OCEANSIDE: Veterans resource fair July 26
July 13, 2018
Filed under Camp Pendleton, CURRENT EVENTS, Encinitas, Military, Oceanside, Region
OCEANSIDE — State Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel, 36th District) hosts a resource fair for veterans July 26, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave. in Oceanside. Veterans and their families can receive information on benefits and how to file claims, with...
Veterans build new ties through Soldier Ride
Helen Hawes
February 18, 2013
Filed under Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook, Military, NORTH COAST LIFE, Region
Veterans who’d never met gathered the weekend of Feb. 9 for Soldier Ride, an event sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project. On Feb. 7, these servicemen and women were outfitted with special bicycles. By Feb. 8, they were laughing and grousing over the “drill sergeant” who made them do warmups...
Homecoming: Families, friends greet troops on shore
Christopher Earley
June 28, 2012
Filed under Camp Pendleton, Military, Oceanside, Region, Top Stories
To call it a grand entrance would have been an understatement. But it would be a mistake to expect any less from a fighting force like the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. With the lights of the three ships of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group barely visible in the dark morning June 21, the roar...
