At their holiday gathering, members of the Rim of the World Veterans Outreach were surprised when Santa showed up with a big gift for the group. He presented a check for $4,000 to members of the board: Rachel Bishop, Alex Mendoza, Cliff “Doc” Bennett and Joe Bolano....
Reverence was the operative word of the day for a ceremony dedicating the overpass at State Highway 210 and Haven in the name Lance Corporal Dylan Merola, who was one of 12 who were killed at Abbey Gate by a suicide bomber during the evacuation of Afghanistan on Aug....
By Michael Brewer - Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Since Jan. 17, 2023, all veterans can request emergency mental health care at no cost at any Veterans Affairs location or non-VA health care facility, regardless of whether they are enrolled in the VA health care...
By Michael Brewer - Special to the Alpine Mountaineer AB-46 would provide personal income tax exclusions for retired military and survivor spouse benefits. This bill unanimously passed the Assembly and was sent to the Senate Governance and Finance Committee as well as...
By Vietnam Veteran Michael Brewer - Special to The Alpine Mountaineer In these days of polarized, pugnacious pundits of doom and gloom, it strikes me that the most honorable tribute to our fallen warriors would be a month of silence commencing on Memorial Day and...
By Michael Brewer - Special to The Alpine Mountaineer The coming legislative priorities and policy initiatives for the Vietnam Veterans of America are as follows: Assure full funding for the Defense of POW/MIA Accounting Agency so that 1,581 unaccounted-for American...
