sr.: Naval officer helps save ship from kamikaze attacks in World War II
(Note: This is the 22nd article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their servi...
Bill Beasley: With 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Reservoir in Korean War
(Note: This is the twenty-first article in a continuing series about local military veterans and...
Michael Gillum: Combat Engineer in the Vietnam War and his mission of reconciliation
(Note: This is the 20th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their...
Todd Lander – With the Elite 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam
WARNING: This article contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. (Note: This is the...
Military author book signing at Kern County Museum a success
On Saturday, July 11, the Kern County Museum in Bakersfield hosted a book signing event for authors...
John Grenek: World War 2 Veteran of the European Campaign (1944/45)
(Note: This is the 18th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their...
Military History Authors book signing
Military history enthusiasts, we are proud to invite you to a Military History Authors book...
Emery Hubbard: World War II Veteran of the Battle of the Bulge
(Note: This is the 17th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their servi...
Diane Tharp – An Army nurse cares for wounded in the Vietnam War
This is the 16th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to...
Military History Authors book signing
Military history enthusiasts, we are proud to invite you to a Military History Authors book...
Ron Rich – U.S. Navy Mobile Riverine Force (Task Force 117) Vietnam Veteran
This is the 15th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to...
