HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED BARTHE

Birthday Wishes

HONOR FLIER – HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIGHTING SAILOR – Fred Barthe, Lt. Cmdr. U.S. Coast Guard Ret. started his military career in the Navy during the Korean War when he was combat air crew in a Skyraider off a carrier deck. Fred Barthe is a stalwart full spectrum volunteer Coffee 4 Vets Vets 4 Veterans Antelope Valley Honor Flight Kern County and for other veteran community projects like The Mobile Vietnam Memorial Wall – AV Wall. Donna Carrion got the video of birthday well wishes at 90. Donna Carrion additional photos. Anthony Kitson another Korean War Era vet who served in Southeast Asia for most of the Vietnam War thanked Fred for getting him signed up for Honor Flight Kern County veterans travel all expense paid to Washington D.C. Click on the images to view gallery.

Coffee4VETS Morning Breakfast – February 6 , 2024 

Announcements, News, Weekly Coffee Update

Click on the images to view gallery. Thunderbirds training at Edwards AFB, Vet Expo and VA Report, Vietnam Veterans évents in March, it is all there. COFFEE4VETS TUESDAY Rain or shine, a big room full of veterans turns out at Crazy Otto’s Restaurant on Avenues I in Lancaster CA. They get one of the best briefings weekly about veterans, by veterans and for veterans. Tuesday 7-9 a.m. where the coffee for vets is free, and breakfast on discount for those who served the nation in difficult times. High Desert Medical Group is a proud supporter of Coffee4Vets. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy cites loneliness and isolation as a major health threat. Social connection is the cure. Community gatherings like Coffee4Vets provide solutions and information for veterans to live better.

Veterans Peer Access Network

Events, News

The Veterans Peer Access Network is hosting 2 events for our veterans. The AV Expo for vets to learn about benefits due them, access to services and Veteran Service Officers. VPAN will also host training for veterans who may be looking for a career security or to have a career change.