Santee-Lakeside, CA, Lodge members honored seven US Ma- rines from the US Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Battalion–West for their service to the country and thanked them for presenting the flags during a patriotic ceremony at the lodge. Pictured are (standing, from left) Cpl Allen Young, Sgt Jeffrey Goodpasture, ER Jon Brinegar, SgtMaj Mark Oloughlin, LCpl Zachary Gillian, and LCpl Sam Sedillo with (seated, from left) Cpl Brett Capo and Cpl Dung Cuong.
ans among its roughly 400 clients. The lodge also donated about $2,000 worth of furniture to the Veterans for Veterans Storefront, which provides free furniture, household goods, and other items to formerly homeless veterans.
Jonesboro, AR, Lodge donated three US flags and three POW/MIA flags to the Jonesboro VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.
Fullerton, CA, Lodge members, along with members of other civic organiza- tions, placed US flags and religious symbols on the graves of US service- men and women before Memorial Day. Lodge members also attended a solemn Memorial Day Service at Loma Vista Memorial Park and laid a wreath in honor of the sacrifice made by US veterans.
Hemet, CA, Lodge members treated six veterans from US VETS River- side’s transitional housing facility for homeless and at-risk veterans to an Inland Empire 66ers minor league baseball game.
Lake Elsinore/Wildomar, CA, Lodge members joined members of the American Legion and VFW in honor-
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Sky Forest, CA, Lodge donated 100 ten-minute phone cards to the VA Community Living Center at the Loma Linda VA medical facility. On another occasion, the lodge donated $120 to the center. Pictured are (from left) Veterans Committee Chairman Arthur Starz, a veteran being treated at the facility, and VA recreational therapist Aaron Hunt.
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In other news, during the lodge’s Memorial Day Barbecue, lodge members honored five wives of active-duty US military personnel, two wives of wounded veterans from the current conflicts, and the widow of a serviceman who died in the Vietnam War. Lodge members pre- sented each of the women with a certificate. Lodge members also raised $350 at the barbecue for the Wounded Warrior Program, which helps wounded veterans of the current conflicts reintegrate into society.
ing the sacrifices of US veterans at a Memorial Day Ceremony at Elsinore Valley Cemetery. Lodge members, with the assistance of scouts from Boy Scout Troop Nos. 332, 430, and 604 and Cub Scout Pack Nos. 30 and 332, all of which are lodge-sponsored, placed US flags and religious symbols on the graves of local veterans before the service and retrieved them afterward.
Mission Viejo-Saddleback Valley, CA, Lodge held a solemn Memorial Day Ceremony at the lodge to honor US servicemen and women who have given their lives in the service of their country. About 175 people attended the event.
Oceanside, CA, Lodge held a dinner at the US Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Battalion–West at Camp
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